Kim Alessi

Cultural Stewardship: Stewardship of the company values and staying attuned to the organization's needs.

• Investing, dedicating resources, and educating to improve and leverage DE&I as a key driver of differentiation and competitive success.
• Ensures a productive work environment and employee relations climate to assure positive culture and management of talent; provides guidance and counsel to management and staff on Human Resources issues to foster high levels of productivity and employee morale; ensures effective communication of critical issues and best practices.

Talent Management: Bring out the best of the Workforce. Strengthen the learning and development community to support the development of internal talent.

• Oversaw the implementation of a performance management system (Lattice) and the performance reviews for employees in all departments.
• Work with department managers to assess employee development needs.
• Oversaw the implementation of LinkedIn Learning.

Talent Acquisition: Prepare for the future workforce to support the business strategy. Assessing who, when, why, and how we hire. Leverage and streamline technology and vendor management to attract, hire, and onboard employees effectively and efficiently.

• Oversaw technological improvements, including the implementation of the Greenhouse applicant tracking system.
• Developed and implemented comprehensive strategies to improve operational processes and organizational efficiency in the talent acquisition process.
• Conduct regular meetings with department heads to review progress on strategic initiatives and provide recruitment counsel and guidance.

Total Rewards: Enable best-in-class employee experience through the creation and administration of competitive compensation, benefits, work-life flexibility, performance, recognition, personal growth, and development programs.

• Closely monitor compensation structure (base pay, titles, stock, bonuses), monitor and review salary/wages to ensure equal pay for similar jobs and performance. As-needed compensation benchmarking and comparison data.

• Oversaw all phases of recruitment, interview, and hiring processes to obtain the highest level of staff, utilizing a wide range of search databases to source ideal candidates.
• Collaborated effectively with hiring managers to develop overall employee acquisition strategies, including the creation of accurate job descriptions and targeting postings.
• Coordinated and ensured accurate, timely implementation of new hire onboarding activities, including thorough background checks and drug screenings.
• Managed a wide range of training initiatives, including New Hire Onboarding Training and Performance Management Training, and conducted annual performance evaluations.
• Performed extensive research to assist in the development of improved policies and procedures, and support management in guiding, mentoring, and developing staff.
• Additionally, I maintained responsibility for payroll processing and served as the chief liaison for payroll-related inquiries.
• Spearheaded the development and implementation of the new performance management system, resulting in significant increases in overall staff performance and operational efficiency.
• Created strategically targeted interview guides to expedite filling of internal position vacancies.
• Successfully developed onboarding presentation to ensure new hires were fully aware of all company policies, procedures, and expectations.

• Oversaw all phases of recruitment, interview, and hiring processes to obtain the highest level of staff, utilizing a wide range of search databases to source ideal candidates
• Developed and maintained job descriptions, performance evaluation forms, employee handbooks, and other HR related documents.
• Conducted new hire orientation sessions and onboarding activities to ensure successful transition into the organization.
• Researched best practices in human resources management to identify areas of improvement within the organization.
• Investigated employee complaints or grievances related to workplace issues or violations of policy.
• Managed payroll processing functions including timekeeping records, deductions and tax withholding calculations.

• Managed and directed recruiting, sourcing, interview, and hiring process across 8 company locations, working with hiring managers to develop job descriptions, postings, and overall strategy
• Oversaw administration of employee relations, worker's compensation, and benefits, and served as the primary point of contact regarding benefits and payroll
• Managed a high volume of documentation, including employee records human resources reports
• Developed and implemented numerous training initiatives, including new hire orientation, onboarding and training program, open enrollment meetings, and a wide range of sales and management training programs
• Demonstrated strong multitasking and organization skills in the management of employee relations across 8 locations

• Created and ran the Human Resources Department for 3 companies, with responsibilities including managing benefits administration, payroll, and staff relations for 140 employees, and supervision of an HR Assistant and Intern
• Managed Drafted job descriptions, postings, and played a key role in the development of hiring strategy
• Built the Human Resources department from scratch, including the creation of policies and procedures and performance management system, and development of recruitment, sourcing, interview, and hiring processes
• Served as Human Resources Coordinator for Premiere Response's merger with the new parent company

• Sourced a diverse variety of candidates for approved staffing requisitions, and managed the interview and hiring process for Certified Nursing Assistants and Physicians’ Assistants in a long-term care facility
• Created and managed job postings, maintained HRIS, and compiled a high volume of weekly and monthly reports to track and monitor current hiring trends
• Successfully filled 50+ positions in less than 3 months, exceeding contract requirements

• Successfully managed the interview and hiring process for non-exempt positions, crafted job descriptions, and postings, and maintained weekly and monthly staffing reports and associated documentation
• Successfully coordinated summer intern program, with responsibilities including selection of interns and management of assignments
• Managed internal floater pool

• Collaborated with hiring managers to develop job descriptions, postings, and hiring strategy for store line positions