Kayla M. Despres
Sr HR Business Partner - Emeai & Americas @Elessent Clean Technologies
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WORK HISTORY
Sr HR Business Partner - Emeai & Americas @Elessent Clean Technologies
US
Global Engineering Consulting | 17 Countries | Multi-Entity Operations• Partnered with CHRO to build HR infrastructure for a newly formed private equity-backed global organization spanning 17 countries.• Established and dissolved international legal entities to support expansion and operational restructuring.• Developed global job architecture, compensation philosophy, and governance frameworks supporting highly technical engineering roles.• Implemented enterprise HRIS and payroll systems across 7 countries, enhancing workforce visibility and staffing analytics.• Built scalable end-to-end HR lifecycle processes across recruiting, performance management, compliance, and workforce planning.• Served as strategic advisor to executive leadership across multi-country operations.
EDUCATION
University of Mary
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Human Resource Management
University of North Dakota
Bachelor of Arts & Science, Political Science and Public Administration
ABOUT KAYLA M. DESPRES
I am a Global HR leader with 14+ years of experience driving workforce strategy, organizational transformation, and governance across complex, regulated, and project-based organizations.My career has been built in environments that demand structure, compliance, discipline, and strategic alignment between people operations and business performance. I have led HR across multi-country operations, supported workforces exceeding employees, driven M&A integrations preserving significant enterprise value, implemented global HRIS platforms, and built scalable compensation and policy frameworks.I specialize in high-growth and restructuring environments employees) where clarity, accountability, and scalable systems are essential. I partner closely with executive leadership to align workforce planning, succession strategy, compliance governance, and operational readiness with contract-driven and performance-focused business models.I’m pursuing a Director-level role that expands my global leadership scope and deepens my impact across workforce strategy, governance, integration, and transformation at scale.I prefer hybrid roles with global scope and am open to remote or on-site opportunities where strategic impact is significant.Core strengths:• Global workforce strategy & forecasting• M&A integration & change leadership• HRIS implementation & analytics-driven decisions• Compensation & total rewards design• Compliance governance & regulatory risk mitigation• Organizational design & leadership coaching
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