La Sonda Stasinopoulos
Raleigh,NC
Summary
Human Resources/Operations Professional who drives results by building partnerships and creating collaboration opportunities. A strong recruiting background, successfully partnering with leaders and managers to find quality and diverse candidates. Works with leaders on performance issues and behavior/workplace concerns and provides coaching at all stages of employee matters. Advises on formal processes in accordance with policies and appropriate regulatory guidelines. Highly skilled with managing business procedures and coaching employees. Finding excellent ways to run an efficient way to run business and long term success. Experienced with the skillset to ensure business is well coordinated and productive, by managing procedures and coaching.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
HR and Operations Director
TC Hospitality Group and Petal & Oak (Hybrid)
Raleigh, NC
11.2023 - Current
- Act as the primary and highly visible business partner to help build effective teams and to achieve business goals
- Plan and monitor the day-to-day running of business to ensure smooth progress
- Evaluate regularly the efficiency of business procedures according to organizational objectives and apply improvements
- Review financial information and adjust operational budgets to promote profitability
- Manage relationships/agreements with external partners/vendors
- Supervise staff from different departments and provide constructive feedback
- Build relationships, learn business operations, help drive business and team performance
- Display intellectual curiosity and an analytical mindset with a focus on solutions
- Investigate and conduct relevant ad hoc reports to propose both short-term and long-term interventions and solutions
- Consult and train managers helping to build a positive culture
- Act as a Project Manager by leading projects and tracking project goals and tasks, reporting on progress, making recommendations, and helping with implementations
- Improve and apply HR processes, policies, and standards meeting local and federal employment laws
- Think independently, investigate, and resolve labor relations and employee issues, partnering with the company attorney
- Implement Human Resources initiatives to support all the above
- Develop project plans, process mapping, change management plans
- Change Agent to effectively develop communication
- Audited existing processes to understand bottlenecks and gaps, take direct ownership of implementing data-backed improvements to better meet needs of the business, promote efficiency, and employee experience
- Provides expertise and support in Human Resources including policy and procedures, employee relations and HR strategy
- Develop and maintains tracking systems for open positions
- Recruit, screen, onboard and orient new hires
- Develop and recommends employee relations practices to help promote a high level of employee morale, motivation and engagement
- Ensure that the company runs with legality and conformity to establish regulations.
Sr. Recruiter
Right Sourcing/Children’s Health
Dallas, TX
02.2022 - 10.2023
- Heavy sourcing on critical and complex requisitions
- Sourcing candidates, screening applicants, referring qualified candidates to managers
- Negotiating, preparing, and extending offers
- Guide and complete candidates through pre-hires screening steps to start date
- Consult with managers to conduct intake sessions for a new position
- Develop of sourcing and recruitment plan
- Assist managers in identifying qualifications and competencies required for quality hire and cultural fit
- Interpret employment policies and advise employees and managers
- Ensure hiring practices comply with state and federal regulations and Children’s policies
- Utilize sales training techniques and problem-solving skills
- Relationship management, building solid partnerships with hiring Managers and Senior Leadership
- Work on special projects as assigned.
Human Resources Manager (Consultant work)
Catering Works (High-end Catering)
Raleigh, NC
01.2022 - 10.2022
- Identify talent needs and capability gaps to influence, shape, and drive effective recruiting strategies tailored to departments’ most crucial talent needs
- Conducted sensitive investigations ranging from complex harassment to policy violations
- Ensured all parties understood the newly created investigation process and their roles and responsibilities while overcoming objections and creating buy-in
- Conduct and coordinate recruiting and selection activities, sourcing, screening applicants, interviewing, administering assessments, negotiating, preparing offer letters, pre-hire screenings, and onboarding
- Interpreted employment policies and advised managers on best hiring practices
- Assisted the Operation Manager with forecasting, employee record keeping, and management training
- Processed biweekly payroll, edited/corrected payroll discrepancies, partnered with the VP to assist with workforce planning strategies and stayed current with current markets
- Updated employee handbook, policies and procedures, and job descriptions
- Hosted onsite job fairs
- Networked with local culinary schools and developed an internship program for culinary/baker students.
Human Resources Manager
Belk
Raleigh, NC
01.2018 - 01.2022
- Worked closely with the leadership team supporting the business needs and employee concerns
- Tasked with streamlining HR functions, reported HR metrics, enhanced workforce retention by predicting staffing needs, managed termination processes, and managing risk by ensuring compliance with regulations
- Managed the employee grievance process, including intake, investigation, and response
- Subject matter expert at the store level on HR practices, policies and procedures, and full-life recruiting, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, offers, negotiations, and onboarding, and worked with Regional HRBP on Store leadership positions
- Managed candidate pipelines.
New Home Sales Consultant
Lennar Homes
Raleigh, NC
01.2015 - 01.2016
New Home Community Manager
Peachtree Homes Inc.
Raleigh, NC
01.2012 - 01.2015
Talent Acquisition Administrator/University Relations Recruiter
Lenovo
Durham, NC
01.2009
HRIS Analyst
Bayer Crop Science
01.2008
Human Resources Associate
Fidelity Investments
01.2007
Education
Innovation Leadership and Entrepreneurship -
Western Carolina
Human Resource Management Certification -
SHRM/Duke University
Skills
Management
Operations
Strategic Thinking/Planning
Leadership
Coaching
Business Process Improvement
Performance Management
People Development
Staff Retention
Employee Relations
Affiliations
Active North Carolina Real Estate License (2000-current)
Custom
Microsoft Office Suite, Workday, Infor/Lawson, PeopleSoft, Reflexis, ADP, SAP, Oracle
Timeline
HR and Operations Director
TC Hospitality Group and Petal & Oak (Hybrid)
11.2023 - Current
Sr. Recruiter
Right Sourcing/Children’s Health
02.2022 - 10.2023
Human Resources Manager (Consultant work)
Catering Works (High-end Catering)
01.2022 - 10.2022
Human Resources Manager
Belk
01.2018 - 01.2022
New Home Sales Consultant
Lennar Homes
01.2015 - 01.2016
New Home Community Manager
Peachtree Homes Inc.
01.2012 - 01.2015
Talent Acquisition Administrator/University Relations Recruiter
Lenovo
01.2009
HRIS Analyst
Bayer Crop Science
01.2008
Human Resources Associate
Fidelity Investments
01.2007
Innovation Leadership and Entrepreneurship -
Western Carolina
Human Resource Management Certification -
SHRM/Duke University