MICHELLE WYNTER
HR Recruitment & Compliance Specialist
Sunrise,Florida
Summary
Personable Human Resource Specialist with solid background in talent acquisition and compliance. Skilled in utilizing data and analytics to push strategic HR initiatives. Strong analytical skills and committed to implementing HR policies and procedures.
A dedicated professional with strong background in guiding teams, managing complex projects, and achieving strategic objectives.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
HR Recruitment & Compliance Specialist
Sandals Royal Plantation/Sandals Resorts International
Ocho Rios, St. Ann, JA
09.2022 - Current
- Managed quality programs to reduce overdue compliance activities.
- Served as subject matter expert by advising staff and customers and working directly with external agencies throughout audits or to remedy compliance issues.
- Supported team by pitching in to complete special projects.
- Conducted periodic compliance audits and reviews to identify areas of improvement.
- Interviewed candidates and conducted background checks and verification.
- Developed and posted vacancy announcements by leveraging online and print recruitment tools to attract highly-qualified candidates and develop robust talent pool.
Recruiter
Moon Palace Resort
Ocho Rios, St. Ann, JA
03.2019 - 01.2022
- Responsible for recruiting all staff for a 5 Star, 730 room property with approximately 1250 employees
- Analyze psychometric results of potential candidates
- Operated and maintained applicant tracking and candidate management systems.
- Conducted phone interviews to assess applicants relevant knowledge, skills, experience and aptitudes.
- Conducted reference checks, background screening and other pre-employment checks to verify information on applicant's resume.
- Studied job descriptions and qualifications to determine applicant requirements.
- Coordinated schedules to arrange management interviews with applicants.
- Improved office efficiency by effectively managing internal communications and correspondence.
- Partnered with departmental managers to ascertain hiring needs and subsequently provide candidate recommendations.
HR Coordinator
Moon Palace Resort
Ocho Rios, St. Ann, JA
09.2017 - 03.2019
- Supported human resources staff with new hire orientations and monthly departmental meetings.
- Assisted with recruitment process by posting job ads, filtering applications, scheduling interviews, assisting in interview process and drafting offer letters.
- Administer employee health plan
- Contract administration
- Maintain confidentiality and security of employee and property records, files and information
- Respond to internal and external HR related query
- Maintained human resources information system and kept employee files up to date and accurate.
Events Officer/ Marketing Conferences Specialist (Remote)
Conduent (formerly Xerox)
Montego Bay, St. James, JA
01.2009 - 07.2017
- Tailored events according to the business needs and budgets of internal clients, managing and exceeding expectations
- Liaise with vendors to ensure client needs are always met; available on demand 24/7
- Arrange for setting up of equipment and furniture for events
- Coordinate accommodation and VIP arrangements
- Manage orders, including the creation of custom orders, for giveaways, marketing materials and booth properties; whilst adhering to brand guidelines
- Host weekly planning calls with Operations, Sales personnel to guide them through details from conception to completion
- Create PowerPoint presentations to prepare teams for show attendance and event logistics
- Monitor and report on cost, sales and other statistics for each event
- Manage the budget effectively (saved the company approximately US$200,000 over two years)
Assistant to Director of Standards and Training
SuperClubs Resort Corporate Office
Runaway Bay, St. Ann, JA
08.2005 - 12.2008
- Perform administrative duties for Executive management
- Analyze and compile negative statistics to spot trends
- Liaise with contracted training facilitators and ensure they are paid
- Coordinate trainee managers and scholarship interviews
- Management of personnel records for over 90 development candidates
Education
BSc. - Management Studies
University of The West Indies
Kingston, Jamaica05.2008
Associate of Science Degree -
Moneague College
Moneague, Jamaica06.2001
Skills
- Candidate Sourcing
- Applicant Tracking Systems
- Resume Screening
- Talent Acquisition
- HRIS Management
- Compliance Oversight
- Internal Auditing
- Compliance Monitoring
- Human Resources Support
- Exit Interviews
- Employee Surveys
- HR Reporting
Awards
- Sandals Royal Plantation MVP for October 2023
- Moon Palace Jamaica Employee of the Year Nominee, 2018
- Moon Palace Jamaica Employee of the Quarter, 04/18
Languages
English
Advanced (C1)
Spanish
Elementary (A2)
Timeline
HR Recruitment & Compliance Specialist
Sandals Royal Plantation/Sandals Resorts International
09.2022 - Current
Recruiter
Moon Palace Resort
03.2019 - 01.2022
HR Coordinator
Moon Palace Resort
09.2017 - 03.2019
Events Officer/ Marketing Conferences Specialist (Remote)
Conduent (formerly Xerox)
01.2009 - 07.2017
Assistant to Director of Standards and Training
SuperClubs Resort Corporate Office
08.2005 - 12.2008
BSc. - Management Studies
University of The West Indies
Associate of Science Degree -
Moneague College