Kylie E. Holmes
Gardner,KS
Summary
Strategic People & Talent leader with deep experience building and scaling HR infrastructure across high-growth, multi-entity, and transformation-driven organizations. Known for aligning workforce strategy with business objectives while modernizing people operations, talent systems, and workforce programs to support sustainable growth, integration, and performance-driven cultures. Trusted partner to executive leadership across talent strategy, compensation and benefits, people technology, and organizational effectiveness.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director, Human Resources
McFarlane Aviation / Victor Sierra Aviation
Baldwin City, USA
12.2024 - Current
- Lead the HR function for McFarlane Aviation while partnering with Victor Sierra Aviation executive leadership and operating company leaders to support enterprise people strategy, workforce integration, and day-to-day HR operations across the organization.
- Partnered with VSA executives and operating company leadership to drive workforce strategy, HR operations, and organizational effectiveness across business units.
- Supported HR functions during ~20% year-over-year growth, integrating newly acquired portfolio and operating companies into enterprise people programs, systems, and processes to enhance organizational alignment.
- Led benefits consolidation across three operating companies, aligning plan design, vendor strategy, and employee experience while improving administrative efficiency.
- Led HRIS and payroll consolidation across three operating companies, standardizing systems, improving reporting visibility, and supporting shared-services operating model.
- Led ATS rollout while transforming the talent acquisition function, standing up standardized recruiting processes, workflows, and hiring infrastructure to support organizational scale.
- Reinforced a strong people-first culture while leading teams through large-scale change management and integration initiatives, fostering employee engagement and adaptability.
Vice President, People & Talent
Virtus LLC
Overland Park, USA
02.2022 - 12.2024
- Led enterprise People strategy across U.S. locations and remote workforce including Talent Acquisition, Compensation & Benefits, Learning & Development, Employee Relations, Compliance, Payroll, and People Analytics.
- Supported rapid organizational growth, nearly doubling company size in approximately two years while building scalable HR infrastructure.
- Designed and launched enterprise talent acquisition strategy, implementing ATS, structured interview methodology, and enabling hiring managers.
- Led rollout of a new enterprise HRIS to support workforce growth, reporting visibility, and scalable HR operations.
- Modernized performance management cycle into system-driven pay-for-performance model including calibration and talent review processes.
- Designed and implemented enterprise career framework and job architecture supporting internal mobility and succession planning.
- Partnered with executive leadership to align workforce strategy with business growth and operational priorities.
- Partnered with executive leadership to support leadership development and talent capability initiatives.
- Supported integration of workforce and HR infrastructure during acquisition transition, aligning systems and processes.
HR Director / U.S. Talent Acquisition Manager
TT Electronics (Torotel Products, Inc.)
Olathe, USA
07.2017 - 02.2022
- Led HR and Talent Acquisition strategy supporting site operations across workforce planning, recruiting, compensation, payroll, benefits, and HR operations.
- Led full lifecycle recruiting strategy across U.S. operations for technical and operational roles.
- Acted as a strategic HR Business Partner to support organizational design and workforce planning initiatives.
- Evaluated and redesigned compensation structures to improve market competitiveness and internal equity alignment.
- Oversaw payroll operations and compliance for multi-site workforce.
- Developed HR reporting dashboards and KPI tracking frameworks to facilitate operational decision-making.
- Led benefits and wellbeing strategy aligned to workforce and business needs.
- Streamlined HR process improvement and automation initiatives across systems and workflows.
Education
MS - Human Resource Management
Golden Gate University
San Francisco, CABS - Biology
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KSSkills
- Talent Acquisition Strategy & Optimization
- Performance Management & Talent Systems
- Succession Planning & Career Frameworks
- Leadership Development
- Enterprise HR Strategy & Execution
- HR Transformation & Scaling
- Workforce Planning & Organizational Design
- Compensation Strategy & Market Alignment
- Benefits Strategy & Vendor Management
- Payroll Strategy & Compliance Oversight
- HRIS / ATS / LMS Implementation & Optimization
- People Analytics & Workforce Reporting
- Change Management Leadership
- Culture, Engagement & Employee Experience
Earlier Career Experience
- HR Generalist, BACO Properties
- HR Coordinator, Grant Thornton LLP
- Sales Operations Analyst, First Legal Network
- Executive/Administrative Assistant, First Legal Support Services
Hr Technology Ecosystem Experience
Paycom, Paylocity, ADP, Lever, Workable, iCIMS, Taleo, Multi-vendor TPA administration platforms
Certification
PHR
Timeline
Director, Human Resources
McFarlane Aviation / Victor Sierra Aviation
12.2024 - Current
Vice President, People & Talent
Virtus LLC
02.2022 - 12.2024
HR Director / U.S. Talent Acquisition Manager
TT Electronics (Torotel Products, Inc.)
07.2017 - 02.2022
MS - Human Resource Management
Golden Gate University
BS - Biology
Kansas State University