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Laurie Ingram

Frisco,TX

Summary

Self-motivated Senior HR Generalist possessing 7 years of experience in human resources field and in-depth knowledge of organizational processes. Proficient in HR Operations, posting job vacancies and providing administrative support to human resource personnel. Successfully partners with other departments to achieve objectives.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

HR Operations Lead II

Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
08.2021 - Current
  • Responsible for facilitating the end-to-end employee experience, from hiring, onboarding, and answering HR-related employee questions to assisting with the separation of employees, with a focus on building a world-class employee experience.
  • Owns the new hire orientation process
  • Manage internal new hire onboarding and employee off-boarding processes
  • Recommend process improvements and HR efficiencies
  • Superuser for the internal HRIS System. This includes employee lifecycle management: onboarding, account updates, terminations, and various ad hoc employee changes
  • Partners with business leaders to ensure they are reviewing, updating, and managing job descriptions for their direct reports
  • Assist with health and benefit plans, including enrollments, qualified changes and terminations
  • Reconcile monthly billings of benefit invoices
  • Assist in the annual open enrollment process, including helping to distribute material, communicating changes to the employees, and assisting in the employee presentation
  • Oversees and manages the front desk and receptionist
  • Partners with the leaders on employment engagement surveys and activities to improve employee engagement, including working with the HR team to coordinate company-sponsored events
  • Improved onboarding process for new hires, ensuring a smooth transition into the company.
  • Comply with GxP, SOX controls and corporate policies and procedures

Talent Acquisition Lead

Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
01.2019 - 07.2021
  • Acted as a strategic and tactical talent acquisition partner to all business units within Reata.
  • Managed the Applicant Tracking System including job postings, requisition workflow management, initiation and processing of offer letters, candidate communication (as needed) and employee on-boarding & off-boarding.
  • Understands the importance of the candidate experience and crafts communication to include welcome emails and onboarding agendas to help ensure employees a seamless transition into their new role.
  • Manage HR Specialist(s); provide ongoing support, guidance, and training.
  • Partner with the business to review, update, and manage job descriptions in compliance with regulatory audit requirements
  • Super user for the internal Applicant Tracking System (UltiPro).
  • Tracking and ensuring positions are budgeted before posting job requisitions, and working closely with finance to maintain budget compliance.
  • Offer letter creation and candidate communication.
  • Act as a talent acquisition consultant and resource for internal hiring managers; answer talent acquisition related questions and processes
  • Manage internal new hire on-boarding and employee off-boarding processes.

Human Resources Generalist

Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
08.2016 - 12.2018
  • Facilitated criminal background check process for new hires.
  • Understood, interpreted and mediated human resources inquiries to support administration of human resources policies, procedures and programs.
  • Explained and administered medical insurance, disability and flexible spending accounts.
  • Verified that vendors received timely enrollment information, changes and terminations.
  • Maintained personnel records and statistical data to establish accuracy and compliance with applicable regulations.
  • Fielded employee inquiries related to insurance, pension plan, vacation, sick leave and employee assistance.

Administrative Assistant

Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
08.2012 - 08.2016
  • Managed expense reports for executive staff members, ensuring accurate documentation of spending for budgeting purposes.
  • Maintained confidentiality of sensitive information by adhering to strict privacy policies
  • Optimized calendar management for executives by scheduling appointments strategically while considering priorities and minimizing conflicts.
  • Coordinated office supply inventory management, proactively ordering necessary items before depletion to avoid workflow disruptions.
  • Assisted with human resources tasks such as updating employee files per company policy guidelines.

Office Manager

York & York Appraisers, Inc.
06.2003 - 08.2012

Education

High School Diploma -

Plano Senior High School
Plano, TX

Skills

  • Talent Acquisition
  • Background Checks
  • Benefits Administration
  • Onboarding and Orientation
  • Staff Supervision
  • Compliance
  • Recordkeeping
  • Confidential Document Control
  • Staff Management
  • Employment Record Verification
  • Human Resources Department Processes
  • Employee Recognition Programs
  • Onboarding, Training, and Development
  • Human Resource Management Software HRMS
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Hiring and Onboarding
  • Human Resources Operations
  • Recruitment and Hiring

Timeline

HR Operations Lead II

Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
08.2021 - Current

Talent Acquisition Lead

Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
01.2019 - 07.2021

Human Resources Generalist

Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
08.2016 - 12.2018

Administrative Assistant

Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
08.2012 - 08.2016

Office Manager

York & York Appraisers, Inc.
06.2003 - 08.2012

High School Diploma -

Plano Senior High School
Laurie Ingram