Kate Thompson, SHRM-CP

Directs human resources strategy in support of operations, workforce planning, and organizational culture. Provides mediation, coaching, workplace investigations, and consistent policy enforcement. Oversees recruitment and onboarding for corporate roles, ensuring timely placement of high-quality talent. Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws, including industry-specific workforce regulations. Leads performance management processes, including evaluations, corrective action, and employee development initiatives. Administers employee benefits, leave programs, HR documentation, and HRIS functions (excluding payroll).

• Corporate recruiter managing multiple nationwide sites of a globally traded company. Proactively drove the hiring process through the coordination of sourcing, interviewing candidates, conducting background checks, scheduling drug screens and issuing offers. Facilitated new-hire orientations and assumed responsibility for the morale, development and retention of employees. Along with owning the full-cycle recruitment process, managed the details of hiring while simultaneously directing strategic, impactful projects to enhance the candidate pipeline.

• Created and managed thousands of client files with a high degree of accuracy, confidentiality and sensitivity. Handled human resources duties as directed by management. Participated in selection and training of new employees. Supported calendars for 15 attorneys. Responsible for social media strategy. Maintained company website (Wordpress), including posting blogs, newsletters and creating new profiles. Led the planning, administration and delivery of press releases, social media posts and e-blasts. Wrote proposals and essays for awards consideration. Coordinated all special events for the firm.

• Headed human resources duties, including staff recruitment, interviewing, on-boarding, retention, development and off-boarding. Delegated PTO, FMLA, and insurance issues. First point of contact for all vendors, clients and publications. Generated monthly reports regarding accounts receivable and payable. Ad hoc duties with various departments concerning pricing, shipping and distribution.