Charisse E. Sims

Work History

Schroders Investment Management

07.2022 - Current

Provide strategic partnership to the business groups on talent positioning, career development, compensation structure, succession planning and performance management.
Resolve understaffing issues, disputes, employee terminations and disciplinary procedures.
Manage full cycle of recruiting and hiring by way of strategic positioning.
Integrate talent management process to include detailed analysis of potential talent gaps and development of career plans to identify and retain current talent and attract outside talent to business.
Provide vendor management with talent search and HR technology vendors.
Collect, maintain and manage talent diversity in all business areas, from the graduate to returner program.
Facilitate partnership and training to prepare the workplace for neurodiverse candidates.
Provide high level support with escalated employee relations issues.
Strong knowledge of employment law in 16 states within the USA.
Leverage global talent pool for a stronger internal mobility stance by managing cross-region talent consideration.

Strategic Financial Solutions

10.2021 - 07.2022

Identified and conducted HR training needs for employees and leadership while recommending approaches to affect continual improvements in business objectives and productivity.
Streamlined HR efficiencies, coordinated new hire orientations and provided onboarding for 500+ new employees.
Liaised between multiple business divisions to improve communications.
Organized and developed strong partnerships with complex business units
Influenced fluidity with culture initiatives promoting corporate engagement within a remote environment.
Responsible for writing and updating standard operating procedures (SOP) and HR policies along with companywide distribution to satisfy compliance and state laws.
Coached management on Key Performance Indicators maximizing performance management protocol.
Managed and developed frontline HR roles including but not limited to Human Resources Generalists, Coordinators & Talent Acquisition Specialists.
Fostered cross-functional relationships to connect managers and employees and improve overall efficiency.
Improved talent retention by creatively implementing competitive hiring and people strategy.

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company

03.2019 - 10.2021

Liaised between multiple departments with over 700+ employees on matters of full cycle recruitment, employee relations strategies, performance improvement, punitive actions, FLSA and organizational realignment.
Assisted in research of HR audit exceptions.
Responsible for identifying onboarding requirements for various states of remote employees and entities.
Delegated onboarding/off-boarding events including but not limited to background checks, fingerprinting and equipment requests.
Facilitated FMLA, STD, LTD, & PFL claims with 3rd party benefits vendor.
Facilitated remote work transition, furloughs and salary changes as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.
Investigated and liaised with legal department to respond to complaints of harassment, discrimination, etc. and prepared statements for EEOC.
Identified HR training needs and conducted training for employees and leadership while recommending approaches to effect continual improvements in business objectives, productivity and within company to reach business goals.
Streamlined HR efficiencies, including audit of I9 documents and employment policies.
Engaged employees and conducted exit interviews to gain complete sense of satisfaction and areas in need of improvement.
Resolved under-staffing issues, disputes, employee terminations and disciplinary procedures.

Mavrides, Moyal, Packman & Sadkin LLP

01.2014 - 01.2019

Implemented and managed an HR team of 3 Non-exempt HR Coordinator/Associate Recruiters to support business growth.
Facilitated and managed full cycle recruitment within newly established HR team of direct reports.
Devised hiring and recruitment policies for 100-employee company.
Implemented and audited employment law regulations consistently across all policies including FMLA, EEOC, ADAAA, PFL, Workers Compensation, Cyber Security Insurance and Crime & Professional Liability policies.
Responsible for managing job leveling, benchmarking strategies and FLSA classification projects.
Responsible for overseeing compliance reporting such as EEO-1 and I9 reporting/recording.
Decreased overhead costs by overseeing staff restructuring and realignment strategies in both legal and professional services areas.
Implemented and improved paperless record keeping and document integrity, managed a payroll company switch project.
Monitored and handled all employee claims, including performance-based and harassment incidents.
Directed and controlled various benefit programs, including 401K, medical, dental, vision and compensation packages.
Enhanced team workflows and employee job satisfaction by coordinating communication between managers and employees.
Negotiated transition of payroll and 401k profit sharing vendors.