Mary Lisa Lindstrom
Summary
Talent Management professional with over 25 years of comprehensive experience including recruitment and retention, conflict resolution, and change management. Proven experience collaborating with senior management to conduct Talent Management strategic planning to support corporate goals. Demonstrated ability to address and implement strategic plans for talent acquisition, retention and succession planning.
Professional leader with executive experience ready to drive impactful change. Proven ability to implement strategic initiatives and enhance operational performance. Valued for collaborative team leadership and adaptability to evolving business needs.
Overview
2027
2027
years of professional experience
Work History
Vice President
Global TA Strategy and Operations
06.2025 - Current
- Oversee talent acquisition operations and key vendor relationships, ensuring ongoing system optimization, compliance adherence, and measurable value from external partner. Since assuming role, completed full integration of a new background vendor, HireRight. In partnership with Security and HRIT implemented Incode, an identity verification (IDV) tool, into our hiring process. These integrations have strengthened our controls while balancing and preserving the overall candidate experience.
- Align people, processes, and technology by implementing and optimizing TA tools and systems to enhance recruiter effectiveness.
Vice President, Talent Acquisition
Critical Infrastructure | Engineered Systems (Federal)
01.2021 - 06.2025
- Grew the TA recruitment team by 40% in 4 months with zero voluntary attrition.
- Achieved 51% increase in external hires year over year for last quarter of 2021 and first quarter of 2022.
- Standardized metrics and reporting to align with organizational goals.
- Reorganized the recruitment team to align by region
- Created a culture of partnership between talent acquisition and the business by ensuring the TA team maintains a level of business literacy around, and curiosity for, the markets and regions they support
Director, Human Resources
Business Operations | IT | Engineered Systems
01.2019 - 01.2021
- Performed organizational diagnostics to align and ensure delivery of TM services and resources required to win and deliver work to drive growth for Engineered Systems Market.
- Drove a performance culture with utilization of IDPs, 360 Assessments and New Leader and Team Assimilations (NLTAs)
- Engaged Talent Leader to review turnover by trend analysis to proactively identify actions and solutions resulting in achievement of Engineered Systems’ strategy goal of
- Supported and advised on reorganizations in Operations for Facilities and Supply Chain for matrixed support to business units.
- Voluntary Turnover (ES) as of 12/1/2020: 9.9% (down from 15% in 2019)
Senior Talent Management Business Partner
Parsons Transportation Group
2014 - 01.2019
- Aligned business leadership with TM transformation and future state needs. Served as a positive influencer for the Human Capital Management (HCM) implementation.
- Analyzed turnover data deeper into the organization to identify trends to meet TM strategy goal. Reduction in C/S Division voluntary turnover in 2018 of 2%.
- Oversaw demobilization of Mexico City International Airport (NAIM) Project.
- Served as an advisor for organizational design. Consulted with leaders to effectively communicate and integrate their teams as part of supporting the newly formed Mobility Solutions Market.
Human Resource Manager
Road and Highway - Bridge and Tunnel - Rail and Transit Sectors
2011 - 01.2014
Recruitment Manager
Parsons Transportation Group
01.2006 - 2011
Owner
Management Solutions, LLC
01.1997 - 01.2006
- Served as a consultant for over 9 years in recruitment and special projects for Fortune 1000 companies. Developed staffing strategies for large scale recruitment projects. Client services included consulting, contingency and retained search. Successful in setting up recruitment practices for large mobilizations, managing a staff of sourcers and delivering contract milestones.
- Clients included: Grainger, Washington Group, HNTB
Skills
- Consulting adaptability
- Corporate literacy
- Organizational change facilitator
- Business strategy developer
- Strategic business influence
- Facilitating access through relationship building
Timeline
Vice President
Global TA Strategy and Operations
06.2025 - Current
Vice President, Talent Acquisition
Critical Infrastructure | Engineered Systems (Federal)
01.2021 - 06.2025
Director, Human Resources
Business Operations | IT | Engineered Systems
01.2019 - 01.2021
Recruitment Manager
Parsons Transportation Group
01.2006 - 2011
Owner
Management Solutions, LLC
01.1997 - 01.2006
Senior Talent Management Business Partner
Parsons Transportation Group
2014 - 01.2019
Human Resource Manager
Road and Highway - Bridge and Tunnel - Rail and Transit Sectors
2011 - 01.2014
Talent Acquisition and Workforce Planning
- Assumed new combined role of VP, Talent Acquisition with responsibility for 3 of the 4 Business units.
- Reorganized the recruitment team to align by region
- Created a culture of partnership between talent acquisition and the business by ensuring the TA team maintains a level of business literacy around, and curiosity for, the markets and regions they support
- Facilitated more proactive internal mobility to ensure employees feel empowered to explore new opportunities within the organization if they are ready to advance to the next stage of their career – not just because their assignment is ending.
- Created campaigns on the LinkedIn ad platform to reach target audiences.
- International experience with project assignments in Mexico City, Singapore, Israel, UK, Canada and Middle East, liaising with finance, tax and legal to execute strategies that mitigate liability.
Talent Strategies
- Participated in High Growth Leader (HGL) interview panels for executive hires.
- Partnered with senior management for succession planning to develop IDPs utilizing 180 feedback tools.
- Participated in Executive Project Reviews (EPRs) to identify execution risks and staffing strategy. Identified staffing gaps and addressed mitigation of liquidated damages regarding key staff delivery.
- Facilitated proactive movement of high potential employees into key roles based on development objectives.
- Assisted with developing the HR Business Partner (HRBP) role to formulate partnerships between HR and the business groups to achieve the business objectives of the organization.
Learning and Development
- Facilitated Leadership Workshop as part of Manager Training Series.
- Facilitated New Leader and Team Assimilations (NLTAs) for new leaders.
- Presented NLTA approach as a Best Practice to HR Organization
- Facilitated Everything DiSC Workplace for several teams and executive leadership.
- Facilitated Team Development Session utilizing MBTI and Tuckman Model
Section name
Served as an Ethics Officer on the Ethics Committee from 2015 - 2020
Executive Facilitation and Communication
Served as the Project Leader for the Right Employee, Right Workspace working group that was tasked with developing a vision of flexible work options that align with Parsons’ overall business objectives and workforce needs. (2020 - 2021)
Co-facilitated Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) session for COO with Revenue Unit Leaders to address:
- Project Sales
- Top Line Growth
- Margin Expansion
- Portfolio Shaping – key strategic areas for investment