Alicia Camella
Alexandria,VA
Summary
Broad knowledge and experience across multiple HR disciplines with ability to connect the dots to drive business outcomes. Ability to see big picture and create strategy aligned to business context while also considering pragmatic execution realities. Excellent judgement and ability to build relationships at all levels of the organization.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager, Total Rewards
Northrop Grumman
Falls Church, Virginia
10.2023 - Current
- Stood up a centralized benefits compliance team to drive consistency and reduce risk for key processes such as Sarbanes-Oxley and HIPAA, resulting in successful audit outcomes
- Standardized and fully digitized the benefits escalation case management process, reducing case resolution time from 10 days to 1 day.
- Established benefits escalation metrics to identify issues, trends and inform decision-making processes.
- Provide oversight of contracts administration for benefits vendors
- Serve as a trusted advisor for benefits leadership - providing recommendations for future org design aligned to business and talent needs
- Engage in continuous talent development ensuring team members grow, connect across other teams, and build their business acumen beyond their current SOW
Sr Principal HR Project Mgmt - People Analytics
Northrop Grumman
Melbourne, FL
05.2022 - 09.2023
- Execute full life-cycle project management.
- Implement change management best practices to maximize adoption of new HR systems, tools and processes.
- Identify risks, issues, and opportunities related to business processes.
- Conduct root cause analysis and develop solutions.
- Collaborate across teams to build relationships and ensure value delivery for employees and managers.
Principal HR Business Partner
Northrop Grumman
Melbourne, FL
05.2020 - 04.2022
- Served as a trusted advisor to multiple VP's and directors.
- Partnered with business leaders to develop, execute and maintain talent strategies, succession plans and intentional talent development.
- Served as strategic business partner to leaders through effective use of consulting skills, business acumen, and influencing.
- Integrated data from multiple sources to understand workforce demographics and business demand signals to inform talent strategies and workforce planning.
- Partnered with talent acquisition to ensure we had the right talent in the right place at the right time
- Lead business leaders through annual HR processes such as performance management, compensation planning, and employee engagement initiatives
- Partnered with employee relations and legal to coach leaders through performance and conduct challenges
Organizational Effectiveness Consultant
Northrop Grumman
Melbourne, FL
05.2017 - 04.2020
- Served as change management lead for Aeronautics Sector on various enterprise-wide initiatives.
- Served as an OE consultant for various leaders/orgs across AS sector.
- Conducted needs analyses, organizational assessments and root cause analysis to solve organizational challenges.
- Provided org design recommendations to ensure alignment of strategy, structure, people, processes, and rewards.
- Analyzed business processes to identify gaps, improvements, and efficiencies.
- Facilitated Agile processes for digital product development.
Project Manager & Consultant
The Center for Organizational Effectiveness
Melbourne, FL
07.2016 - 05.2018
- Served as project manager and lead consultant on various contracts including survey design and assessments, leadership development initiatives, and organizational health analyses.
- Created and implemented project plans, including overseeing consultants' activities and performance.
- Facilitated resource management, setting priorities, goals, and metrics.
- Developed and mentored associate consultants.
Business Director
Institute for Cross Cultural Management
Melbourne, FL
07.2016 - 05.2018
- Lead a team of consultants and research assistants to provide products and services to multi-national companies navigating cross-cultural challenges.
- Provided strategic direction on business priorities and contract opportunities.
- Implemented business processes to streamline daily operations and increase efficiency.
- Partnered to develop a business model for consulting services and product lines.
- Provided oversight of marketing plans and product roadmaps.
Education
Master of Science - Industrial And Organizational Psychology
Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne, FLBachelor of Arts - Psychology
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, OHSkills
- Strategic Consultant
- Prosci Certified Change Management Professional
- Talent Strategy Development
- Metrics Development & Management
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Root Cause Analysis
- Project Management
- Certified SAFe Agile Practitioner
- Talent & Leadership Development
- Problem Solving
Timeline
Manager, Total Rewards
Northrop Grumman
10.2023 - Current
Sr Principal HR Project Mgmt - People Analytics
Northrop Grumman
05.2022 - 09.2023
Principal HR Business Partner
Northrop Grumman
05.2020 - 04.2022
Organizational Effectiveness Consultant
Northrop Grumman
05.2017 - 04.2020
Project Manager & Consultant
The Center for Organizational Effectiveness
07.2016 - 05.2018
Business Director
Institute for Cross Cultural Management
07.2016 - 05.2018
Master of Science - Industrial And Organizational Psychology
Florida Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Cleveland State University