Kristina Hudson
Burnsville,MN
Summary
Versatile and passionate total rewards professional with over 15 years of experience in general industry and not-for-profit. Have steadily advanced within my current organization and increased team, leadership, revenue, and client-facing responsibilities. Skilled in compensation, analytics, human capital, career architecture, and strategic thinking for not only compensation but total rewards and the employee value proposition.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Principal and Client Delivery Team Leader
SullivanCotter and Associates
12.2021 - Current
- Co-practice leader for SullivanCotter’s Employee workforce practice, responsible for managing a team as well as generating revenue and business development for the practice
- Increasing revenue responsibility, with last year (2023) being 18% growth from 2022
- Develop a five-year practice strategy including collaboration with other practices and SullivanCotter’s workforce technology
- Engage the employee practice leadership team in executing the five-year strategy
- Lead consultant on $500,000 to over a million-dollar consulting projects which includes frequent interaction with client executive team and multiple stakeholders within the organization including but not limited to: functional leaders, HRIS, and talent management
- Assist healthcare organizations in implementing new total reward programs and addressing change management hurdles
- Manage a team of associates and lead employee engagement, training, and career development.
Consulting Principal and Client Delivery Team Leader
SullivanCotter and Associates
02.2020 - 12.2021
- Operational leader for SullivanCotter’s Employee workforce practice, responsible for managing a team as well as generating revenue and developing business for the practice
- Developed new service offerings and business development
- Lead consultant on multiple employee compensation projects
- Developed training and development for a team of associates
- Recruited, hired, and onboarded new associates
- Completed performance management throughout the year
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee member
- Technology committee member.
Senior Consultant and Client Delivery Team Leader
SullivanCotter and Associates
02.2017 - 02.2020
- Operational team leader for SullivanCotter’s Employee workforce practice, responsible for managing a team of analysts, consultants, and senior consultants as well as generating revenue and developing business for the practice
- Facilitated discussions with key leaders to develop comprehensive total rewards philosophies and strategies to provide fair and competitive compensation to all levels of the workforce
- Designed and modeled compensation programs that align with organizational goals, including base salary, bonuses, other short-term incentives, pay-for-performance, pay premiums, and ad hoc rewards
- Structured competitive compensation arrangements to acquire talent from for-profit industries to fill unique roles in not-for-profit organizations
- Developed talent architecture and career progressions to improve the structure and process for managing key people strategies
- Implemented job-leveling initiatives that result in aligning titles, roles, compensation, and benefits, as well as streamlining talent acquisition and compensation administration
- Developed change implementation approaches and compensation governance to enhance overall rewards effectiveness, efficiency, and compliance.
Compensation Consultant
05.2013 - 01.2017
- Analyzed compensation, benefit, and employment contracts for executives, employees, and physicians
- Conducted benchmark studies for various physician specialties, broad-based and executive employees
- Designed broad-based employee compensation plans (base salary and incentive plans)
- Designed physician, nurse practitioner, and physician assistant compensation and special pay plans
- Established detailed cost analysis and implementation plans
- Researched and remained up-to-date on legislation and federal laws as it relates to compensation within the healthcare and non-for-profit industries
- Project managed multiple small and medium-scale projects
- Responsible for budget, resource allocation, client engagement, and quality review of work completed by others.
Compensation and Rewards Consultant
Aon (previously Hewitt Associates)
03.2010 - 05.2013
- Led global and domestic employee compensation analysis, including staffing, budget, and timing
- Developed project budgets and managed engagement financials
- Identified and pursued business opportunities with existing clients
- Prepared and presented new business proposals
- Designed global and domestic compensation programs including base salary and short-term incentive vehicles
- Partnered with clients to determine compensation program and policy improvements that cost-effectively support business objectives
- Identified and researched market trends in support of intellectual capital and presentations
- Analyzed and recommended employee compensation and pay-for-performance relationships
- Analyzed job documentation to make FLSA recommendations
- Prepared and analyzed global and domestic broad-based and executive market pricing.
Executive Compensation and Rewards Associate
Towers Perrin (now Willis Towers Watson)
10.2008 - 08.2009
- Conducted custom compensation surveys and executive benchmarking
- Project Manager for specific clients including two of the largest financial firms
- Oversaw for global financial services survey for top executives
- Established strong client relationships in helping them identify and solve problems related to compensation and rewards; building revenue for the company
- Analyzed competitive compensation levels
- Performed industry and financial research related to compensation strategy.
Education
Masters of Arts in Industrial and Organizational Psychology with a concentration in Consulting -
The University of New Haven
West Haven, CT04.2009
Bachelors of Arts in Psychology, with a concentration in Neuroscience -
Saint Olaf College
Northfield, MN06.2006
Skills
- Employee and executive total rewards strategy, design and management
- Healthcare, health plan, general industry experience (global and domestic)
- Career architecture design and implementation
- Executive leadership and Compensation Committee presentations
- Practice leadership as well as people management, training and development
- Strategic planning, financial analysis and budgeting
- Experience in Workday, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel skills, and Microsoft Outlook
- Market Pricing Systems (experience with MarketPay, PayFactors and Towers Rewards System)
- Contract Negotiation
- Performance Improvements
- Project Management
Timeline
Principal and Client Delivery Team Leader
SullivanCotter and Associates
12.2021 - Current
Consulting Principal and Client Delivery Team Leader
SullivanCotter and Associates
02.2020 - 12.2021
Senior Consultant and Client Delivery Team Leader
SullivanCotter and Associates
02.2017 - 02.2020
Compensation Consultant
05.2013 - 01.2017
Compensation and Rewards Consultant
Aon (previously Hewitt Associates)
03.2010 - 05.2013
Executive Compensation and Rewards Associate
Towers Perrin (now Willis Towers Watson)
10.2008 - 08.2009
Masters of Arts in Industrial and Organizational Psychology with a concentration in Consulting -
The University of New Haven
Bachelors of Arts in Psychology, with a concentration in Neuroscience -
Saint Olaf College
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