Katie Langon-Richards

About Katie Langon-Richards

Katie is a seasoned and approachable Human Resources Executive with a great sense of humor; who has a deep understanding of the causes of organizational cultural breakdowns, and how to remedy. Experience includes a combined 15 years in leadership with leading “big box” fortune 200 retail organizations, healthcare, pharmaceutical, and technology. Currently, Katie serves the employees of Oscar Health, building out an Employee Relations, workplace investigations, HR Governance, Health & Safety functions to meet the needs of Oscars growing population.Oscar Health is an insurance technology company utilizing technology, design and data to humanize health care, and offer health insurance.Skill set includes- Operations management - Workplace Investigations (Title VII)- Union Negotiation/ Avoidence training- Large scale training and development- Motivational speaking - Change Management (building / rebuilding team culture)- Coaching and advising leaders (director and above)- Developing HR professionals- RISK management - Crisis Management - HR centered data analytics Katie’s career story has humble beginnings, and she has never forgotten where she came from. She gets energy from helping to guide executive level leaders to make thoughtful decisions which shape the employee experience, and isn’t afraid to roll up her selves to get something done. Katie approaches her work with compassion, and enthusiasm for making the world a little better.

Experience

1. Head of Human Resources & Risk Mitigation

   Oscar Health

   Jun 2023 — Present

   Overseeing- Employee Relations - Workplace Investigations - Corporate HR Governance - Policy / Handbook- Employment Law Compliance - New state set up - Workplace Investigations - Visa & Immigration - Employment Risk Evaluation - Health & Safety

Education

• Rhode Island College

  Bachelor's degree, Public & Professional Communications

• Fitchburg State University

  Master of Business Administration, Human Resources Management