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Alisha Konishi

Bothell,WA

Summary

Seasoned HR Business Partner with comprehensive background in human resources management. Specialized in strategic planning, employee relations and performance management. Demonstrated strengths include problem-solving, leadership, and effective communication. Made significant impact by improving processes, enhancing team efficiency and fostering positive workplace culture in previous roles.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Grp Manager, HR Service Delivery

Avanade
Seattle, WA
06.2022 - Current
  • Align new HR services and service delivery model to ensure positive employee experiences
  • Collaborate, Create and Stand-up HR global processes across 27 countries to streamline efficiencies
  • Project Manage HR Projects and influence with appropriate stakeholders and executives
  • Provide guidance on Workday and ServiceNow best practices when designing new HR processes

Key Outcomes

  • Created end to end process for leave of absences to move to offshore delivery team
  • Worked across three different time zones to enhance and create streamlined and efficient incentive peer award nomination program
  • Collaborated with COE's with annual review cycles. Created and Implemented corrections E-form to reduce overall AR timeline.
  • Monitored and analyzed business performance to identify areas of improvement and make necessary adjustments

Associate HRBP

Stryker
Redmond, WA
07.2021 - 04.2022
  • Align organizational mission and goals in partnerships with management and supervisors to deliver results and ensure employees achieve success
  • Implement long-term growth initiatives by developing leadership capabilities of managers and implementing various strategies to improve overall productivity
  • Provide consultation to my leaders during challenging situations, providing HR guidance for effective conflict resolution that improves work relationships and builds morale
  • Maintain in-depth knowledge of company guidelines and legal requirements, partnering with legal department to ensure regulatory compliance with government labor laws and reducing legal risks
  • Analyze trends and metrics regarding company's overall recruitment, retention, and productivity targets, utilizing central HR resources to develop solutions, programs, and policies
  • Partnered with diverse groups of managers ranging from engineers, commercial operations, and sales to recruit, retain, and promote effective teams

Key Outcomes

  • Created DE&I initiative for managers to share resources and trainings in team meetings
  • Streamlined hiring process for contractor workforce after reviewing feedback from vendor and managers and identifying pain points; created process documentation to provide clarity
  • Conducted compensation analysis of technician employees, utilizing market analysis to identify pay disparities, increase pay, and improve retention packages
  • Utilizing Gallup StrengthsFinder, coached teams to blend individual strengths and guided teams to implement strategies for effective teamwork and collaboration
  • Created newsletter for client group highlighting upcoming HR initiatives and leadership resources, providing up to date transparency.

Human Resources Operations Manager

Slalom Consulting, LLC
Seattle, WA
01.2017 - 07.2021
  • Led and support HR generalists, focusing on effective training, coaching and development to create subject matter experts on topics throughout employee life cycle experience
  • Partnered with leaders on implementation on business decisions and best practices
  • Identify, initiate, resource, and execute opportunities for process, systems, and tools enhancements
  • Partner with business leaders to influence employee acceptance of process improvements to accomplish overall business strategy
  • Assure compliance with government employment and labor laws in programs, practices, policies, training, and actions
  • Lead customer-driven approach, ensuring quality, consistency and accuracy when responding to over 75 employee inquiries per day, utilizing Workday and ServiceNow tools

Key Outcomes

  • Created customer satisfaction survey within ServiceNow; maintained 90% overall satisfaction score, exceeding company target of 80%
  • Improved IT process for offer letter form requests, transitioning from SharePoint into ServiceNow, working in collaboration with compensation and talent acquisition team
  • Streamlined compensation sales addendum process, implementing IT solutions including AdobeSign to reduce communication required between managers, employees, and HR; agreements that previously required months to complete are now finalized in weeks
  • Transitioned company onboarding of new hires to fully remote process through strategic collaboration, influencing COE's to amend current processes.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Early Childhood Education

Trinity Lutheran College
Issaquah, WA
2009

Skills

  • Strategic HR Business Partnering
  • Project Management and Continuous Improvement
  • Employee Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Compliance and Legal Knowledge
  • Data Analytics and HR Metrics
  • Service Delivery Optimization (Workday, ServiceNow)
  • Leadership Development and Coaching
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives
  • Employee Surveys
  • Benefits Administration
  • Employee engagement
  • Organizational Development
  • Succession Planning
  • Workforce Planning
  • Retention Strategies

Certification

  • SHRM-CP - SHRM Certified Professional

Timeline

Grp Manager, HR Service Delivery

Avanade
06.2022 - Current

Associate HRBP

Stryker
07.2021 - 04.2022

Human Resources Operations Manager

Slalom Consulting, LLC
01.2017 - 07.2021

Bachelor of Arts - Early Childhood Education

Trinity Lutheran College
Alisha Konishi