Shantal Morrison

About Shantal Morrison

Shantal Morrison is a strategic, business-minded leader with a passion for people, data, and designing the best-in-class total rewards programs. Shantal fills her cup by creating a lasting impact, inspiring a high-performing team, and modernizing people operations. Shantal is a systems thinker who thrives at the intersection of people, process, and technology allowing her to successfully lead multiple system implementations. As an owner of the roadmap for HRIS systems, her focus has been enhancing automation, data integrity, and reporting capabilities to empower smarter decision-making. During her tenure at Omaha Steaks, she led the architecture and evolution of people infrastructure. Provided strategic guidance to leadership on pay philosophy, equity structures, and market competitiveness. Collaborated with the Learning and Development team to enhance performance management strategies.Shantal brings a data-driven mindset to everything from compensation benchmarking to benefits innovation and HR tech integration. Throughout her career, Shantal has played a pivotal role in designing, incubating, and launching future-forward programs. For Shantal, benefits go beyond health plans and retirement packages. It is about creating a culture of well-being, inclusion, and support at every stage of employee’s journeys. Her success at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska helped Blue Cross become a market leader in the insurance industry and an employer of choice.

Experience

1. Manager, Total Rewards & HR Operations North America

   PALFINGER North America

   May 2023 — Present

   Key partner to executive leadership, driving the strategy and execution of comprehensive benefits and compensation programs that attract, motivate, and retain top talent. Oversee the optimization of our HRIS platforms, ensuring our systems support a seamless, data-driven employee experience from hire to retire. Lead the development and delivery of innovative benefits and compensation strategies aligned with business goals and market trends. Own the roadmap for HRIS systems, enhancing automation, data integrity, and reporting capabilities to empower smarter decision-making. Champion a culture of transparency, equity, and wellness through thoughtfully crafted programs and policies. Oversee the design and administration of compensation plans that support performance, equity, and growth across all levels of the organization. Lead benefits program optimization, ensuring offerings meet the evolving needs of our employees and comply with regulatory standards. Partner with Finance, Legal, and HR stakeholders to ensure compliance, fiscal responsibility, and scalable solutions. Manage, mentor, and inspire a high-performing team of HR specialists and analysts across the United States and Canada.

Education

• Iowa Western Comminity College

  Associates of Science

  2004

Skills

• System Implementations
• Organizational Development
• 401k
• Deferred Compensation
• Compliance
• Coaching
• Cost Benefit
• Disability Insurance
• Pensions
• Insurance
• Oil Painting
• Bilingual
• Employee Relations
• Employee Wellness Programs
• U.s. Family and Medical Leave Act (Fmla)
• Retirement
• Talent Management
• Health Insurance
• Project Planning
• New Hire Orientations
• Cobra
• Presenter
• Defined Benefit
• Employee Wellness
• Human Resources Information Systems (Hris)
• Employee Benefits Design
• Internal Communications
• Multi Tasking
• Employee Benefits
• Leave of Absence
• Hris
• HR Policies
• Workday
• Recruiting
• Fmla
• Organizational Effectiveness
• Ceridian Payroll System
• Retirement Benefits
• Open Enrollment
• Administration