Liz Heitner

About Liz Heitner

Liz is a CHRO and Board Member with an established track record of successful leadership of design and implementation of market-leading HR programs and change initiatives in premier financial services organizations. Core skills include culture creation and activation, succession planning, compensation, talent management, organizational design, organizational effectiveness, employee engagement, and change management. Proven ability to drive results in complex, global organizations. Liz leverages strong client relationships and change management skills to partner with c-level / senior executives and board members to design, develop and deliver programs with impact. Specialties: Culture change, org transformation, succession planning, HR strategic consulting, client management, c-level partnership, HR governance, future of work, hybrid / remote work, talent management, leadership development, agile product development, user design, employee engagement, HR analytics, executive succession planning, executive assessment, learning, global workforce deployment, executive coaching, incentive / variable compensation program design, recognition program design, performance management, continuous improvement, project management, change management.

Experience

1. Chief Human Resources Officer

   Penn Mutual

   Nov 2021 — Present

Education

• Smith College

  Senior Executive Program for Women

• Cornell University

  MILR, Human Resource Management

  2003 — 2006

• The University of Georgia

  BA, Sociology and Political Science

  1998 — 2001

• Harvard Business School Executive Education

  Women on Boards: Succeeding as a Corporate Director

• Emory University

  Adult Education - Various

Skills

• Project Management
• Talent Assessment
• Employee Engagement
• Change Management
• Human Capital Management
• Strategy
• Succession Planning
• Six Sigma
• Talent Acquisition
• Program Management
• Metrics Analysis
• Management
• Coaching
• Human Resources
• HR Consulting
• Leadership Development
• HR Transformation
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Business Strategy
• Organizational Design
• Reward Strategy
• Organizational Development
• Hris
• HR Policies
• Talent Management
• Compensation & Benefit
• Training
• Leadership
• Compensation Planning
• Business Process Improvement
• Deferred Compensation
• Team Leadership
• Recruiting
• HR Strategy
• Workforce Planning
• Organizational Change
• Process Improvement
• Executive Coaching
• Organizational Leadership
• Employee Recognition