Pramodini (Pam) Tallapragada
Minneapolis,MN
Summary
Dedicated human resource professional eager to create and implement successful strategies to improve organizational efficiency. Adept at utilizing data analysis to provide insights into HR initiatives. Strong organizational, communication and interpersonal skills and committed to pursuing best practices related to employee development and retention.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Staffing Specialist
Target Corporation
12.2016 - Current
- Ensure all candidates have a positive interview experience with Target by providing them with timely and personalized communication
- Serving as primary contact to Hiring Managers, Candidates and Recruiters
- Coordinating complex scheduling needs for interview teams, candidates, and recruiters
- Created training resources (checklists, plans, templates, and timelines) and trained five (+) new hires to the Sr
- Staffing Specialist team
- Created and presented detailed training on partnership best practices across multiple HQ Talent Acquisitions teams
- Lead Target Welcome new hire meetings
- Worked with new hires to have them complete all necessary paperwork such as Conflict of Interest, I-9’s, Wage & Hour, etc.
HR Crisis Team
Target Corporation
11.2020 - 01.2021
- Assisted with managing the HR Crisis Team’s mailbox during the Covid pandemic.
Sr. Specialist
Target Corporation
05.2016 - 12.2019
- Held responsibility for maintaining, reviewing, and updating all Team Member Handbooks
- Worked with multiple partners, Assets Protection, ER/LR, Store Operations, Maintained and updated the Record Retention/HR Office Organization documents for Stores
- Managed the Field HR Process Team, HQHR Planning and Delivery and Supply Chain mailboxes
- Assisted partners in ensuring all documents in team member new hire kits were up to date
- Assisted with the migration of HR Zone to eHR + Human Resources
- Created new resources and moved existing pages to eHR + Transferred all documents into the new document library and relinked all resources
- Updated content as needed
- Business Continuity back-up planner for Stores HQ Planning & Delivery teams
- Assisted with Workday training logistics for stores
- Owned and maintained multiple SharePoint sites, Stores, HQ & GSCL Planning & Delivery sites
- Managed the HRBP Level 7+ Planning & Delivery meetings and all HQ HRBP Planning & Delivery meetings
- Supported weekly Target Welcome classes.
Sr. HROC Specialist
01.2012 - 05.2016
- Subject Matter Expert for PeopleSoft, Annual Pay Process, Global Mobility
- Evaluated new and existing work for the global teams, including process changes requested by partners
- Created and updated existing resources for Direct Operations and our global teams
- Trained teams as needed
- Developed strong partnerships with our global and domestic teams
- Lead defined and created resources for cyclical processes to ensure successful execution
- Ensured quality standards are met by the global teams and provided feedback, coaching and training as needed
- Additional projects include, HQ Terminations, Seasonal Terminations/Promotions, Annual Pay Process & PRIME
- Was a peer leader to ensure all work was within level of service (LOS) (emails, incoming calls, mySupport, etc.) Assisted with working emails, taking calls and any additional projects as assigned
- Facilitated trainings as needed for current and new hires
- Assist team members and HRs who had questions regarding pay, benefits, JAS or TAS issues, court orders, etc
- Assisted HRs through various channels, phone calls, emails, my Support, etc
- Subject Matter Expert (SME) for PDTs, Corrections, Terminations, I-9s and E-Verify work.
Business Process Optimization Representative
08.2009 - 12.2011
- Assisted with escalated calls from the Direct Operations team
- Researched issues such as Leaves, Benefit Arrears, keying errors
- Quality monitored core worksets processing for the global teams
- Additional projects as assigned.
Various Roles at TMSC/HROC
07.1996 - 08.2009
- TRAX Coordinator – Screened new hires for the WOTC Tax Credit and completed all necessary paperwork
- Intake Representative – Opened and processed all incoming mail into TMSC/HROC
- Documents were scanned and sent to the appropriate teams for timely processing
- Process Representative – Processed I-9s, W-4’s, Benefits enrollments, etc.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN12.1994
Skills
- Detail Orientated
- Team Player
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinker
- Coordination with others
- Resilient
- Reliable and Trustworthy
- Microsoft Office
- Policy and Procedure Writing
- Project Management
- Training and mentoring
- Dependable and Responsible
Start Date
07/1996
End Date
present
Current Employer
Target Corporation
Timeline
HR Crisis Team
Target Corporation
11.2020 - 01.2021
Sr. Staffing Specialist
Target Corporation
12.2016 - Current
Sr. Specialist
Target Corporation
05.2016 - 12.2019
Sr. HROC Specialist
01.2012 - 05.2016
Business Process Optimization Representative
08.2009 - 12.2011
Various Roles at TMSC/HROC
07.1996 - 08.2009
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
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