Karen Varner
Director of Talent Management & Talent Acquisition HR Operations @Acosta
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WORK HISTORY
Director of Talent Management & Talent Acquisition HR Operations @Acosta
Jacksonville, FL, US
EDUCATION
University of North Florida - College of Business Administration
MBA, Marketing, HR OD
Workday HCM Fundamentals Course
Workday HCM Fundamentals and Practical
Acuity Institute School of Business Leadership
Change Management Professional, Change Management Certification
University of North Florida - Coggin College of Business
MBA Marketing
PMI Institute
PMP Certification
Bowling Green State University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Special Education/Learning Theory
PMP 5th Edition Exam Prep Course -Completed
35 Credit Hours Earned for Successful Course Completion, PMI PMP
Acuity Institute
CMP, Change Management Professional
SKILLS
ABOUT KAREN VARNER
Karen has over 20 years of experience as a Talent Management/TA and Training professional, supporting complex HCM initiatives. She has worked with the leading cloud vendors in Human Capital Management. She has worked for Taleo formerly Vurv Inc, as a Talent Acquisition/Solutions Consultant and Subject Matter Expert in Talent Management and Succession Planning. A Professional Implementation Consultant with Success Factors, Sr Consultant with Deloitte Consulting and Sr Project Manager with IBM. Karen has extensive experience in the HR domain space and has consulted with many clients to increase the effectiveness of HR service delivery. She has broad corporate, consulting and client management experience and expertise in talent management systems (i.e. Taleo/Oracle, Success Factors, Workday etc.). Her knowledge of cloud software development methodologies include; all phases of software development, requirements gathering, system configuration, user acceptance testing, implementation, and training with a focus on Workday and performance management solutions. Karen has served as the National Performance Lead for Deloitte LLP, VP Client Services with Adecco/Lee Hecht Harrison and Sr Project Manager with IBM Kenexa. Karen has strong presentation, interpersonal, team building and leadership skills. She has specialized in HR technology, succession planning, and change management. As an Implementation Consultant, she has configured technical workflow designs and consulted with fortune 500 organizations implementing best practices in strategic human capital solutions with a focus on Workday Integrated Talent Management. Karen understands strategic HR processes, has extensive experience in Talent Management strategy and design, demonstrating knowledge of technical HR software applications, and HR processes. She excels in the communication of technical terms to a nontechnical team. Karen is an excellent communicator & high performer who understands how to maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of HR solutions.
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