Karen Swiatek

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ABOUT KAREN SWIATEK

Throughout my career as a HR Business Partner and senior leader in global HR teams at organizations such as Porter Novelli (Omnicom Group), Anastasia Beverly Hills, and Saks Fifth Avenue, I have cultivated a reputation as a versatile and influential professional with a strong blend of empathy, people skills, and organizational awareness. With a generalist background, I am knowledgeable about every aspect of the HR and people operations function, but in recent years by focus has been on the transformation of talent management and development strategy, positioning this critical HR function as a key driver of long-term stability and growth. I work tirelessly to streamline and improve enterprise-wide recruitment, onboarding, and employee development capability. I take a holistic approach to talent strategy, combining data-driven insights and intelligence gleaned from business relationships to define a roadmap for future success that combines staff coaching, mentoring, career development, and succession planning. I have a passion for establishing training initiatives to upskill individuals and teams, enabling them to surpass expectations on every engagement. I understand the value of nurturing the next generation of talent from within the business, as this process reduces recruitment costs while also cultivating long-term staff loyalty and morale. As a respected people manager and collaborative communicator with a background in driving change and transformation projects, I acquired the organizational skills and partnership building acumen required to achieve deliverables on time and within budget. I strongly promote the use of technology to enhance and streamline HR operations, and my detailed understanding of HRIS has allowed me to select and deploy several new systems in collaboration with senior executives and technical teams. With a history of working in an area that is heavily impacted by evolving legislation, I have the agility and dedication to continually educate myself, learn new skills, and research changes in employment law to advise employees and C-level leaders. Key Strengths: Compensation & Benefits | Employee Engagement | People Operations | HR Policies | Hiring & Onboarding | Talent Management & Development | Performance Management | Succession Planning | Organizational Development | Compliance | Change Management | Conflict Resolution | Problem Solving | Strategic Planning | Leadership