Aleedra Straughter, SHRM-CP

Washington, DC Area

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Proven Director: Human Resources, Talent Management/Strategy/Pipelining, Employee Engagement/Benefits Design, HRIS

Self-directed and driven human resources professional with 10+ years of experience (8+ years direct people management/development) and comprehensive accomplishments leading full life-cycle recruiting, talent acquisition, organizational development, labor relations, change management, and collaborating cross-functionally to achieve goals. Independent self-starter with outstanding interpersonal and communications skills (verbal and written); able to manage multiple, sophisticated issues and prioritize projects concurrently. An innovative thinker with strong people management, diversity and inclusion, employee experience, and career mapping acumen and acts as a strategic partner to senior executive and managerial team members. Demonstrates success in the development, execution and operation of HR shared service strategy supporting the end-to-end life cycle of employees. Recognized for driving initiatives to improve the HR function and standardize processes through detailed analysis to understand the human capital needs and trends and optimize business results. Able to thrive in a rapidly growing and unstructured environment through flexibility and creative problem-solving ability; able to identify, scope, design, and implement projects to answer organizational issues, and measure the impact of solution. Expertise includes executing people initiatives, streamlining human resource processes, planning and implementing change management initiatives, formulating robust business partnerships, and advising C-level executives on strategic human capital management.

• People Strategy • Workforce Planning • Performance Management • Leadership • Coaching • Consulting • Labor Relations • Project Management • HRIS • Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) • Employment Law • Employee Relations • Talent Acquisition • Compensation • Benefits • Total Rewards • Succession Planning • Technical Recruiting • People Analytics • Culture, Diversity, and Inclusion • Organizational Development • Centers of Excellence • Financial and Budget Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Park Hyatt, Washington, DC 2017-Present

A luxury hotel located on the 24th street at M location.

Assistant Director, Human Resources

Manages a team of HR operations and service professionals to support a workforce of 250+ employees; responsible for the creation, documentation, and management of the end-to-end employee lifecycle HR processes (i.e., new hire processing, on-boarding and integration, terminations/exits, maintenance of employee records, and employee engagement/surveys).

Provides leadership and builds organizational capability by developing highly effective and cross-trained teams within the HR operations function; develops service level standards that define expectations and create accountability for delivering enhanced value through HR Services; partners with corporate HR team on emerging HR programs/initiatives.

Partners with senior leaders on business decisions related to strategic human capital management needs (e.g., plans for reorganization or terminations); develops strategies to address performance related issues, and ensures compliance with organizational policies and relevant laws; coaches managers and leaders in performance management and other people management functions.

Creates dashboards and other reporting mechanisms that use data-driven HR business insights to provide solutions and recommendations to management; continuously improves the quality of HR data and processes to ensure meaningful and trustworthy business metrics, enabling senior leaders to think critically and reason analytically about the challenges facing the organization and to develop effective and comprehensive plans to address them.

Collaborates with counterparts to ensure appropriate internal controls and relevant internal audits are in place; provides guidance and feedback to leaders on the application of key HR policies and practices to improve individual and team performance; and actively participates as a working manager to foster a customer service focus and culture throughout the organization.

Ensures accurate, timely and value-added responses to inbound inquires and requests with a focus on exceptional service to employees; organizes, coordinates and plans HR initiatives and projects using the project management approach.

Recipient of the prestigious Leader of the Quarter and Leader of the Year awards

United Negro College Fund, Washington, DC 2016-2017

The largest private scholarship provider to minority students in the U.S., which has raised $4.7B funds to date.

Human Resources Business Partner

Spearheaded comprehensive employee benefits redesign, including identifying plans, evaluating vendors, overseeing requests for proposal (RFP), coordinating open enrollment, and managing subsequent annual enrollment.

Partnered with senior leadership to develop talent strategies that were aligned to business priorities; enhanced performance and career advancement through a comprehensive learning and total rewards approach.

Implemented programs to promote employee engagement and retention; focused on managerial effectiveness for business leaders through coaching, advisory support and technical HR knowledge sharing

Improved decision making by analyzing turnover, new hire, and separation data and submitting findings to senior leaders; utilized analytics to help leaders make informed decisions regarding their organizations.

Worked as a leader in the payroll function to improve accuracy, efficiency, and efficacy in all processes that facilitated the organization’s processing of multiple pay cycles

Led initiatives to foster automation, manager and employee self-service; change management efforts through business changes such as system implementations and process/policy enhancements

LandrumHR, Fort Walton Beach, FL 2015-2016

A full-service professional employer organization (PEO) firm offering human resources solutions to business owners.

Human Resources Generalist

Collaborated with hiring leaders in client services and sales management to determine their hiring needs and create/review job requisitions (i.e., government contract and technical recruiting accounts)

Identified niche skill candidates based on job specifications; networked to develop candidate flow

Determined appropriate recruiting sources for advertising and posting positions; promoted the company image to candidates and external service providers

Sourced, screened, and interviewed applicants; maintained accurate and up-to-date candidate information in the applicant tracking system

Applied a thorough knowledge of full lifecycle recruiting to fill positions quickly; performed other duties as assigned to support the HR operations team

U.S. Department of the Army, GA, LA & FL 2007-2015

The federal government agency overseeing the organization of the U.S. Army.

Human Resources Generalist

Responsible for an end-to-end HR lifecycle process (i.e., new hire processing, on-boarding and integration, exits, and maintenance of employee records)

Coordinated installation functions, public relations, and outreach with local media offices.

Recommended, developed, and implemented programs to promote engagement and retention.

Assisted with the development of talent strategies that aligned to business priorities.

Led initiatives to enhance career performance and advancement through comprehensive learning plans and total rewards approach.

EDUCATION

MBA, Master of Business Administration, Louisiana State University, Expected 2021

BA, Bachelor of Arts, Human Resources Management, Troy University, 2011

CERTIFICATIONS

Society for Human Resource Management-Certified Professional SHRM-CP

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