Julia Braun

• Established and transformed HR departments across various operational scales, ensuring compliance and alignment with business strategies, resulting in competitive advantage and organizational effectiveness
• Implemented cost-saving measures that enhanced HR program quality, yielding significant financial savings
• Fostered cultures of diversity and inclusion, enhancing employee engagement, performance, and setting high organizational standards through dedicated support and trust-building initiatives
• Launched comprehensive wellness programs, achieving over 80% employee participation consistently, supporting mental, physical, social, and financial well-being
• Initiated dynamic career pathing and development programs, securing the future by nurturing and retaining top talent
• Led benefits and compensation strategies, delivering robust ROI and reinforcing the Employee Value Proposition
• Drove digital transformation, streamlining processes and boosting organizational efficiency.
• Achieved company growth by implementing strategic plans and streamlining operations
• Managed partnerships and strategic business relationships by negotiating contract terms and handling conflicts.

Most recent long term contracts & direct roles:

HR Director/Executive HR Consultant

Craft Charter, LLC - 5/2022 - 3/2024

Double Eagle Distributing & Objective Growth, Inc. - 10/2017-12/2021

• Strategic HR Development: Orchestrated the setup and transformation of the HR operations, aligning them with corporate strategies and ensuring compliance
• Acted as a pivotal strategic partner to the C-Suite, driving personnel-related aspects of business plans
• HR Guidance & Support: Delivered comprehensive HR counsel to C-Suite and senior management teams, aligning HR solutions with organizational goals and values
• Provided tools and training to enhance managerial leadership and effectiveness
• Performance Management: Boosted management engagement in performance evaluations and goal setting by integrating company-wide competencies that reflect the organization's core values and strategic direction and by launching a Performance management system
• Talent Management: Implemented holistic talent management strategies, including wellness programs, performance recognition, communication channels, succession planning, and leadership development, augmented by cost-saving state-funded training grants
• Compensation Analysis: Conducted in-depth analysis of compensation trends, advocating for competitive pay structures to attract and retain premier talent
• Benefits Optimization: Engineered cost-effective modifications to health benefit plans, enhancing coverage quality and slashing benefits expenses by 35% to 45%
• Benefits Management: Expertly manage a comprehensive suite of benefit plans, leading the selection of brokers, TPAs, and insurance providers
• Ensure meticulous compliance with regulatory requirements, including Form 5500 reporting, plan disclosures, audits, and document amendments
• Skillfully coordinate the annual renewal and open enrollment processes
• Payroll Efficiency: Revolutionized payroll operations by introducing a more efficient system, slashing processing times and cutting service costs by up to 40%
• HR Systems Implementation: Champion the end-to-end implementation of full-cycle Human Resources Systems, enhancing organizational HR infrastructure
• Regulatory Compliance: Oversee the establishment and execution of regulatory programs, including prevailing wage compliance, training, and audits, ensuring adherence to legal standards
• Employment Law Expert: Managed and oversaw all investigation processes, ensuring prompt responses to regulatory agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Department of Labor, Immigration authorities, and Reemployment services.
• Processed employee claims involving performance issues and harassment.
• Maintained human resources regulatory compliance with local, state and federal laws.

• Strategic HR Partnering: Acted as a key strategic partner, aligning talent strategies with business goals and fostering innovative solutions to meet long-term objectives
• Employee Engagement Leader: Spearheaded initiatives to boost employee involvement and satisfaction, leading to the elimination of inefficiencies through collaborative processes
• Talent Acquisition Innovator: Revolutionized the recruitment process, cutting hiring time by 40%, from 63 to 25 days, through an effective talent acquisition strategy
• Training & Development Advocate: Enhanced employee growth opportunities, securing over $190,000 in training grants, which also resulted in significant cost savings for the company
• Employment Law Expert: Upheld a flawless record in legal and arbitration representations, with zero losses over five years
• Community & Talent Development Ambassador: Represented the company in community organizations to improve its image and cultivate future talent.
• Conducted thorough internal investigations, addressing employee concerns with fairness and transparency.