KRIS ALLEN SMITH

Houston, TX 678-***-**** ad15hf@r.postjobfree.com

GROWTH-ORIENTED LEADER, HRBP & TA/TM

PRIOR EXPERIENCES:

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

TECHNOLOGIES

Assurant Group

Sr. Global HR Mgr

B2BWorkforce

Sr Talent Practice Ldr

IHG

Dir HRBP-IT

Brannell Institute

N.A. Recruiting Mgr

Alltech Staffing

President

Drake Beam Morin

Sr. Outplcmt Consultant

Framingham State University

Framingham, MA

Bachelor of Arts

Sociology/Psychology

Certifications

HCI, SHRM, and DDI

︎ Strategic Workforce Planning

︎ Employment Law

︎ HR Mgt

︎ Change Mgt, Project Mgt

Technologies: SmartRecruiter, Taleo, Oracle, SAP, PeopleSoft,

Avature, HireEZ, Various HR/Financial-Related Automated Systems, AI-Based Tools, SharePoint, MS Suite

WORK EXPERIENCE

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health

Jun 2023 – Aug 2023

Direct Care

Oversee and monitor youth behaviors of 7 residential and class areas

Track compliance and incident reporting

The Partner Group, Inc.; Remote U.S. Oct 2008 – Oct 2011; Sep 2022 – May 2023 Board Member, C.A.B.O. & Global Entrepreneurial Endeavors

Evolution Gaming; Southfield, MI March 2021 - Sep 2022 Sr Director, N.A. TA Strategy & iGaming Operations

•Created N.A. talent model, strategic workforce model and roadmap within 10 days as “go forward” strategy

•Influenced global C-suite and director-level escalations handling to reverse negative talent impacts and approve reallocation to support realistic, workforce projections for hypergrowth

•Drove 100% improvement in hi-volume and operations hiring by implementing end-to-end recruiting capabilities, oversight of data-driven KPI metrics, and monitor global team hiring targets.

•Eliminated 70% of manual processes for more accurate metrics on candidate, manager, and recruiter experiences through proactive talent solutions led by AI/ML and TA automation.

•Achieved 28% quarterly hire-to-growth goals and generated 69% in revenue in the 1st year by working closely with HR, Finance and business leaders.

•Directed and improved the performance of the U.S. and Canadian HR/TA function’s 60+ staff in terms of coaching, mentorship and performance on speed, cost, quality and diversity.

•Identified and implemented solutions to all bottlenecks and risks affecting forecast performance and timely escalation handling, including complex recruitment process communications to shift outcomes.

•Increased cohesive communication for direct report performance feedback of 14 managers.

•Incorporated DEIB strategies into the overall brand strategy and budget, which resulted in 244,000 new users and more diverse sources to Evolution.com and social media.

The Partner Group, Inc. Client: Seyah LLC; Remote June 2020 - Nov 2020

Principal Consultant, Talent

•Advised and collaborated with HR leadership on the "future of work" framework, including OKR’s.

Macy's Technology; Duluth, GA Aug 2012 - June 2020 Principal TA Leader

Developed a leadership hiring strategy for mobile/digital, engineering and supply chain, infrastructure/information security and governance, risk & compliance, help desk, and more.

•Created talent insights for leadership to use in calibrating talent pipelines, including leading a small team of high performing sources to improve recruitment maturity

Coca-Cola Refreshments; Atlanta, GA May 2011 - Aug 2012

Global Principal Consultant

•Collaborated with 400+ senior global leaders, talent acquisition operations teams, and HR business partners on broadband compensation and onboarding toolkits.

•Led complex TA/HR solutions through global process implementation, including change controls, user acceptance requirements and sensitive policy communication protocols.

•Achieved 3x hiring growth for Coca-Cola Bottling and Coca-Cola North America's Retail Sales and Food Service/On-Premises (FSOP) division during a complex, large-scale multi-merger.

The Partner Group, Inc.; Atlanta, GA June 2000 - July 2011

Sr. Director of TA & Development

•Produced high-level HR business planning roadmaps, project management deliverables, and financial forecasts with workforce planning dashboards tied to ROI.

•Expanded diversity-focused schools by 70% via a national early careers program evaluating 100 schools using an automated, criteria-based selection process.

•Reduced costs by 42% on all contracts and SLAs by using automated HR reporting, TA program optimization, and transparent dispute resolutions.

•Advised multiple client leaders and cross-functional teams in meeting/exceeding 5,000+ hires annually, including onsite people management.

•Supervised up to 20 global HR consultants and TA direct reports (virtual/onsite) to deliver and successfully meet HR/TA goals in diversity, military, and full life cycle recruiting.

•Created peer sponsor programs to initiate best practices of highly niched recruiting of tech, executive, and financial new hires in the U.S., APAC, and UK for global clients.

•Developed talent systems/tools/processes, as well as a short-term operating budget and capital budget, which ranged up to and beyond 15M annually, with the help of financial advisors.

•Led 150+ IT job requirements rewrites with executive HR/Compensation teams, including in-depth interviews with IT leaders on core competency and KSA requirements.

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