Anita Adokpela
Little Elm,Texas
Summary
Versatile Human Resources professional with comprehensive international HR leadership experience and proven ability to work with all levels of employees within a variety of organizational culture.
Expert in acquisitions, organizational restructuring and partnering with stakeholders to define and execute policy while respecting the employee work environment. Served in several capacities such as a Scrum Master and a Project Manager to ensure deliveries with an agile approach.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
HR Operations
Oracle
08.2022 - 05.2023
- Managed employee onboarding with enriching internal and external training development of both online and traditional environments.
- Collaborated with team members to host company events with over 500 attendees each month.
- Assisted candidates with application processes by answering questions about application, performing background checks, providing I-9 forms and handling drug screening paperwork.
- Facilitated the shipment of equipments to all new hires before start date and initiated return after employment.
- Worked hand in hand with the HR Vice President in ensuring each cohort had a successful onboarding week each quarter.
- Resolved personnel issues regarding human resources matters needing clarification, submissions and corrections.
- Initialized background checks for potential new hires.
- Worked with HR department to devise and update policies as needed for corporate accountability and workplace health.
- Organized and delivered training by scheduling, securing facilities and collaborating with subject-matter experts.
- Prepared presentations to company executives regarding employee performance and retention trends.
- Organized and delivered training by scheduling, securing facilities and collaborating with subject-matter experts meeting).
- Managed process improvement documents and reviewed with team members before sharing with stakeholders.
- Provided HR consultation services to leadership and department heads.
- Worked on Jira/Rally/Confluence/Smartsheet and trained team members on how to use these tools.
Human Resources Project Manager
N2N Medical Revenue Services
Frisco, TX
05.2021 - 07.2022
- Managed the employee experience, which included employee onboarding, organizing employee events (both in-person and remote), and managing office / meeting space requests.
- Managed job postings and coordinate interview screens and loops.
- Managed HR technology, including reviewing and proposing any suggested technology
- Acted as the primary point of contact for all HR matters with escalation to legal as needed.
- Implemented and provided HR programs, including onboarding / offboarding, talent acquisition, staffing, employment processing, compensation, health and welfare benefits, training and development, records management, succession planning, employee relations and retention, and compliance.
- Built cross-functional relationships with leadership, finance, legal and business operations, and hiring managers.
- Helped screen recruiting candidate resumes according to predefined role criteria.
- Created a positive, collaborative and inclusive team culture.
- Advised leadership on vacation and sick time, benefits, job services and employment discrepancies.
- Scheduled meetings with employees to address concerns and grievances.
- Conducted employee performance reviews and implemented corrective actions to increase productivity.
Human Resources Generalist
Home Care Assistance Corporation
Dallas , TX
01.2019 - 05.2021
- Strategized long-term business needs by driving employee feedback for process improvements.
- Trained staff on software functionality for employee referral program, sensitive position tracking and tuition assistance program.
- Mitigated regulatory risks by advising leadership on organizational policy improvements like equal employment opportunity and sexual harassment for corrective action planning.
- Assisted candidates with application processes by answering questions about application, performing background checks, providing I-9 forms and handling drug screening paperwork.
- Collaborated with union representative and organizational leadership to establish employment classifications, job descriptions and compensation.
- Maintained Workday Configuration and provided recommendations for process improvement.
- Decreased HR costs and risks while increasing third-party vendor productivity.
- Managed small to medium size projects and provided oversight from design through implementation assisting HRIS team members on project development.
- Planned recruitment events for interested applicants and organized onboarding activities for newly hired employees.
Human Resources Coordinator
Sky View Security
Remote
06.2012 - 12.2018
- Managed employee onboarding with enriching internal and external training development of both online and traditional environments. utilization by the HR Team.
- Managed employee onboarding with enriching internal and external training development of both online and traditional environments
- Managed communication regarding employee orientation and open enrollment for benefit.
- Aided senior leadership during executive decision-making process by generating daily status and maintenance activity reports that recommended corrective actions and improvements.
- Assessed employee performance and issued disciplinary notices.
- Explained human resources policies and procedures to employees.
- Started as an intern and grew to the role of an HR coordinator.
- Negotiated salary with candidates by highlighting company profit and operational values.
Education
MBA - Human Resource Management
Nasarawa State University
Nigeria12.2016
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Esep Le Berger University
Benin Republic09.2011
Skills
- Trello
- Jira
- Confluence
- Microsoft Office 365
- Slack-Kit Builder
- Full Cycle Recruiting
- Oracle HR Software
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Compensation and Benefits Administration
- Employee Relations Oversight
- Exit Interviews and Processes
- HRIS Applications Proficient
- Employee Orientation/ Onboarding
- Time and Labor Control
- Talent Acquisition
- Employee Engagement
- Problem-Solving
- Decision-making skills
- Policy Improvement Recommendations
- Employee Handbook Development
- Strong understanding of JazzHR, WebHR, HRMS design, structure, function and processes
- Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
- Agile development & best practices
Accomplishments
- Recognized as Employee of the year (2020) for outstanding performance and team contributions.
Affiliations
- Member Project Management Institutes
- Member Society of Human Resource Management
Certification
- Professional Scrum Master
- SHRM (In Progress)
Timeline
HR Operations
Oracle
08.2022 - 05.2023
Human Resources Project Manager
N2N Medical Revenue Services
05.2021 - 07.2022
Human Resources Generalist
Home Care Assistance Corporation
01.2019 - 05.2021
Human Resources Coordinator
Sky View Security
06.2012 - 12.2018
MBA - Human Resource Management
Nasarawa State University
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Esep Le Berger University