Karen D. Weeks
Global Chief People Officer @Obviously
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WORK HISTORY
Global Chief People Officer @Obviously
A VMLY & R/WPP Company-Started as fractional HR Leader (March 2021) to help with leadership development and recruited into the organization to expand my responsibilities to leading the entire people ops team-Joined full time in October 2023 to lead the People Ops team through the integration with VML-Worked closely both with the VML Global HR team to transition to VML’s ways of working-Responsible for the HR & Talent Acquisition strategy, budget, systems and programs-Partnered with executive team to lead the integration with WPP & VML after the acquisition including benefits and payroll review & transition, process alignment, and identifying career development opportunities-Launched new programs in Lattice focused on development including GROW, career pathing and goal setting-Created and implemented new compensation model and variable comp plans across the organization-Managed re-organization, two rounds of layoffs, and change management initiatives during different stages of the acquisition-Led the creation of an offshore Client Services team in Colombia & Philippines that grew to over 25 members in nine months-Led the integration of Obviously’s France team into the Global Obviously team structure-Created training programs to upskill the team across roles based on four box talent assessments
EDUCATION
Pingree
High School Diploma
Elon University
Bachelor's degree, Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
Elon University
BA, Theatre Arts
Elon University
Bachelor's degree
Villanova University
MS, Human Resources
ABOUT KAREN D. WEEKS
From Theatre Geek to HR Nerd, Karen has focused her 20+ year HR leadership career on…
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