HEATHER BROWN
Houston,TX
Summary
Strategic and passionate HR leader with the proven ability to balance business success with the employee experience. Genuine team member who embraces difficult situations as a valuable opportunity and translates ideas into action. Champion of the powerful combination of human capital and technology to drive value and achieve results, especially in the face of change.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager, Total Rewards
Chord Energy Corporation
2022.07 - Current
- Drove the people-integration related to the merger of Whiting Petroleum and Oasis Petroleum into Chord Energy; developed design principles, facilitated org design, ran staffing exercises and meetings
- Delivered targeted advice on issues such as benefit design, compensation strategies, and internal systems to help Chord ensure efficient approach to future needs
- Proposed and executed company-wide compensation leveling review across all pillars of compensation to blend legacy philosophy's into Chord's go-forward
- Leveraged current trends and peer survey data to make recommendations to management regarding compensation and benefits
- Partnered with CHRO and external consultants on Board of Director materials and proposals preparation
- Completed multiple HRIS development projects related to company-wide integration efforts
- Managed team dedicated to administering payroll, benefits, compensation and HRIS excellence
Human Resources Manager
Whiting Petroleum Corporation
2019.06 - 2022.06
- Provided HR leadership through multiple re-organizations, leadership changes and a bankruptcy process
- Oversight of multiple functional areas inclusive of payroll, benefits, compensation
- Developed and implemented competitive compensation plans influenced by pay-for-performance trends through working regularly with executive level leadership and business leaders, evaluating compensation data, external regulations and internal equity
- Spearheaded several benefit proposals resulting in the addition of a Super Roth program, fertility and adoption benefits, and a high deductible health care option with corresponding HSA while managing costs through plan design
- Leveraged Workday to optimize efficiency in various areas of HR Operations and end-user navigation; supervise Whiting’s HRIS contractor
Equity Compensation Manager
Whiting Petroleum Corporation
2016.01 - 2019.05
- Manage company stock plan including all employee and third-party communications, compliance updates and transaction processing
- Completed equity administration system migration focused on data integrity and change management
- Deliver monthly and quarterly equity compensation reports and journal entries to Finance and Accounting
- Work with legal to ensure timely and accurate reporting of Form 4s and filing 10b5-1 plans
- Collaborate with Compensation Advisor on creating a new organization-wide compensation structure; re-working the equity compensation philosophy as a part of total rewards
- Perform other compensation-based work including condensing compensation grade data, conducting gender pay gap analysis, constructing bonus plan payment budgets etc
- Knowledgeable of Workday (HCM system) at administrator level in a variety of functional areas
- Work closely with members of HR and IT to ensure the system is leveraged to our needs, and regular updates do not have a negative operational impact
Equity Plan and Payroll Administrator
Whiting Petroleum Corporation
2014.08 - 2015.12
- Administered company stock plan including restricted stock, performance awards and both non-qualified and incentive stock option awards
- Communicated with third party brokers, transfer agents, multiple internal departments and employees to successfully maintain the plan
- Acquisition of Kodiak Oil and Gas – managed conversion of Kodiak's stock plan into Whiting’s, in collaboration with Kodiak's stock administrator, outside counsel, platform support teams,
- Successfully implemented Workday as Whiting's go-forward HRIS systems leading functional areas of payroll, time-keeping, and leaves; strategized with internal stakeholder on end-user adoption and change management opportunities
Stock Plan Administrator
IHS Inc
2013.10 - 2014.08
- Administered Company stock plan encompassing over 7,000 employees in 31 countries
- Processed grants and vests of awards in Equity Edge Online - including employee communication, reporting to finance and payroll teams across the world and interfacing with the broker and transfer agent
- Effectively worked with payroll and mobility team on a global level to monitor employee movement for tax and corporate reporting purposes
Stock Plan Administrator
Forest Oil Corporation
2013.01 - 2013.10
- Managed daily stock transactions under Company’s plans in Equity Edge
- Interfaced with key stakeholders: third-party vendors such as brokers and transfer agent; Human Resources; Accounting; employee shareholders
- Administered Employee Stock Purchase Plan: facilitated purchases, monitored distributions, prepared compliance filings
- Monitored Section 16 insiders trading, prepped insider trading reports and SEC filings (8-Ks, 10-Ks, proxy)
Legal Assistant
Forest Oil Corporation
2010.08 - 2012.12
- Provided timely and accurate support for day to day restricted stock, stock option, Employee Stock Purchase Plan transactions and employee queries
- Facilitated annual shareholder meeting and planning
- Maintained corporate subsidiary records
- Fulfilled support duties including preparing meeting books, invoice processing and attorney support
Executive Assistant/Program Assistant
Freedom
2009.09 - 2010.05
- Supported Executive Director, coordinate multi-day meetings, maintained organizational budget
Program Coordinator
Freedom Service Dogs, Inc
2007.12 - 2008.12
- Managed volunteers, performed educational and fundraising presentations, acted as office coordinator
Intern
Office of Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin, Washington D.C
2006.06 - 2006.08
- Fielded constituent communication, conducted research for staffers, guided tours of the US Capitol
Education
Certified Equity Professional Institute Certified Equity Professional (CEP) Certification -
Santa Clara University
Bachelor of Arts - Economics, Spanish
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TNUniversidad Complutense Madrid
Skills
- Compensation and Benefits
- Team Leadership
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Policy Implementation
- Legal Compliance
- Human Resources Operations
- Change Management
- Complex Problem-Solving
Timeline
Manager, Total Rewards
Chord Energy Corporation
2022.07 - Current
Human Resources Manager
Whiting Petroleum Corporation
2019.06 - 2022.06
Equity Compensation Manager
Whiting Petroleum Corporation
2016.01 - 2019.05
Equity Plan and Payroll Administrator
Whiting Petroleum Corporation
2014.08 - 2015.12
Stock Plan Administrator
IHS Inc
2013.10 - 2014.08
Stock Plan Administrator
Forest Oil Corporation
2013.01 - 2013.10
Legal Assistant
Forest Oil Corporation
2010.08 - 2012.12
Executive Assistant/Program Assistant
Freedom
2009.09 - 2010.05
Program Coordinator
Freedom Service Dogs, Inc
2007.12 - 2008.12
Intern
Office of Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin, Washington D.C
2006.06 - 2006.08
Certified Equity Professional Institute Certified Equity Professional (CEP) Certification -
Santa Clara University
Bachelor of Arts - Economics, Spanish
Vanderbilt University
Universidad Complutense Madrid
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