Kayti Patterson
Sandy,UT
Summary
Dynamic Human Resources professional bringing 15+ years of experience providing guidance on human resources topics and challenges. Committed to supporting recruiting, developing, engaging, and retaining talented staff. Sophisticated in communicating and collaborating effectively by relying on excellent interpersonal skills, outstanding customer service and solid expertise in human resources management. Striving to bring the human back to human resources.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
2
2
Certification
Work History
Head of Human Resources
NeuroStar Investment Fund, LLC
09.2022 - Current
- NeuroStar is a startup organization working to build a fund to invest in early stage life science companies
- Help design and manage pitch decks, build websites, IT and handle all HR aspects and strategy
- Act as Executive Assistant to two General Partners and the Chief Financial Officer of the fund
VP of Human Resources
Xenter
03.2021 - 09.2022
- Responsible to lead and implement all HR strategy
- Coordinated and worked with management on performance evaluations, supervisory practices, dispute resolution and employee accountability
- Maintained "open door" policy to encourage employee communications and resolution of issues
- Helped spin out a portion of the company to subsidiary company
- Managed all Onboarding and Offboarding
- Partnered with Executive Leadership for all Organization Development needs
- Partnered with finance to understand cash flow and hiring needs
- Implemented Rippling HRIS system and brought payroll in house
- Implemented 15Five for performance management and employee recognition
- Responsible for all of talent acquisition and grew the company from 17 employees to over 80 in less than a year
- Developed trainings to help both employees and managers in a start-up fast paced environment
- Drafted and implemented policies, procedures and employee handbook for over 50 employees
- Instructed senior leaders on appropriate employee corrective steps
Associate Director of Human Resources
Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma
11.2019 - 05.2021
- Partnered with business leaders of department to help with any HR needs
- Facilitated and trained employees on year end evaluations
- Facilitated and trained managers on year end evaluation process and worked with each of them for financial portion of the process
- Facilitated and trained employees and managers on strengths finders and how to use them in the organization
- Helped manage employee relation concerns
- Implemented new onboarding procedures during COVID-19
- Helped implement new working structures due to the pandemic
- Partnered with shared services on HRIS system, payroll, and benefits
- Worked closely with finance to evaluate financial strategy against human resources
- Worked closely with C suite team and merged two companies to help identify new culture
- Set up monthly culture surveys to identify ways to improve
- Worked with culture consultants and c-suite to ensure culture was being created mindfully while merging two organizations
- Evaluated termination data to review and report on existing or potential trends
- Organized employee relations activities to enhance employee morale and foster supportive work environment
Director of Human Resources
ARIIX
02.2017 - 11.2019
- Worked with C-Suite Team to implement global HR policies
- Created consistent policies and procedures throughout our Global Offices
- Managed M&A HR initiatives for 4 Acquisitions
- Onboarding/Off-boarding
- Managed Global Payroll
- Managed HRIS system ADP and QuickBooks
- Managed Global wellness program
- Strategic partner to build communication and workplace culture
- Liaison between employees and owners
- Structured compensation and benefits according to market conditions and budget demands
- Communicated with potential hires to provide clarity on expected tasks, compensation, and policies
- Collaborated on hiring and training of new employees, professional growth of staff, and team building and motivation
- Liaised between multiple business divisions to improve communications
- Created and implemented initiatives to improve employee engagement.
HR Business Partner
Sun Products
02.2016 - 02.2017
- Partnered with team managers to help with employee relations
- Managed contract employees attendance and performance
- 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
- Conducted exit interviews
- Participated in recruiting efforts
- Conducted onboarding for new team members
- Facilitated training for new employees on all corporate policies
- Investigated and liaised with legal department to respond to complaints of harassment, discrimination, employee grievances and other sensitive issues and prepared position statements for EEOC
- Developed and delivered special events for company employees
HR Generalist
MonaVie
02.2011 - 02.2016
- Educated and advised employees on group health plans, voluntary benefits and 401(k) retirement plans
- Developed and facilitated new-hire orientations
- Conducted employment verifications and investigations
- Onboarding and Off Boarding
- Developed and enforced company policy and procedures relating to all phases of human resources activity
- Facilitated criminal background check process for new hires
- Managed all aspects of leave administration, including employee notifications and vendor management, disability programs and health benefits
- Trained in Payroll
- Acted as liaison between employees and insurance carriers to resolve problems and clarify benefits
- Helped start and manage onsite clinic
- Organized and ran open enrollment meetings
- Managed new hire benefit enrollment and qualifying events to add insurance
- Managed 401k plan and enrollment
- Reviewed claims cost quarterly
- Managed wellness program for employees and their spouses
- Managed tuition reimbursement program.
Education
Bachelors - Anthropology
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT08.2010
Skills
- MS Office Proficient
- Compensation and Benefits
- Employee Relations
- HRIS Software (ADP, UKG, Rippling, WorkDay)
- Team Management
- Strategic Development
- Performance Management
- Onboarding and Offboarding
- Recruitment
- Organization Development
- Conflict Resolution Tactics
Certification
- GPHR - Global Professional of Human Resources
- PHR - Professional in Human Resources
Timeline
Head of Human Resources
NeuroStar Investment Fund, LLC
09.2022 - Current
VP of Human Resources
Xenter
03.2021 - 09.2022
Associate Director of Human Resources
Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma
11.2019 - 05.2021
Director of Human Resources
ARIIX
02.2017 - 11.2019
HR Business Partner
Sun Products
02.2016 - 02.2017
HR Generalist
MonaVie
02.2011 - 02.2016
Bachelors - Anthropology
Brigham Young University
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