Michelle Walker

About Michelle Walker

Proactive Human Resources Leader and Business Partner who delivers value by collaborating with leadership to drive profitable operations, strong team and individual performance and high levels of employee engagement. My diversified HR experience includes managing talent acquisition, organizational development, employee relations, performance management and compensation to ensure alignment with company strategic direction. I am a change management expert who excels in developing and deploying new programming and HR services across large organizations, mitigating corporate risk and creating positive work environments. My experience across multiple industries includes Restaurants, Consumer Packaged Goods, Retail, Travel and Technology. HR & Business CompetenciesExecutive Coaching | Business Reorganization | Talent Acquisition | Workforce Planning | Learning & Development | Training Design & Delivery | On-boarding | Succession Planning | Employee Relations | Strategic Alignment | Process Improvement | Change Management | Project Management | Program Management | Culture Building

Experience

1. Director HR & Org Development

   IPG

   Jul 2021 — Present · Sarasota, FL, US

   Coach Sr leaders to develop, motivate and provide accountability to their teams to optimize performance levels and engagement more effectively. Developed best-in-class DEI initiatives, designed and presented instructor-led training for the HR department and 350 upper-level leaders. Created and led the implementation of a multi-year DEI strategy. Company expert in DISC and other assessment tools used in hiring, development and promotions of top talent. Built the Talent Acquisition function – Yielded $440K+ in annual savings through a transition from the use of external recruiters to a newly created internal recruiting team—built entire recruiting team, crafted Applicant Tracking System (ATS) RFP, identified vendors, evaluated responses, selected vendor, drove entire implementation project, and conducted training for entire HR organization. Lead continuous improvement projects to improve sourcing capabilities, upskill recruiters and function as a best in class TA function. Facilitated hiring 220 service and maintenance employees across 48 states in just 8 months, incorporating local and state laws regarding safety, compensation, benefits, work environment, and employee relations. Designed and implemented training, communications, pay process, reporting structure and KPIs. Hired an HR Manager to support this new and growing function. Led a company-wide global restructuring for sales and corporate functions. Evaluation of the organizational structure of the sales and corporate functions to eliminate inefficiencies and focus resources on the most significant growth opportunities globally —savings target of $4.3M for sales group and $12M company-wide.New build – facilitated the on-time and on-budget opening of a new manufacturing facility in the UK with 80+ employees. Drove employer of choice status throughout our hiring and onboarding of all leadership roles and ongoing hiring of plant employees.

Education

• West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  Bachelor's degree, Psychology

  1995 — 1997

Skills

• Onboarding
• College Recruiting
• Talent Management
• Strategic Human Resources Leadership
• Personnel Management
• Labor Relations
• Employee Handbooks
• Development & Delivery of Training
• Recruiting
• Fmla
• Sourcing
• Leadership
• Strategy
• Succession Planning
• Organizational Development
• Hiring
• Deferred Compensation
• Organizational Effectiveness
• Workforce Planning
• Interviews
• Leadership Development
• New Hire Orientations
• Training Facilitation
• Performance Management
• Employee Training
• Organizational Design
• Process Improvement
• Human Resources
• Hris
• HR Policies
• Employee Relations
• Training
• Talent Acquisition
• Management
• Team Building
• Benefits Administration
• Business Coaching
• Applicant Tracking Systems
• Employee Engagement
• Coaching