Susan Bridges Gilder

About Susan Bridges Gilder

Resourceful and intuitive senior HR professional with diverse industry experience. Proven success in building client relationships, creating world-class HR operations, overseeing the HR pyramid and defining HR strategy for corporations and small to mid-sized private firms. Regarded as a hands-on dynamic leader who understands the business of building strong ROI through collaborative team environments and fostering a sense of pride, integrity, recognition and productivity throughout the employee population.Senior Human Resources professional whose leadership style facilitates an organization going from \"good to great\" with special emphasis on an integrated talent strategy as a key differentiator to strategic, reputation and financial success. Extremely effective in high pressure, complex environments where urgent action is critical. Diverse industry background includes: Consumer Package Goods, Legal Services, Insurance Brokerage, Real Estate, Not-for-Profit, Investment Services and Telecommunications.Specialties: Strategic HR Leadership, Human Capital Management, Employee Engagement, Talent Acquisition, Benefits & Compensation, Performance Management, Employee Relations, Project Management, Organizational Assessment, Business Interruption Planning & Crisis Management and Organizational Development.

Experience

1. Director of Total Rewards

   Beiersdorf

   Jan 2017 — Present

   Accomplished senior leader with well-developed human resources and leadership skills with particular expertise in talent and performance management, expatriate programs, immigration and professional development. A business-focused, collaborative and strategic HR business leader with national and global experience across multiple industries. A high performing team builder and trusted coach with a positive outlook and strong bias for action.

Education

• Ouachita Baptist University

  NA

  1985 — 1987

• Manhattanville University

  Masters, Human Resources

  1996 — 1999

• University of Arkansas at Little Rock

  BA, English

  1987 — 1989

Skills

• Hris
• HR Policies
• Recruiting
• Change Management
• Employee Benefits
• Employee Relations
• Personnel Management
• Onboarding
• Human Resources
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
• Employment Law
• Workforce Planning
• Talent Acquisition
• Organizational Development
• Policy
• Human Resources Information Systems (Hris)
• Applicant Tracking Systems
• Employee Engagement
• Talent Management
• Performance Management
• Crm
• Employee Training
• Deferred Compensation
• Human Capital Management
• Training
• Management Consulting
• New Hire Orientations
• Strategy
• Succession Planning
• Leadership