Ryan M. Elder
HR Executive
FL
Summary
Accomplished Talent & Culture executive with 20+ years of HR leadership in high-growth, global, and PE-backed environments. Expert in designing and executing talent strategies for new market entries, large-scale expansions, and innovative ventures, aligning human capital with business objectives to drive revenue growth, operational efficiency, and cultural transformation. Proven in organizational design, succession planning, leadership development, talent technology, and employee relations. Strategic partner to executive teams, with experience in licensed operations and joint ventures. Adaptable leader thriving in dynamic, fast-paced settings, passionate about fostering inclusive cultures and innovative experiences.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
VP, HR & Talent Capabilities
Modigent
Phoenix, USA
01.2024 - Current
- Created a National Apprenticeship Program for registered apprentices in the skilled trades of HVACR and Plumbing across 11 states, with over 40 participants at launch, and a projected involvement of over 100 participants across 10 states by mid-2026
- Designed and deployed enterprise change management framework for acquisitions, tech rollouts, and leadership transitions.
- Designed and implemented formal talent practices including performance management process for all employees and enterprise succession planning to mitigate organizational risk during leadership transitions.
- Designed and launched VP/GM Academy for senior operational leaders in conjunction with a leading university.
- Architect of Service Manager Academy to develop front-line service managers across the business portfolio to drive growth in core service business and increase retention in service technician base.
- Lead HR and talent strategies for a PE-owned, high-growth infrastructure and technology solutions provider with 1,800+ employees across 17 operating companies. Drive people operations to support 15% annual EBITDA growth.
SENIOR DIRECTOR, Talent Development
Mohawk Industries
Calhoun, USA
12.2020 - 01.2024
- Lead talent development for the North America division of the global leader in flooring. Responsible for 14,000+ employees generating over $4.5 billion in annual revenue in North America alone.
- Lead the learning, leadership development, performance management, succession planning, employee engagement, onboarding, coaching, and inclusion programs, while managing a budget of over $1 million annually.
- Global leader in flooring.
- Restructured the team to increase operational efficiency and move to a business partner approach; reducing operating budget 20% and increasing responsiveness to internal customers.
- Designed and launched senior executive development program to address talent gaps in senior leadership succession, increasing ready-now successors to the executive team by 25%.
- Architect of a high-potential program resulting in over 50% of the participants receiving promotions within 12 months of the program and a 95% retention rate of high-potential talent.
- Created and implemented a front-line leader development program across manufacturing facilities to address retention and engagement issues across manufacturing facilities, and decreased attrition by 30%.
SENIOR MANAGER, Global Employee & Organizational Development
CSG
Omaha, USA
09.2017 - 12.2020
- Created and implemented an enterprise-wide learning architecture, establishing an organizational talent framework and deploying a continuous performance management process.
- Identified and met organizational needs, delivered interventions, and mentored executives across the organization, while providing internal consultancy for the business.
- $1B global revenue management and digital monetization provider.
- Introduced comprehensive talent framework incorporating mission, vision, values, and competencies into a single model and framework for development leading to a 13% increase in employees’ retention.
- Implementation of a new learning experience platform (Degreed) to aggregate content from disparate sources across the organization with 87% adoption and 35% monthly recurring usage.
- Architect of continuous performance management program, scaled program globally, and delivered a 12-point increase in performance focus measurement on the annual employee engagement survey.
MANAGER, Leadership & Organizational Development
DISH Network
Denver, USA
06.2015 - 09.2017
- Inspired, led, and delivered a redesigned approach to leadership development, shifting from classroom facilitation to a hybrid model incorporating virtual content delivery.
- Actively responded to employee engagement survey perception of inadequate developmental opportunities.
- FORTUNE 500 satellite and streaming TV provider.
- Reduced training costs by 30% by restructuring core curriculum content and delivery.
- Increased training capacity 2X through restructuring the team and redefining roles and responsibilities.
- Optimized 75% participation and ensured 98% retention rate since the inception of the program by organizing and executing monthly development programs specifically for individual contributors.
Program Director, CHRO Leadership Summits
Evanta Ventures, Inc.
Portland, USA
07.2010 - 05.2015
Field Sales Consultant
SirsiDynix
Provo, USA
09.2008 - 07.2010
Training & Development Manager
American InterContinental University
Portland, USA
10.2005 - 08.2008
Education
MBA - Organizational Psychology & Development
American InterContinental University
Schaumburg, IL01.2010
Bachelor of Arts Degree - Human Resource Management
American InterContinental University
Schaumburg, IL01.2008
Skills
- Executive and Board Level Partnership
- Talent development
- Change management
- Performance management
- Succession planning
- Leadership development
- Team building
- Problem solving
- Stakeholder management
- Coaching and mentoring
- Private Equity Human Capital Strategy
- Organizational Design & Transformation
- Executive Coaching
- Leadership Development
- Performance Optimization
- Post-Merger Integration
- Enterprise Change Management
- Talent & Succession Planning
- Leadership Academies & Apprenticeship Programs
Professional Training And Certification
- Assessments: Hogan, KF 360, CCL 360, DiSC
- Sherpa Certified Executive Coach – University of Georgia
- Facilitation: Crucial Learning, DDI
- University of Chicago Booth School of Business Executive Finance Program
- University of Chicago Booth School of Business Executive Program in Corporate Strategy
Key Highlights
- Scaled human capital infrastructure to support double-digit EBITDA growth in a PE-owned, multi-entity enterprise, standardizing performance, merit, and incentive programs across 17+ operating companies.
- Post-acquisition integration lead—built change management framework, toolkit, and SME network, enabling smooth operational and cultural alignment during M&A activity.
- Leadership bench strength: designed succession planning and executive development pathways resulting in a 90% retention rate of high-potential talent and significant increases in 'ready-now' successors.
- Cultural turnaround: uplifted engagement scores 10–15% across key dimensions by overhauling learning strategy, performance management, and leadership development enterprise-wide.
- Value creation: people strategy contributions supported 14% revenue growth and 12.7% margin improvement year-over-year during the growth phase of PE ownership.
Timeline
VP, HR & Talent Capabilities
Modigent
01.2024 - Current
SENIOR DIRECTOR, Talent Development
Mohawk Industries
12.2020 - 01.2024
SENIOR MANAGER, Global Employee & Organizational Development
CSG
09.2017 - 12.2020
MANAGER, Leadership & Organizational Development
DISH Network
06.2015 - 09.2017
Program Director, CHRO Leadership Summits
Evanta Ventures, Inc.
07.2010 - 05.2015
Field Sales Consultant
SirsiDynix
09.2008 - 07.2010
Training & Development Manager
American InterContinental University
10.2005 - 08.2008
MBA - Organizational Psychology & Development
American InterContinental University
Bachelor of Arts Degree - Human Resource Management
American InterContinental University