Lara Saye

Director, Talent Management (HR Business Partners & Employee Relations) @MITRE

McLean, VA, US

Led a team of 20 in support of a dynamic and fast-paced government contracting environment. Developed and oversaw talent strategy and ensured alignment with MITRE business goals, with a focus on workforce planning, succession planning, employee relations, operational execution and regulatory compliance. Established and maintained collaborative partnerships between HR Business Partners and other HR Centers of Excellence, including Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, Learning & Development, Employee Engagement and People Analytics & Reporting. Leveraged data and analytics to identify opportunities, challenges, and solutions across the organization. MY IMPACT: Worked closely with Total Rewards on an analysis for Honolulu employees to address cost of living concerns while providing an equitable and consistent pay structure. Redesigned the incentive program to drive the right leaders and staff with key skills to relocate to Honolulu, as part of a rotational initiative. Led the initial HR elements and people considerations as MITRE stood up a subsidiary in Australia. Subsequent international activities included creating a new international employment and staffing policy and partnering with Legal and Tax to operationalize the policy and ensure compliance as MITRE expands its presence globally. Led Employee Engagement initiatives and action taking, leveraging the Viva Glint survey platform. Developed and implemented a new talent review and succession planning program for all MITRE Sectors. Partnered with Legal and a team of MITRE leaders to streamline the corrective action and termination processes. Implemented a new quarterly review with senior leaders to educate and share aggregated ethics and compliance, employee relations and corrective action data and discuss actionable insights, address trends, potential next steps to drive accountability throughout the organization.

West Virginia University

BS

West Virginia University

MS