Elsa George

240-***-****, adcgxu@r.postjobfree.com, 3329 Secretariat Way Glenwood MD 21738

Mission Statement: I have worked passionately across three continents as a Human Resource professional and worked towards positively impacting organizational behavior through tailored Rewards & Benefits. My mission is to continue to create internal equity within organization(s) and improve operational efficiency through People Analytics. EDUCATION

Rutgers Business School – New Brunswick, New Jersey Masters in Financial Analysis 2018 – 2019

Rutgers University – New Brunswick, New Jersey

Masters in Human Resources Management 2017 – 2021

Savannah College of Art & Design – Atlanta, Georgia Bachelor of Fine Art

2006-2009

WORK EXPERIENCE

CNSI https://www.cns-inc.com/ ROCKVILLE, MD

Compensation Analyst (Project Lead) 8/19 – 11/19

• Audited 200 General & Administrative job roles – matched and leveled all job functions against market

• Developed and created leveling guide for G&A functions, salary guide and performance matrix

• Utilized multiple survey data to execute local rates across functions and levels

• Reviewed salary adjustments for conformance to established guidelines – recommended alternative actions to resolve Compensation and functional problems

• Recommended company on FLSA exemptions, salary structure movements and salary increase budgets

• Worked closely with Director Compensation, Benefits & HRIS to ensure that pay levels were handled fairly RUTGERS UNIVERSITY NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ

Teaching Assistant/ Research Assistant 9/17 – 8/18

• Tutored undergraduate students in Finance, Strategy and Human Resource Management courses. Offered administrative, grading and miscellaneous support to Professor. Under the mentorship of Associate Director of

“Rutgers Center for Employee Ownership”, researched and analyzed SME’s that were looking to initiate Employee Stock Ownership Plan.

AHLI UNITED BANK GROUP – “AUB GROUP” https://www.ahliunited.com/ KUWAIT HR Generalist - Reported to Chief GM / Group Head of HR & Development (GHHRD) 4/14 – 4/16

• Researched, updated and recommended to key stakeholders on the update in HR Policies & Procedures based on Central Bank of Bahrain’s mandate in the deferral of variable compensation across the board - reduced risk impact from material risk takers by 90%. Prepared firm wide Organization Structures for approval by B.o.D of Group, B.o.D of local entities and for respective local Central Banks – 100% approval achieved

• Achieved concurrence with executives on Resolutions for B.o.D approval on (1) the recruitment on key executives

(2) Succession Planning for Senior Managers (3) Training Plans for C-Suite - mitigated fines from Central Bank of USD 300,000 from attrition and non-compliance

• Coordinated with GHHRD and Executive / Director Search firm for meetings with potential Independent & Non- Executive Director candidates. Outlined and presented to Group CEO at least 12 eligible candidates with valid executive experience in the financial sector and B.o.D experience in the European and MENA region

• Helped prepare bank wide Compensation packs on an annual basis – Management performance-based bonuses and salary increments for Compensation Committee (CC) approval. Prospected market data on salary decreases / increases and created pay-grade structure country wise reflecting market pay and internal performance for CC approval.

• Produced quarterly reports with Group MIS on staff related costs by entity, attrition rate by division and by entity, training and development costs by entity - Training needs were identified in departments with high attrition rate, 20- 30 % staff turnover by department/ division was reduced Elsa George

240-***-****, adcgxu@r.postjobfree.com, 3329 Secretariat Way Glenwood MD 21738

• Acted as a business partner– reduced attrition from staff grievances by over 85% - 90%. Coordinated operational investigations with Head of Compliance, Legal, Audit - risks and exposures on the Bank from fraudulent behavior were mitigated and resolved 100% within a critical time period

• Collaborated on performing studies related to pay gap among middle managers bank wide to address to Group Management on issues concerning pay compression and the subsequent increased turnover – recommendations on changes in title and base pay were made.

• Collaborated on studies related to diversity at workplace, competitive market research on pay practices, analysis on the expat demography living in the MENA region i.e. scope of career progression, work-life balance and other economic indicators

HR Coordinator - Reporting to Group Head of HR & Development (GHHRD) 3/12 – 4/14

• Headhunted prospective individuals from the MENA region for key positions (including Chief Executive Officer) as part of a Strategic Group Project to stabilize and administer technical functions for entities affected by Arab spring- over 75% successful onboarding in entities affected by Arab spring and political instability.

• Part of Group HR Due Diligence Team for both potential and actual mergers and acquisitions

• Acted in the capacity of internal audit, managed a framework of tracking projects that were audited, included staff files both physical and digital records to maintain compliance with Central Bank of Kuwait – 98% of current staff files were reconciled for Audit

RESEARCH PROJECTS

• Developed Investment Policy Statement (IPS) with projections on future earnings using financial models, assessed risk appetite for Veteran Couple and used top down approach on asset allocation with ETF’s that tracked large capitalization US equities and investment grade bonds

• Oil (WTI) prices made short estimates for Dec 2018 and 2019 based on geopolitical impact, rate of substitution using clean energy and future prices

• Implications of Brexit on UK economy, the current state of negotiations and the investment scenario post Brexit

• Analysis of Pepsico, industry and competitor analysis, & suggested an overall buy/sell of its stocks and bonds SKILLS

• Strategic HR Skills: Able to develop Reward Systems that support People and Business Strategy

• Financial Technical Skills: Investment Analysis & Management, Fixed Income Security Analysis and Equity Analysis, Financial Modeling, Data Analysis, Bloomberg Market Concept Certified

• Computer Skills: Proficient in MS Excel, working knowledge managing data in Python