Kristi Willis

About Kristi Willis

Passionate champion of people and cultures, building HR organizations from ideation, facilitating continuous improvement of established infrastructures, and leading innovative HR programs and plans to achieve Top Workplace honors. Embody a people-centered and empathetic approach to achieving human resources and enterprise objectives, focusing on talent, culture, and operational excellence to build best-in-class workplaces with engaged team members and authentic leaders. Demonstrated success in highly diverse environments, building on established processes and systems with Nationwide Insurance, and creating a brand-new HR operation for a $200M Battelle spinoff. Skilled HR strategist adept in leveraging data to drive decision-making, fuel desired change, elevate organizational effectiveness, and nurture enviable cultures. As Head of People & Culture with AmplifyBio, recruited to build and scale a world-class, employee-centric culture for this $200M multisite startup—spinoff from Battelle which, in 2021 had 125 team members that had transitioned from parent company and lacked a sense of identity and culture—developing and implementing strategic initiatives centered around the three pillars of (1) Talent,(2) Operational Excellence, and (3) Culture. Sourced, selected, and created a driven 7-member HR team that worked diligently to solicit feedback, meet employees’ needs, shape industry-leading HR benefits packages, and create what became a 2023 Columbus CEO Top Workplace. Everybody should go to work feeling included, valued, and heard, and that what they do is worthwhile and making an impact. They should also feel safe to and encouraged to innovate and take calculated risks. My ideal job is where I would have the opportunity to influence culture and assure there are a myriad of opportunities for mentorship, training, and development. — Personal Mantra

Experience

1. Human Resources Director

   Intelliguard®

   Jun 2024 — Present · Columbus, OH, US

   Responsible for overseeing all aspects of the human resources function at Intelliguard, including recruitment, employee relations, training and development, compensation and benefits, and compliance with labor laws and regulations. Responsible for developing and implementing HR strategies and initiatives that align with Intelliguard’s goals and objectives.

Education

• The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business

  Master of Labor & Human Resources (MLHR)

• The Ohio State University

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Political Science

Skills

• Employee Benefits
• Peoplesoft
• Employee Relations
• Hris
• Onboarding
• Benefits Administration
• Leadership
• Training
• Human Resources
• Employee Engagement
• Talent Management
• Performance Management
• Talent Acquisition
• Workforce Planning
• HR Policies
• Fmla
• Deferred Compensation
• Organizational Development
• Leadership Development
• Recruiting
• Team Building
• Strategic Planning
• Retention Strategies
• Data Analysis
• Diversity & Inclusion
• Organizational Effectiveness
• Budget Management