Larisa Bogunovic

• Worked with HR department to devise and update policies as needed for corporate accountability and workplace health.
• Regularly updated HR databases to reflect employee information, changes in benefits and other details.
• Worked with department managers to assess needs.
• Facilitated delivery of HR services by establishing and maintaining positive relationships with teams and leadership across organization.
• Labor and employee relations.
• Created comprehensive orientation program to acquaint new employees with company programs, guidelines, policies and procedures.
• Supported top talent identification processes by interviewing candidates and executing onboarding, orientation and benefits processes.
• Devised and executed employee development, performance oversight, compensation and benefits programs.
• Designed employee performance evaluation process and merit program.
• Partnered with stakeholders to strategize and execute best-in-class hiring practices.

• Liaised between employees and senior leadership to address inquiries, complete contract processing and foster problem resolution.
• Managed 1600 employees across compensation, benefits, wellness and safety, HRIS, payroll and information and data departments to ensure optimal productivity.
• Proactively identified and solved complex recruitment problems impacting employer short- and long-term success.
• Evaluated staff performance at multiple facilities and made recommendations for training improvement.
• Developed and evolved organizations' pay scale and structure.
• Implemented and maintained policies governing compensation.
• Worked with managers to develop promotion and retention strategies for existing employees.
• Diminished workflow downtime, troubleshooting client human resources software systems to optimize production support.
• Provided recruiting activity reports to management utilizing industry-specific software and guidelines.

• Developed hiring and recruitment policies to drive transparent and fair hiring process for selecting candidates on basis of merit and relevance with job.
• Supported human resources, controlling resume flow within applicant tracking system.
• Maintained employee benefits programs and informed employees of benefits by studying and assessing benefit needs and trends.
• Medical leave administrator; FMLA, STD and PFML.
• Labor and employee relations.
• Established measures to promote diversity and drive equal access to opportunity and advancement.
• Launched wellness plans to reduce stress, boost morale and increase productivity.
• Maintained 100% protocol and procedural accuracy through HRIS management tools.
• Implemented company apprentice program, working with local vocational schools in the Milwaukee Area.
• Represented company interests through monitoring employee concerns and providing thoughtful, remedial recommendations to senior leadership team.
• Succession Planning.
• Managed three direct reports.

• Managed full cycle recruiting processes for more than 120 manufacturing vacancies yearly.
• Conducted all employee hiring and exit interviews.
• Oversaw new employee onboarding procedures from initial training to skill development.
• Updated and improved core guidelines, procedures and tracking programs.
• Designed employee performance evaluation process and merit program; compensation analyst.
• Created and modified job descriptions within all departments.
• Developed employee handbook, including design and layout.
• Researched employee relations issues and conducted meetings with employees and supervisors.
• Medical leave administrator; FMLA, STD and Work Comp.
• Weekly payroll processing; full cycle, 750 employees.
• Assist employees and answer questions regarding HR policies, payroll, procedures and programs. Administrated benefits, processed unemployment claims and facilitated employee roundtables and orientations.
• Ensuring all production employees are paid accurately and timely. Knowledge of Kronos Timekeeping software and PeopleSoft. Experience in preparing and analyzing reporting data for management accurately and to timescales. Responsible for tracking employee attendance and processing notifications. Key location contact for Kronos Attendance implementation in 2015.

ACHIEVEMENT: Cost analysis completed regarding current FMLA program; reduced abuse resulting in a cost savings of 500K annually.

• Lead Leave Administrator for FMLA, STD and WC for all sites; total of 2000 employees.
• Payroll processing for union stakeholders weekly, full cycle.
• Compensation: Work with Managers to establish merit, promotions, and offers to new hires.
• Employee Relations (Salaried and Hourly): Administer disciplines, investigations, Performance Improvement Plans, and terminations.
• Negotiated collective bargaining agreements with labor unions by highlighting company profit and operational outcomes, Second Chair.
• Labor Relations: facilitate second step answers, collaborate with union and mid level management to achieve solutions.
• Run monthly queries to accurately take deductions of employee elected insurance policies.
• Generated processes and procedures to ensure HR alignment and consistency in all Americas markets.
• Developed and oversaw training courses, including sexual harassment and compliance workshops.
• Developed and facilitated organizational development activities including talent review programs, new manager assimilations, employee development reviews and engagement action planning.
• HRIS Analyst; implementation from PeopleSoft to SAP.
• Spearheaded salary surveys to benchmark current salary ranges for company positions.
• Provided HR consultation services to leadership and department heads.