Kate van Bremen

About Kate van Bremen

Many founder-led companies reach a point where the people side of the business becomes…

Experience

1. Senior Director, Performance and Development

   Buildertrend

   Feb 2021 — Present

   Continued employment following CoConstruct\'s acquisition by Buildertrend in 2021.• Drive overall employee engagement and satisfaction through personal and professional development, training and performance management.• Strategize and assess the overall lifecycle of our employees to ensure we are maximizing engagement through training, development, and career progression opportunities.• Create and implement a comprehensive training curriculum for managers, new managers, new hires, and other segments of our employee population as needed.• Create and implement a company-wide performance evaluation process that aligns performance with behavioral competencies.• Assess employees with respect to personality traits and competencies relevant for their positions, then conduct conversations based on results to learn about career interests and to determine fit in current and future roles.• Collaborate with the recruiting team to design a talent acquisition process that results in our selection of the most qualified candidates.• Educate and implement all hiring managers regarding the hiring process, value of personality assessments and importance of behavioral competencies.• Collaborate with leadership to implement effective methods to improve company performance.• Annually review and recommend areas of organizational improvement in training and development practices.• Oversee implementation of success profiles into recruiting and performance evaluation process.• Demonstrate behavioral competence in accountability, emotional intelligence, communication, problem solving, teamwork, strategic thinking, empowerment and delegation.

Education

• Wright State University

  M.S.

  2004 — 2006

• Wright State University

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  2004 — 2011

• Florida Southern College

  B.S.

  1999 — 2003

Skills

• Recruiting
• Strategy
• Succession Planning
• Talent Management
• Human Resources
• Leadership Development
• New Hire Orientations
• Labor Relations
• Employee Relations
• Talent Acquisition
• Sourcing
• Training
• Employee Benefits
• Organizational Development
• 360 Feedback
• Consulting
• Management Consulting
• Job Analysis
• Leadership
• Management
• Performance Management