Kelly Kress -Sfikas
New York
Summary
Accomplished HR leader with progressive industry background and decisive leadership style. Offers strategic planning abilities, background in change management and forward-thinking mindset. Ready for challenges and focused on meeting future demands.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
AVP, HR
Victoria's Secret
09.2020 - Current
- Promoted and led performance management by actively coaching and mentoring teams.
- Collaborated with senior management to develop strategic initiatives and long term goals.
- Provide guidance and leadership to management team
- Provide constructive feedback and timely performance evaluations
- Led team through multiple reorganizations resulting in $3M in departmental savings
- Lead talent acquisition through succession planning initiatives for key leadership positions
- Established performance goals for department and provided methods for reaching milestones.
- Clarified roles, responsibilities and expectations of teams
- Assisted in recruiting, hiring and training of team members
Director of Talent Acquisition
Tory Burch
08.2018 - 09.2020
- Led all compensation conversations with human resources and hiring managers to foster internal and external equity.
- Created effective talent acquisition training materials that supported culture and performance objectives.
- Led talent acquisition and management for Marketing, Digital, Design and Creative
- Optimized sourcing networks and used proactive methods to direct source candidates.
- Negotiated contracts and managed budget for recruiting expenses.
- Recruited top talent to maximize profitability.
- Liaised between multiple business divisions to improve communications.
- Collaborated with legal and compliance teams to review paperwork for work authorization of candidates outside of the united states.
Director of Talent Acquisiton
Victoria's Secret/Lbrands
09.2008 - 07.2017
- Manage a team of seven while driving the full lifecycle recruitment of key openings across all brands: Victoria’s Secret Stores, Victoria’s Secret Beauty, Victoria’s Secret Digital and PINK
- Partner with HR leadership to determine search objectives and understand business strategies
- Partner with brand President’s and SVP’s across all businesses to identify top talent
- Directly source candidates through; cold calling, networking and job postings on niche website
Manager of Recruiting
Chico's FAS
09.2007 - 09.2008
- Responsible for the full lifecycle recruitment process for Design and Merchandising openings
Manager of Recruiting
LBrands
10.2004 - 09.2007
- Negotiated job offers to attract top talent and keep organization competitive in job market.
- Sourced candidates to identify and attract potential candidates for open positions.
- Managed applicant tracking systems to keep recruitment processes organized.
Executive Recruiter
DHR International
08.1999 - 09.2004
- Recruited for executive level searches with Managing Directors for key accounts for Disney, Gap, May Co. Capital One Financial, Accenture
- Managed multiple projects of 8-9 senior level searches in a variety of fields ranging from Advertising, Marketing, Design, Merchandising, Internet, Financial Services, Consulting and start up organizations
Education
Bachelor of Science - Fashion Merchandising
Indiana University Bloomington
Bloomington, IN05.1998
Skills
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Critical Thinking
- Performance Monitoring and Evaluation
- Conflict Resolution
- Recruiting and Hiring
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Strategic Planning
- Innovative and Visionary
- Employee Motivation and Performance
- Executive Leadership
- Results Orientation
Timeline
AVP, HR
Victoria's Secret
09.2020 - Current
Director of Talent Acquisition
Tory Burch
08.2018 - 09.2020
Director of Talent Acquisiton
Victoria's Secret/Lbrands
09.2008 - 07.2017
Manager of Recruiting
Chico's FAS
09.2007 - 09.2008
Manager of Recruiting
LBrands
10.2004 - 09.2007
Executive Recruiter
DHR International
08.1999 - 09.2004
Bachelor of Science - Fashion Merchandising
Indiana University Bloomington
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