HR Director / People and Culture
Resume:
BRANDI ELIZABETH HUDSON
San Bruno, CA ***** 646-***-**** adgouu@r.postjobfree.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandielizabethhudson/ Professional Summary
Accomplished HR Leader with proven expertise in progressive, diverse and broad-based HR practices. Experience in a variety of industries and organizational structures. A forward-thinking HR Director with demonstrated success in start-ups, restructuring of operations and aligning HR with company vision to drive optimal results. Combined experience in a Generalist, Consultant, Business Partner and Director capacity. Change agent with significant experience in the startup world and business improvement. Skills
Employee Relations
Event planning
Content Management
Connector Manager
Project Management
Marketing Strategy Development
HRBP
Social media marketing
Written and verbal
communication
Active listener
Career Training and Development
Performance Management
Systems
Employee Engagement and
Retention
Public speaking
Guidance
Conflict Resolution
New Hire On-Boarding
Start-Ups & Financial Services
High EQ
Employee Programs
Diversity Programs
Accomplishments
• Current Chairman to HR.com’s SF Chapter having over 13k members. Plan and execute all events with speakers at all levels and industries. Moderate and host all events in a virtual world.
• Public Speaking: Presented at HR West 2020, HR Uncubed conference (NYC) and moderated events and webinars such as 'The Great HR Debate' and 'People Ops from the Ground Up'
• Supervised team's ranging from 18 to over 100 staff members at a time: Tokyo, Paris, London, NY, CA, NJ, OR, PR
• On Boarding Creation & Buildout Program that ensures every new hire learns Mission, Values and meets with other department leaders so everyone is working towards the same goal
• Collaborated with a team of 5 to implement a Learning, Training & Development Program for Career Development
• Developed and Lead Multiple Committee's to Ensure Employee Engagement & Retention
• While at TripleLift secured two Best Places to Work NYC Awards in 2016: Crain's (#37 of 100) and Ad Age (#38 of 50) Work History
Director of People & Culture Dec 2019 – Current
Watchpoint Logistics South San Francisco, CA
• Report directly to the President on all matters; Gained an 96% Satisfaction rating for the Employee Satisfaction Review run in May
• Hired to modernize HR by bringing in new policies, processes and systems: Employee Relation documentation, conversations, PIP's, etc
• Oversee warehouse employees in 3 locations. Brought all office employees into the remote world with the onset of COVID. HR Communications Manager Jan 2019 - Aug 2019
Lumity Inc. San Mateo, CA
• Developed and built lasting relationships with HR Leaders and HR Communities nationwide
• Executed live events to drive community engagement and increase membership in SF and NYC
• Created original and marketing content such as blogs, promotional materials and advertisements for social media Senior Director Of People & Culture Jan 2018 - Oct 2018 Blockchain Industries, Inc. Los Angeles, California
• Reported directly to the CEO and served as his right hand ensuring compliance and payroll were met at all times
• First employee, growth to 22 remote employees within 2 months located in both the US and Japan
• Built out, implemented, directed and evaluated the HR Function; performance management practices, employee development programs, resource planning models
• Evaluated HRIS, ATS and PEO Systems to vet to C-Suite such as Namely, TriNet, Gusto, Bamboo, Greenhouse, Lever etc
• Worked with a contract lawyer to secure H1-B Visa status for global employees Consultant Jul 2017 - Dec 2017
RALLY Los Angeles, California
• As consultant reviewed and streamlined the entire HR function by reviewing programs to make them more efficient for Principles and incoming HR Manger: On- Boarding Training, First Day Procedures, Compliance and IT Integration for new hires
• Fellowship and Internship Model for all three offices including the recruitment, pre-screening, and management of candidates Director Of People & Culture Mar 2016 - Apr 2017
TripleLift New York, NY
• Reported directly to the CEO and CFO on all matters including research and vetting of systems and programs
• Employee growth from 65 to 105 Lifters in the NYC office, outer offices (CA, IL, GA, MI, London, Paris) grew from 4 locations to 5 with a total of 135 Global Lifters: Directly oversaw operations team
• Ensured our 7 outer offices reflected HQ's culture while working with Leads to keep them unique
• Oversaw payroll, onboarding and training, benefits, HRIS Management and all H1-B Visas
• Secured Sponsorship for a UK Work Permit Tier 2 so our US teams could train new hires in the UK
• Lead Committee's on Culture, Learning & Development, Diversity & Inclusion, and Design Director Of People & Culture Nov 2014 - Oct 2015
Playdots Inc. New York, NY
• Reported directly to the CEO and VP of Studio on all matters
• Created and instituted company policies in support of the mission; Improved our recruiting workflow by creating an internal ATS system
• Ran payroll, onboarding and training, benefits, HRIS Management and all H1-B Visas
• Created all culture and inclusion events while continuing to assess their ROI to report data and feedback to Senior Management
• Maintained all Employee Relation documentation, conversations, PIP's, etc Education
Bachelor of Arts: Art History (German Expressionism)
• SUNY Empire State College • Otis College of Art & Design • Southeastern Louisiana Univ. Affiliations
• Current Co-Chair - SF chapter of
HR.com
• Current Board Member Women
Who Thrive
• SHRM Member since 2015
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