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Rachel Ingel-Champion, Ph.D., MBA

Sr Organization & Talent Strategy Leader
Portland,OR
Rachel Ingel-Champion, Ph.D., MBA

Summary

Thriving Talent.

Effective Organizations.

Inclusive Practices.

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Organizational Psychologist, DEI advocate, people-focused leader, and future of work enthusiast, experienced in designing human-centered people solutions that drive business results and employee experience. Offering engaging, impact-driven, and collaborative personality with deep expertise in inclusive organization and talent practices and complex business transformations.

Overview

18
years of professional experience
16
years of post-secondary education
7
Certificates

Skills

Talent & Organizational Strategy

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Work History

NIKE, Inc.
Beaverton, OR

Sr. Director, Global Talent Practices
04.2022 - Current

Job overview

  • Led 16 direct team members & HR cross-functional team in modernization & strategic improvement of talent practices (succession planning, talent planning, talent review/assessment, top talent identification & programming, targeted leadership development, 360 assessments & coaching, career & performance management, employee survey, technology enablement) to increase employee experience, data-based talent decisions, operational efficiency, business impact, bench strength, inclusion & representation
  • Improved engagement & empowerment on Global Talent Practices team through teaming, coaching, prioritization & culture-building team norms
  • Fostered culture of collaboration & inclusion across siloed HR teams (L&D, Executive Development, Talent Acquisition, Technology, People Analytics & Insights, Strategy, HR business partners, Employee Experience, Total Rewards, communications, geography teams) to drive deeper partnerships, advocacy & adoption on critical talent projects
  • Led creation of vision & model for inclusive, Workday-enabled career & performance management practices based on external & internal research for 75,000 corporate, retail & distribution employees across 4 geographies - North America, EMEA, Greater China, Asia Pacific & Latin America
  • Redefined role of people managers including core team & talent responsibilities, leadership behaviors & competencies for all people managers across corporate, retail & distribution businesses
  • Re-imagined integrated talent model to drive enterprise strategic objectives, transformations, technology shifts & DEI opportunities
  • Drove prioritization & capacity planning of all work & projects in Talent Management to increase efficiencies

NIKE, Inc.
Beaverton, OR

Sr. Director, Global Org Effectiveness Practices
04.2021 - 04.2022

Job overview

  • Served as interim Head of Global Organization Effectiveness & member of HR Leadership Team Oct 2021 – Jan 2022
  • Led & managed portfolio of all (40+) functional & cross-functional org design initiatives across enterprise, driving prioritization, resourcing & roadmap optimization to maximize outcomes & employee experience
  • Led & developed centralized team of OE resources assigned to org design projects across multiple functions
  • Developed & modernized OE practice through refinement of OE methodology & served as primary consultant on methodologies including transformational change
  • Authored enterprise transformation framework, incorporating newest research & practices in human behavior change to increase success rate of organization transformations
  • Designed framework, criteria & pilot for new remote & hybrid working models as part of return to workplace & future of work efforts

NIKE, Inc.
Beaverton, OR

Sr. Director, Global Org Effectiveness
06.2019 - 03.2021

Job overview

  • Led all organization assessment and design initiatives for Innovation and new Consumer Creation function
  • Utilized systems thinking and problem-solving to design Nike's operating model in partnership with top 30 leaders to execute 2020 Consumer Direct Acceleration strategy; managed two top-tier management consulting firms to design enterprise value chain, consumer construct, primary workflows, capabilities, decision rights & structure of key global functions (consumer & category leadership, product design, product management, merchandising, business operations)
  • Established global org design methodology & practices through research, external networks & real-time operating model design, including operating model architecture, incorporation of socio-technical design methods, modernized org models, capability-based structure design & teaming at scale

NIKE, Inc.
Beaverton, OR

Director, Global Organization Effectiveness
04.2018 - 05.2019

Job overview

  • Led all organization assessment and design initiatives for Innovation, Categories, Design, Product, and Merchandising functions
  • Worked closely with Global Women's GM and corporate strategy to co-design Nike Women's strategy to increase revenue to 50% of Nike overall and realize company's largest growth opportunity; co-created & facilitated large-scale working sessions to clarify strategy, define critical cross-functional capabilities & processes & determine implications for enterprise operating model, ultimately establishing business case for Consumer Direct Acceleration strategy
  • Partnered with HRBPs & business leaders to design holistic operating models for Digital Product Creation, Digital Innovation, Digital Merchandising, & Purpose

Columbia Sportswear
Portland, OR

Director, Head of Organization Effectiveness
01.2017 - 04.2018

Job overview

  • Worked closely with executive leadership to guide organizational design & development strategies
  • Served as member of HR Leadership Team & led creation of global Organization Effectiveness team; developed talent management systems & practice, established organization development practice & revitalized learning & leadership development
  • Partnered with top-tier global management consulting firm to lead enterprise operating model design across 11 functions; member of 8-person transformation office performing largest transformation in company history
  • Collaborated with HR business partners & executive leadership to identify opportunity areas in cross-functional effectiveness; built & executed customized solutions to increase collaboration & alignment

Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
Burbank, CA

Director, Organization Development
01.2014 - 01.2017

Job overview

  • Partnered with HR business partners & business leaders to direct organization development & talent strategy initiatives across DC Entertainment, WB Games, WB Pictures, WB Digital, WB Consumer Products & WB Finance, including org change management, executive onboarding, talent reviews & assessments, development planning, succession planning & talent & mobility planning
  • Led implementation of enterprise-wide culture survey for 9000 employees worldwide; included population stratification, launch campaign design, communication planning, results analysis, executive debriefing, results presentations & action planning
  • Provided organizational change management support for global organizational, operational & cultural redesign impacting ~350 employees across US, Canada, Latin America, Europe & Asia Pacific regions; conducted risk assessments, produced comprehensive communications plan, integrated performance management & change reinforcement initiatives, provided organization design support & coaching plan for leaders in new or expanded roles
  • Worked closely with division executives & HR to manage culture transformation & operational relocation for ~250 employees through communications planning, stakeholder engagement, employee development & team effectiveness interventions
  • Led internal culture & talent interventions to address inclusion & diversity challenges at DC Entertainment
  • Managed roll-out of new rating-free performance management process across creative divisions; developed implementation plans, communications, stakeholder engagement & training strategies specific to styles & needs of ~2500 creative employees
    Facilitated comprehensive executive development: immersive leadership program, administration & coaching of 360° feedback assessments, executive coaching & executive coach sourcing, talent reviews & succession planning
  • Served as interim Director of Learning & Organization Development from September 2015 – January 2016, overseeing enterprise-wide learning & development initiatives

Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
Burbank, CA

Manager, Learning & Organization Development
08.2012 - 01.2014

Job overview

  • Led design & delivery of learning & development initiatives for 5000+ US employees based on business needs, employee feedback & organizational growth objectives; managed enterprise learning assets – learning management system, instructional design systems, online portal, performance management & coaching programs
  • Created & delivered organizational development interventions involving business process improvement, team dynamics, innovation & creativity for in-tact work groups across creative & digital functions

Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
Burbank, CA

Sr. Analyst, Learning & Organization Development
05.2010 - 08.2012

Job overview

  • Built & managed online portal to increase visibility, accessibility & utilization of learning initiatives for ~10,000 global employees
    Facilitated 20+ management & professional skills workshops & employee orientation
  • Designed and managed MBA Finance rotational internship program

Fox Entertainment Group
Los Angeles, CA

Graduate Intern, Org Development & Training
05.2009 - 05.2010

Job overview

  • Performed diagnostic data analysis to evaluate organizational climate & developed scorecard to evaluate department performance against key success indicators
  • Designed competency-based learning management system using excel and company intranet in absence of sufficient technology solutions

Boost Mobile - A Division of Sprint Nextel
Irvine, CA

Manager, Event Marketing & Athlete Management
04.2005 - 08.2008

Job overview

  • Created & managed marketing strategies for 5 nationally touring events in motor sports, music, basketball, video gaming & automotive categories; responsible for $10M budget across projects
  • Managed relationships & endorsement agreements with 50+ athletes & personalities for campaigns & promotions

Education

Alliant International University
Los Angeles, CA

Ph.D. from Industrial-Organizational Psychology
08.2012 - 05.2021

University Overview

Concentration: Strategic Human Resources; Dissertation in turnover of working mothers, work-family conflict, organization support & positive psychology

Alliant International University
Los Angeles, CA

Master of Science from Industrial-Organizational Psychology
08.2012 - 05.2015

Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA

MBA
08.2008 - 04.2010

University Overview

Concentration: Leadership & Organizational Change; Toastmasters (President), National Association for Women MBAs, MBAs Without Borders (Business Development Director), Challenge for Charity (Volunteer Coordinator)

University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA

Bachelor of Arts from Psychology & Social Behavior
09.2001 - 12.2004

University Overview

Minor: Business Management; University of California - Washington, DC Field Study Program; Volunteer Public Affairs Assistant for National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (Alexandria, VA; 2003)

Affiliations

  • Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM)
  • Association for Talent Development (ATD)
  • Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology (SIOP)

Certification

Diversity and Inclusion Certificate, Cornell University

Timeline

Diversity and Inclusion Certificate, Cornell University

04-2022

Sr. Director, Global Talent Practices

NIKE, Inc.
04.2022 - Current

Sr. Director, Global Org Effectiveness Practices

NIKE, Inc.
04.2021 - 04.2022

Strategic Organizational Design, USC Marshall

10-2020

Sr. Director, Global Org Effectiveness

NIKE, Inc.
06.2019 - 03.2021

Director, Global Organization Effectiveness

NIKE, Inc.
04.2018 - 05.2019

Director, Head of Organization Effectiveness

Columbia Sportswear
01.2017 - 04.2018

Certified Change Management Professional, Prosci

09-2015

Emotional & Social Competency Inventory, Korn Ferry

09-2014

Inventory of Leadership Styles (ILS), Korn Ferry

09-2014

Organizational Climate Survey, Korn Ferry

09-2014

Director, Organization Development

Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
01.2014 - 01.2017

Alliant International University

Ph.D. from Industrial-Organizational Psychology
08.2012 - 05.2021

Alliant International University

Master of Science from Industrial-Organizational Psychology
08.2012 - 05.2015

Manager, Learning & Organization Development

Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
08.2012 - 01.2014

Designing Learning, Instructional Design, Association for Talent Development

05-2011

Sr. Analyst, Learning & Organization Development

Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
05.2010 - 08.2012

Graduate Intern, Org Development & Training

Fox Entertainment Group
05.2009 - 05.2010

Pepperdine University

MBA
08.2008 - 04.2010

Manager, Event Marketing & Athlete Management

Boost Mobile - A Division of Sprint Nextel
04.2005 - 08.2008

University of California, Irvine

Bachelor of Arts from Psychology & Social Behavior
09.2001 - 12.2004
Rachel Ingel-Champion, Ph.D., MBASr Organization & Talent Strategy Leader