Amanda Marquez , PHR

Led the R&D HRBP team, supporting over 400 employees across North America and Europe. Managed HR functions, including employee relations, leadership development, performance management, compensation analysis, onboarding, compliance, and change management. Partnered with executives to drive strategic HR initiatives, using data-driven insights.

Key Accomplishments:

• Developed and implemented a cross-departmental talent review process for R&D, including succession planning, to ensure consistent performance expectations across all disciplines.
• Led a merger and acquisition process, successfully integrating over 30 engineers in Poland to Sprout Social and retaining key talent.
• Created an expat program for North American employees in Poland, streamlining team integration into existing operations, and preparing the region for future growth.
• Managed an organizational restructure across North America and Poland, overseeing 50 terminations, and significant changes to R&D working models.

Led the R&D HRBP function, supporting over 350 employees across North America. Managed key HR processes, including employee relations, leadership development, performance management, compensation analysis, onboarding, compliance, and change management. Partnered with executives to drive strategic HR initiatives, using data-driven insights.

Key Achievements:

• Established compensation best practices and a market-based pay structure. Collaborated with the legal team to implement pay transparency measures, ensuring compliance with new laws, and compensation bands.
• Developed a centralized performance management dashboard to track performance, process duration, and demographics. Identified high turnover among early-career engineering hires due to skill gaps, and partnered with recruitment to refine the interview process and update onboarding, reducing turnover by 60%.
• Stepped in as Interim Benefits Manager, leading the design, implementation, and open enrollment of comprehensive employee benefits programs.

Oversaw HRBP functions for over 250 employees in Seattle and R&D, managing employee relations, leadership coaching and development, performance management, reviews, compensation analysis, onboarding, compliance, and change management.

• Established the HRBP role within R&D, earning senior leadership trust, and implementing data-driven, biannual HR reports and processes for performance and compensation reviews.
• Provided coaching and guidance to managers on performance management, employee relations, and conflict resolution, ensuring consistent policy application. Reduced regrettable turnover and increased non-regrettable turnover by 20%.
• Advised senior leadership on employee engagement initiatives, including updated career bands, compensation strategies, and feedback training, resulting in a 15% YoY increase in engagement survey scores.

• Led recruitment, policy development, employee relations, performance management, and benefits administration across North America and the UK, driving strategic HR initiatives and fostering a positive employee experience.

• Managed and developed internship programs by collaborating with corporate partners, ensuring successful placement and professional growth for over 200 students annually.