Kimberly Powers
Kershaw,SC
Summary
Team-minded Director of Human Resources offering 10+ years of expertise within Health and Retail environments. Inspirationdeader adept in quickly resolving employee conflicts, managing benefits and facilitating communication across all organizational levels. Seekin bring talent to growing organization.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Human Resources Director
Medical University of South Carolina Hospital
Lancaster, SC
08.2021 - Current
- Partner with the CHRO and work collaboratively across the full HR team to achieve strategic and operational objectives utilizing best practice approaches to assess and approve HR functions and outcomes
- Develop and implement solutions focused on enabling key objectives by proactively working with leaders to understand their goals and objectives while proposing strategies that effectively balance employee engagement, culture, and business outcomes
- Plan and lead critical HR programs and initiatives which may include leadership development, talent management, organizational design, workforce planning, and employee relations
- Align efforts and contributions to advance MUSC's diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) strategies and initiatives
- Guide and coach leaders and managers on performance partnerships, talent review and succession planning processes
- Maintain a valuesdriven employee elations strategy and approach that incorporates leadership effectiveness, employee engagement, conflict resolution, corrective actions, and performance improvement
- Assure compliance with federal and state employment laws (such as FLSA, ADA and FMLA) and rules and regulations of other governing or accrediting bodies
- Create and track accountability and assessment measures to measure the impact of HR related initiatives
- Able to assume a high level of individual responsibility to manage multiple priorities and work collaboratively with colleagues across the MUSC Enterprise
- Oversee the planning and implementation of special projects related to acquiring new clinic and employees
Human Resources Manager
Medical University of South Carolina Hospital
Lancaster, SC
07.2019 - 08.2021
- Consults with and advises leadership on HR strategies including recruiting, retention, organizational planning, training, compensation, employee development/engagement, retention, performance management, and other human resources initiatives for MUSC Rural Health Clinics with over 300+ care team members
- Maintains effective communication programs through regular meetings, written communications, and accessibility to employees either through open-door policy or routine presence over four Regions
- Advises, counsels, and guides management and employees on the proper use and interpretation of human resources policies, plans, and programs
- Functions as an internal consultant to leaders on achieving business goals and drives HR team to enable alignment and support across the organization
- Assists managers in preparation of strategic data and analysis
- Works with centralized HR Support Services team to ensure all employee transactions (new hires, transfers, personnel change requests, etc.) are managed effectively
- Participates in projects and special initiatives within and outside the HR function as assigned
Talent Acquisition Manager
Medical University of South Carolina Hospital
Charleston, SC
04.2018 - 06.2019
- Lead and manage the TA Recruiting team on full life-cycle recruiting processes to include client engagement, strategy development, sourcing, screening, offer negotiation, and job offers
- Lead and manage the TA Operations team responsible for background checks, immigration, vendors, and other processes in support of timely position fulfillment, and a smooth new hire experience
- Build and maintain working relationships with leaders throughout the organization, and partner to understand business objectives related to their talent needs
- Stay current on hiring trends, competitor information, and employment market conditions such as supply & demand
- Develop and manage reporting, data and analytics necessary track strategic goals of the department in alignment with KPIs, productivity and TA trending
- Lead recruitment events and attend conferences to represent the organization and source top talent
- May conduct full life cycle recruiting for executive and difficult to fill positions
Inclusion and Diversity Program Manager
Harris Teeter Inc
Matthews, NC
08.2009 - 11.2017
- Provides guidance to leadership to Inclusion Council to ensure alignment with organizational DE&I initiatives and strategies
- Creates and organizes Business Resource Group (BRG) programs by designing the framework of how they operate
- Serves as an advisor to the BRG leaders and executive sponsors across the organization, acting as the main point of contact
- Collaborates with key HR, operational, and business leaders to effectively embed DE&I practices into people strategies
- Partners with the Talent Acquisition team to support a robust sourcing and recruitment strategy that attracts diverse talent and enhances the organization's talent pools
- Tracks the progress of diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies against key metrics to drive DE&I work based on results
- Monitors and analyzes key metrics to support an effective reporting approach that measures the impact and effectiveness of diversity and inclusion programs
- Integrates key metrics to measure diversity initiatives and programs in Human Resource systems and business strategies
- Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders and participates in supporting a community involvement strategy that builds strong relationships with external organizations, including involvement in community initiatives and events and marketing the commitment to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce
Education
Master of Science - Leadership, HR Organizational Concentration
Northeastern University
Boston, MA06.2017
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
DePaul University
Chicago, IL05.1986
Skills
- Communication skills, both oral and written
- Employee Relations
- Project Management
- Strong Leadership and Managerial Skills
- Problem Solving
- Cross Functional Collaboration
- HR Policy Development and Administration
- Strong Relationship Building
Timeline
Human Resources Director
Medical University of South Carolina Hospital
08.2021 - Current
Human Resources Manager
Medical University of South Carolina Hospital
07.2019 - 08.2021
Talent Acquisition Manager
Medical University of South Carolina Hospital
04.2018 - 06.2019
Inclusion and Diversity Program Manager
Harris Teeter Inc
08.2009 - 11.2017
Master of Science - Leadership, HR Organizational Concentration
Northeastern University
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
DePaul University
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