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Deanna Weiss

Rochester

Summary

Results-driven Strategic People Operations leader with a proven track record in boosting employee engagement and optimizing HR operations, resulting in significant time and cost savings. Demonstrates expertise in operational strategy, team leadership, and conflict resolution. Exceptional communication skills, adaptability, and problem-solving abilities contribute to achieving organizational objectives.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Manager, People Operations

Evolent
05.2024 - Current
  • Delivers simplified, digitized, and timely HR services to Evolent’s employees
  • Drives simplification, scalability, and automation of HR processes and services
  • Leads the performance management strategy including the build-out and facilitation of mid-year and year-end PMP; equipping leaders with the tools to execute on an engaging and effective performance management process
  • Manages benefit administration, open enrollment and relationship management with benefit vendors and PEO
  • Builds and automates SLAs for HR cases via the case management tool and proactively manages through an HR Operations scorecard
  • Led investigations into employee relations issues and escalated critical findings to general counsel.
  • Drives integration of AI and HR software solutions to optimize workforce management
  • Orchestrates onboarding and offboarding operations, revitalizing new hire orientation process
  • Utilizes PowerBI for creating and analyzing HR-focused dashboard reports
  • Partners with the technology team to drive continuous improvements by effectively leveraging HRIS (Workday), LMS, and other technologies
  • Utilizing Jira, creates and modifies Workday test scenarios to ensure optimal use of the HCM.
  • Liaise with functional leaders inside and outside HR to gather feedback regarding process improvements and special projects
  • Leads HR compliance and audit initiatives to ensure adherence of HR processes to federal and state laws.
  • Successfully led the HR processes for three acquisitions, including due diligence, risk mitigation, onboarding, integration, and developing an M&A playbook.
  • Effectively leads a team of six HR professionals helping them execute on the broader team objectives while supporting their training and development goals

Manager, People Operations & Culture

Clari
12.2022 - 01.2024
  • People Operations and Culture Manager for a global SaaS company
  • Supports leadership team in addressing business needs and translating needs into strategic HR operational objectives
  • Designed and managed an HR roadmap aligned to the business strategy
  • Spearheaded HR strategy for large scale acquisition including due diligence, employee on-boarding, integration and postmortem
  • Responsible for selection and implementation of HR system to support payroll, reporting and people operations
  • Serves as a thought partner to the leadership team advising on People strategy, talent needs and overall organizational design as the company evolves
  • Strategically led two planned lay-offs including risk analysis, preparation of severance packages, individual and department meetings, town hall communications and off-boarding
  • Recruits on technical and executive level positions to meet headcount ramp up plan
  • Develops and refines processes across the employee experience to ensure an incredible experience from application to off-boarding
  • Manages benefit administration including partnering with benefit brokers to design benefit plans, benefit administration and compliance, open enrollment, and responding to employees benefit questions
  • Partners with Compensation analyst to evaluate and communicate compensation framework including compensation benchmarking, leveling and maintenance of pay bands
  • Designs and communicates global policies and core business processes
  • Guides managers in mediating employee relations issues and conducts investigations as needed
  • Creates employee engagement surveys, leads focus groups and manages communication channels to continuously evaluate and improve the employee experience
  • Responsible for managing and developing a team of two employee experience specialists
  • Responsible for DEI strategy ensuring the company is identifying and hiring diverse talent and creating a culture of safety and inclusivity
  • Partners with Immigration attorney to process Immigration visas and supports employees and recruiters through immigration processes

Human Resources Business Partner

Ford Motor Company
07.2021 - 09.2022
  • Hired on a special assignment tasked with building HR infrastructure for planned business unit spin out of ADT and Ford Motor Company joint venture
  • Senior Human Resources Business Partner assigned to Ford-X, Ford Motor Companies incubation business group
  • Built HR infrastructure including sourcing benefit brokers, setting up pay bands, and identifying, selecting and implementing HR system
  • Serves as a thought partner with leadership team to conduct succession planning and performance reviews in order to identify top talent, expose talent gaps, strengthen talent bench and build management capabilities
  • Brought 80 employees over from Ford to new entity, Canopy and served as the HR Manager for Canopy
  • Works cross functionally with global HR partners to review and communicating of benefit plans including addressing employee questions and conducting annual open enrollment
  • Guides managers in mediating employee relations issues and conducts investigations as needed
  • Designs, updates and iterates on company handbook including partnering with General Counsel for review and communicating changes to employees
  • Manages and iterates on the employee experience (EX) throughout the life-cycle including talent acquisition, on-boarding, talent management and off-boarding
  • Develops strategic objectives in response to annual pulse surveys and communicates those objectives in department meetings
  • Champions DE&I strategy to ensure the company is identifying and hiring diverse talent and continuously creating and maintaining a culture of safety and inclusivity
  • (Canopy)

Human Resources Manager

HR Collaborative
03.2019 - 07.2021
  • Human Resources Manager leading HR strategy for a startup company that scaled from 30 to over 110 multi-state employees
  • Led company through several acquisitions and a sale
  • Managed benefit administration including setting up new benefit plans with broker
  • Handled recruitment activities including designing candidate pipeline, implementing KPI's and metrics to measure recruitment success
  • Worked closely with operations to align HR strategy with the needs of the rapidly growing business
  • Managed HR compliance including EEOC, FMLA and ACA
  • Designed new hire orientation to virtually on-board employees throughout the US
  • Supported payroll team with compliance and reporting
  • Led transition from an IRA to a 401K plan including roll-out and ongoing 401k compliance
  • Partnered with executives to report on the pulse of the organization including growth, retention, resources needed and anticipated changes
  • Facilitated workers comp audit in 17 states and ensured appropriate NAICS codes were assigned
  • Handled COVID-19 compliance and implemented safety procedures
  • Designed and managed handbook changes
  • Coached leadership team through employee relations issues and proposed solutions
  • Handled employee grievances
  • Managed compensation program including salary surveys, post-acquisition salary alignment, pay grade assignment and managed job description library
  • Partnered with employment attorney to reduce company risk

Human Resources Manager

COE Press Equipment
11.2017 - 03.2019
  • Manages the development and administration of HR policies and procedures for the Corporate Office and Manufacturing Plant
  • Partners with executive management team to align HR strategy with company goals including succession planning, headcount forecasting, and employee training
  • Built and manages comprehensive career development roadmap that outlines career growth opportunities for individual contributors, managers, and executive team
  • Effectively coaches management and employees on organizational matters to promote positive working relationships
  • Handles all employee relations activities throughout the employment life cycle including recruitment, on-boarding, 90 day check-ins, performance improvement plans, stay interviews, and exit interviews
  • Responsible for benefit enrollment and administration of all benefits including medical, dental, vision, LTD, STD and 401k program
  • Manages company 'bench' program by identifying high potential employees and ensuring they are provided appropriate training to grow within the company
  • Responsible for OSHA compliance, workers compensation logs and leading safety committee
  • Leads full cycle recruitment activities including sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer negotiation and background check processing
  • Processes biweekly payroll utilizing ADP Workforce Now
  • Conducts company morale surveys and focus groups to keep a pulse on the organization
  • Maintains all HR compliance activities and reporting including: EEOC, workers compensation, ACA filing, and FMLA

Human Resources Specialist

kVA USA
11.2015 - 11.2017
  • Serves as the sole human resources generalist for a fully remote automotive startup reporting to the CEO
  • Responsible for employee relations activities, internal investigations, and facilitating performance management process
  • Manages all compensation activities including job marketing, pay grade benchmarking and creating/revising job descriptions
  • Responsible for strategic sourcing, screening, and interviewing candidates for technical roles
  • Partnered with immigration attorneys to gather and complete paperwork for immigration filings such as OPT, H1B, I-140 and Green Card applications
  • Led all onboarding activities including completing new hire paperwork, setting up employees in kVA systems and conducting new hire orientation
  • Facilitates 30-day check-ins, mid-year touch points and exit interview meetings
  • Prepares and processes biweekly payroll report to send to third party payroll provider
  • Managed all benefit enrollment activities for new hires and yearly open enrollment
  • Responsible for responding to unemployment claims, COBRA administration and FMLA compliance
  • Administers company 401K program including managing new hire enrollments and 401K yearly audits

Corporate Recruiter II

TRW Automotive
02.2015 - 11.2015
  • Led high volume, full lifecycle recruiting efforts for technical positions within the Body Control Systems Engineering department
  • Conducted intake calls with the hiring managers to understand hiring expectations and set recruiting strategy
  • Prepared and presented recruiting metrics such as time-to-fill, cost per hire, and evaluation of the candidate experience
  • Partnered with marketing to curate employer brand on all external channels
  • Partnered with HR Managers and Business Partners to evaluate compensation, prepare offers and support in the on-boarding experience
  • Partnered with multiple sites to develop consistent job descriptions, pay grades, and recruiting communications
  • Facilitated weekly new hire orientation and completed new hire paperwork
  • Provisioned new employees in HRIS
  • Represented TRW at career fairs, formula competitions and other community outreach events

Corporate Recruiter

DENSO Manufacturing
05.2013 - 02.2015
  • Responsible for strategic sourcing, interviewing, and onboarding for technical positions in Southfield and Battle Creek manufacturing plant utilizing ATS, Taleo
  • Served on SME team to launch NA talent center and centralize recruiting out of the Southfield, MI office
  • Partnered with management to develop and improve internal policies such as company travel policy, safety training, and attendance policies
  • Managed a co-op program of over 115 co-ops including internal rotations, performance management and co-op outings and events
  • Led University and Community partnership initiatives to brand DENSO on college campuses and technical trade schools
  • Facilitated weekly new hire orientation of over 20 new hires including benefit enrollment and training on PeopleSoft system

Education

Bachelor's - Interpersonal Communication

Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI
12.2011

Skills

  • Workday
  • Oracle
  • Taleo
  • ADP Workforce Now
  • PowerBI
  • JIRA
  • ServiceNow
  • Greenhouse
  • Workable
  • Lever
  • Gusto
  • BambooHR
  • Paylocity
  • Kenexa BrassRing
  • Lattice
  • 15Five
  • M&A
  • PEO Management
  • Employee Navigator

Certification

  • SHRM Certified Professional
  • Senior Professional in Human Resources
  • SHRM Senior Certified Professional
  • Driver's License

Timeline

Manager, People Operations

Evolent
05.2024 - Current

Manager, People Operations & Culture

Clari
12.2022 - 01.2024

Human Resources Business Partner

Ford Motor Company
07.2021 - 09.2022

Human Resources Manager

HR Collaborative
03.2019 - 07.2021

Human Resources Manager

COE Press Equipment
11.2017 - 03.2019

Human Resources Specialist

kVA USA
11.2015 - 11.2017

Corporate Recruiter II

TRW Automotive
02.2015 - 11.2015

Corporate Recruiter

DENSO Manufacturing
05.2013 - 02.2015

Bachelor's - Interpersonal Communication

Central Michigan University

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