Liz Steves

About Liz Steves

I lead global emerging talent strategy at Hunter Douglas, designing and scaling leadership pipelines that identify and accelerate high-potential early career talent across North America, Europe, LATAM, and APAC. My work sits at the intersection of Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, and Leadership development, where I design programs that translate business strategy into future leadership capability. Key areas of focus include: Global Management Trainee (GMT) leadership program design and expansion MBA and Internship leadership pipeline strategyAssessment Centre design including business cases, simulations, and behavioral based interviews Psychometrics and cognitive assessment integration into the HD Way of HiringSenior stakeholder partnership across global leadership teamsI am passionate about identifying high-potential talent and design development experiences that prepare the next generation of leaders.

Experience

1. Talent Leader - Emerging Talent

   Hunter Douglas, Inc.

   Sep 2022 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Developed and launched the U.S. High-Potential (HiPo) pilot of the Global Management Trainee (GMT) program and successfully scaled it globally, expanding its reach from the U.S to four zones worldwide (North America, Europe, LATAM, and APAC) to accelerate mid-term leadership talent and embed culture values across the enterprise• Scaled the program 7x in year 2, driven by strong business demand and global leadership supportRenegotiated the recruitment vendor contract to a hybrid pay-for-performance model to increase hiring volume opportunity by 63% and reduce cost by 21% from previous recruiting cycle• Designed the five-phase GMT Program delivering a structured 360 experience across core business functions equipping Trainees with strategic, operational, and leadership skills to accelerate readiness for post program placement• Architected and delivered a two-week Global Induction onboarding experience hosted by C-Suite and global leaders, featuring immersive “Market Day” field visits where participants engaged directly with dealers and customers to translate enterprise strategy into frontline insights; achieved a 100% excellent rating and 100% would extremely recommend to a colleague• Identified and implemented psychometrics and cognitive assessments to evaluate cognitive horsepower, cultural alignment and workplace fit, strengthening the predictive validity of the global talent identification process • Lead the Assessment Centre strategy, integrating business case, behavioral-based interviews, and simulations to identify HiPo top talent, maintain a 50% pass through rate to Executive Leadership panels with an 88%-92% pass through rate, validating the predictive strength and quality of the selection process• Own the global MBA and Summer Internship strategy, overseeing the end-to-end recruitment, program design, delivery, and execution to attract, develop, and convert high potential early-career talent into the enterprise leadership pipeline

Education

• University at Albany

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Psychology, Double Minor: Education and Spanish

• Instituto Internacional de España

  Semester Abroad

Skills

• Microsoft Office
• Sales
• Teaching
• Time Management
• Recruiting
• Cold Calling
• Teamwork
• Data Entry
• Customer Service
• Human Resources
• Research
• Spanish
• Interpersonal Communication Abilities
• Management
• Interviews
• Peer Education
• Leadership
• Phone Etiquette
• Sourcing
• Phone Screening