Maralou L. Billig
**** ***** *** ****, ******** City, TX 77459 281-***-****
Professional Experience
Hodes iQ 07/2008 - Present
Client Care Manager
Responsibilities include consultative services for various fortune 500
companies assisting in the development and enhancement recruitment
activities, such as: creating evaluating compensation programs, recruitment
practices, organizational incentive plans, job descriptions, and employment
retention. Ensured customer satisfaction at all levels of organization.
. Led client team to design equity portfolio and transaction website.
Ensured program details were accurate and appropriate, plan documents
and other data are compliant and accessible.
. Project leader for fortune 500 organization assisting in the
development and coordination of all Compensation initiatives and
processes worldwide. Worked closely with Business Managers and HR
managers to identify HR and business client compensation needs and,
accordingly, developed and implemented compensation programs designed
to attract, retain, motivate and reward officer and employee
populations. Aligned business unit/functional compensation and
services through HRIS and ATS systems.
. Assist clients with developing compensation strategy, assessing
current pay methods, collect job information that identifies duties
and responsibilities, select benchmark jobs, conduct completive market
study, prepare salary structure, slot benchmark & non-benchmark jobs
into the salary structure, evaluate hierarchy for external and
internal equity, determine cost impact of newly designed salary
structure and prepare implementation plan.
. Manage client relationships with fortune 500 companies, through
scheduled meetings, offer consultative services on ATS technology,
assist in recruitment process design, OFCCP compliance, develop AA
plans for underutilized positions, and assist in target media plans
for targeting recruitment.
Youth Villages 03/2008 - 08/2008
Consultant
Designed and developed employee performance management reviews - Halogen
Software. Worked with executive team to review and update current job
descriptions, develop new business objectives, job objectives, and
leadership job objectives. Created review process for all levels of
employment.
FedEx Services, Collierville, TN 05/2007 - 03/2008
Manager, HR
Responsibilities include developing and enhancing recruitment activities,
such as: creating recruitment policies, recruitment processes, recruitment
strategies, building a strong functioning recruitment team, ensured
customer satisfaction at all levels of organization. Supervised team of 8
Talent Relationship Specialists.
. Ability to drive recruitment initiatives and led teams to influence
change in developing consistent candidate profile, interviewing
processes, candidate flow, candidate sourcing. Key initiatives include
FedEx Inside Sales, FedEx E-Commerce, FedEx Revenue, FedEx Finance, FedEx
Marketing, and FedEx Field Sales.
. Project leader in designing recruitment strategies for organizational
programs, developed tools to train staff, hiring managers and other users
in recruitment policies, tools and processes.
. Scanned and analyzed job markets across the nation, forecasted employment
needs, developed quarterly recruitment plans with executive management to
support hiring activity and ensure adherence to FedEx staffing
objectives.
. Implemented approved recruitment strategies, as well as identified and
tracked benefits and effectiveness of recruitment sources and activities.
. Identified skills and competencies required to support current and future
business activities and utilized recruitment e-recruiting tools as
required to attract qualified candidates.
. Gathered and analyzed data to define deficits in skills and competencies
in the marketplace.
. Managed project development on ATS enhancements included Just-In-Time
candidate bench and on-line staffing forms.
Maralou L. Billig 8813 Snowy Owl Loop, Missouri City, TX 77459 (281)778-
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Youth Villages, Inc, Memphis, TN 12/2002 - 04/2007
Director, Human Resources/Assistant Direct Human Resources
Responsibilities included developing policy, directing and coordinating
human resources activities, such as: employment, compensation, labor
relations, benefits, management development, EEO responding, affirmative
action plans/reports, EEO1 reports, HR audits and employee services for
seven state 38 location facility.
. Led compensation plan of 2.5 million to reduce turnover by 20% for year
2006/2007 while focusing on organizations strategic growth plan, by April
2007 turnover reduced from 74% to 58%.
. Developed annual planning budgets (Base Salary, Annual and Long-term
Incentives) and prepared policies and procedures to ensure the
achievement of equitable and competitive employee compensation. Works
with business units and management to assess competitive market position
and labor market trends.
. Project team leader for HRIS and ATS conversion, included data imports,
training, business rule development, and developing HR business
strategies.
. Worked with senior organizational leaders to evaluate organizational
objectives such as hiring, staff retention, performance, and turnover.
Redesigned job descriptions and job functions in order to target
successful applicants and increase retention.
. Maintained a working knowledge of federal and state legislation; current
compensation practices/theories and competitive intelligence that may
affect and/or impact compensation plans and policies.
. Provided advice and counsel to management on compensation matters
relating to offers, promotions, terminations, internal equity and market
adjustments. Designed new global grading jobs submitted by organization
compensation experts and management.
. Lead and facilitated the Compensation Working Group to encourage sharing
of best practices; improve programs, policies and procedures; increase
efficiency and effectiveness; meet customer expectations, etc.
. Served as key interface on executive and local compliance audits (i.e.
DCAA). Negotiated with Audit agencies to minimize potential compensation
related exposure.
. Managed all functions of benefit administration, ensured compliance with
workers compensation, benefits communication, and federal government
medical regulations.
. HR Team leader for mergers and acquisitions. Ensured organization
followed due diligence of scanning the environment, culture of
organization, and benefits practice prior to merger.
The Kele Companies, Memphis, TN 06/2000 - 12/2002
Human Resource Manager
Responsibilities included, but not limited to: developing policy,
coordinating human resources activities, such as employment, compensation,
labor relations, benefits, training, and employee services for distribution
and manufacturing facilities in Minnesota, Singapore, and Memphis, TN.
. Wrote and delivered presentation to corporate officers or government
officials regarding company human resources policies and practices.
. Project team leader for HRIS and ATS implementation, system manual prior
to project.
. Negotiated and analyzed benefit programs, presenting new plans to
corporate officers for approval.
. Coordinated and Facilitated training for all employees. Training
includes, Covey's 7 Habits of Highly Effective, Covey's 4 Roles of
Leadership, Managing from the Heart, Effective Interviews, Performance
Management, and Sexual Harassment.
Certificates and Memberships
SPHR Senior Professional Human Resource certified
High School Advisor Inner City Programs of Memphis
7 Habits of Highly Effective People Certified Trainer
4 Roles of Leadership Certified Trainer
Focus Certified Trainer
The Four Disciplines of Execution Certified Trainer
Education
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
BS Accounting/Economics