Sandra Landsman * Kretch Circle Wappinger NY *****

ac3794@r.postjobfree.com

845-***-****

A strategic HR executive and business partner to all relevant stakeholders. Specialties / Expertise: talent management, leadership development, strategic planning and alignment, change management, culture change, define and manage corporate culture, business acumen, strategic benefits management, compensation, acquisition due diligence and integration, business partner.

Industries include digital media, publishing, trade shows and events.

HUMAN RESOURCES EXPERIENCE

New York Media LLC, New York, NY (April 2004 – March 2017)

Executive Director of Human Resources

•New York Media is a digital media company that publishes New York Magazine; the news website nymag.com; and other digital sites featuring fashion, entertainment, food and digital technology.

•Hired to build and lead an HR department and all associated programs, including benefit plans, handbook, appraisals and a compensation strategy.

•Partnered with COO to help design and manage the company’s infrastructure after its purchase by Wasserstein Holdings from PRIMEDIA in January 2004.

•Worked closely with C-Suite executives and their teams to identify and recommend the most meaningful solutions to business challenges.

•Teamed with the officers on culture initiatives, compensation planning, organizational design and restructures, change management, benefit planning and digital initiatives.

•Consulted with leaders on workforce planning, talent development, and recruitment strategies.

•Acted as a key influencer and ambassador throughout the organization in order to promote company goals and mission.

•Analyzed HR data and metrics to identify and report on trends and make recommendations to leaders.

•Responsible for the majority of internal communication throughout the organization.

•Led the recruitment of all positions, primarily Editorial, Sales, Web and Digital technology.

•Coached managers and staff on all employee relations issues, including performance development, non-harassment, diversity and inclusion, internal investigations, and team conflicts.

•Aligned with Legal on compliance, change management, training and visa matters.

•Led an empathetic and collaborative HR team in providing HR expertise, benefit and HRIS management, talent recruitment, diversity and inclusion efforts and onboarding and off boarding across all the lines of the business.

Advanstar Communications, New York, NY (March 1999 – March 2004)

Human Resources Manager

•Advanstar is a business to business publishing and trade show and event company with over 1000 employees and a current portfolio of 50 tradeshows, 5 publications and over 30 websites. The company was purchased by UBM in 2014.

•Hired in 1999 to head up the Recruiting function and was responsible for sourcing, interviewing, and placing approximately 400 employees annually. Promoted to Human Resources Manager in 2001.

•Partnered with senior management on performance, recruitment and employee relations challenges.

•Drove the annual performance and incentive planning and review process.

•Assisted in the development, implementation, facilitation, and evaluation of training and organization development initiatives, including conducting manager training on recruiting and on providing performance feedback.

•Worked closely with corporate HR on ADP HRIS system and organizational effectiveness initiatives.

•Facilitated new hire orientations and assisted in the revamping of the orientation and onboarding process.

•Partnered with hiring managers to assess recruitment needs, prepare job descriptions, and craft sourcing strategies.

•Planned and facilitated all hiring and onboarding events, including new hire orientations, new hire meet and greets, career and college fairs, and training sessions.

•Managed employee relations issues with new hires; including 30 and 60 day follow-up meetings.

•Maintained external relationships with colleges, agencies and internal relationships with hiring managers.

Cowles Business Media, Stamford, CT (November 1993 – November 1998)

Human Resources Manager

•Cowles was a trade show and trade/consumer magazine company; owned by the Minneapolis Star -Tribune.

•Hired as HR Administrator and promoted to HR Manager in 1996.

•Performed full generalist duties for the life cycle of the employee from recruitment, onboarding, performance management, career planning, leave management, training to exit meetings.

•Attended career and college fairs, and promoted diversity and inclusion efforts at company, including promoting hiring from the MPA’s “Black Women in Publishing” career fair.

•Became the resident expert at utilizing the ADP HRIS and Payroll Systems. Became the ADP delegate for office and traveled frequently to ADP Chicago and Atlanta for advanced HRIS training.

•Assisted in presenting at the annual Benefit Enrollment meeting and enrolling over 300 employees in benefits.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Roger Williams University, Bristol RI

Major: Management, Minors: Finance and Economics

Graduated Summa cum Laude

MEMBERSHIPS AND CERTIFICATIONS

•Preparing for Certified Professional in Human Resources (PHR), Human Resources Certification Institute

•Member, Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM)

TECHNICAL SKILLS

•Microsoft Suite, Google for Work, ADP Workforce Now, Namely HRIS

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