Sarah Burger, MSHRM

*** ********** ****, ********* ********, PA

412-***-**** / aduko1@r.postjobfree.com

www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-burger-9911783

Summary

Human Resources Business Partner adept at setting and implementing HR strategy to drive business outcomes.

Strategy, Employee Engagement, Change Management, Resource Management, Organizational Effectiveness, Talent Management, Employee Relations, Performance Management, Policy Deployment, Compliance, DE&I

MSA (The Safety Company) 2020 – 2022

MSA is a $1.3BB global organization committed to developing, manufacturing, and supplying safety products that help protect people and facility infrastructures

Senior Human Resources Business Partner

●Provided global HRBP support, consultation, and guidance to the Vice President Product Strategy and Development and Vice President Marketing and Chief Customer Officer (2 Vice Presidents, 7 Directors, 25 managers, 500 employees).

●Developed and executed retention strategy for global Research and Development organization.

●Collaborated with Vice Presidents and staff to complete succession planning, identifying and developing existing talent, and focusing on talent priorities.

●Partnered with leaders to develop and implement new organizational structure creating efficiencies and development opportunities.

●Worked with Talent Management to develop and promote employee engagement resulting in higher productivity and employee satisfaction.

●Provided advice and counsel to Executives, Managers, and employees in the areas of HR policies and procedures.

Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP 2020 - 2020

An Am Law 100 and Global 100 firm, Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP and Fragomen Global LLP (collectively known as “Fragomen”) is dedicated exclusively to immigration services worldwide. Since 1951, Fragomen has represented a broad range of companies, organizations, and individuals to help facilitate the transfer of employees worldwide. Fragomen offers support in more than 170 countries.

Human Resources Manager

●Coach and consult with IT Leadership Team (CIO, Directors, Managers) in areas including communications, performance management, resource management, team and individual development, organization effectiveness, and alignment.

●Responsible for ensuring management operates within policies and procedures while applying best practices.

●Develop innovative HR processes promoting communication, collaboration, and teamwork.

●Manage the annual employee performance management process including promotions and merit increases.

●Responsible for employee relations

●Ensure compliance within the Fragomen/E-Verify system.

●Accomplishments include:

oImplemented employee engagement touchpoints.

oImplemented regular all-hands meetings.

oBuilt regional employee onboarding process.

oDrove alignment with CIO and Office Management to modernize Business Continuity Plan.

oPartnered with IT Leadership Team to implement Business Continuity Plan during COVID-19 pandemic.

Westinghouse Electric Company 2008 – 2020

Westinghouse Electric Company is the world's leading supplier of safe and innovative nuclear technology.

Human Resources Business Partner 2018-2020

●Provided HRBP support, consultation, and guidance to the Chief Financial Officer, Global Finance leadership staff and Global Finance organization (CFO, 11 Vice Presidents, 20 Directors, 30 Managers, and 150 employees).

●Developed innovative HR processes promoting communication, collaboration, and teamwork.

●Facilitated compensation structure discussion and aligned business portfolio to Company-wide re-grading initiative.

●Collaborated with CFO and staff to complete succession planning, and identifying and developing existing talent.

●Implemented employee relations approach for assigned businesses.

●Partnered with CFO and leadership staff, automating and integrating processes, as well as upgrading talent.

●Accomplishments include:

oLed Global Finance Department through Chapter 11 bankruptcy and restructuring.

oReplaced 80% leadership roles.

oCreated Financial Operations as COE for reporting, systems, shared service center, and financial controls/SOX.

oApproximately 30 global reductions in force.

oAlong with the labor union and EMEA Works Councils, created 2 global full-cycle accounting centers.

oCollaborated with EMEA counterparts to successfully reduce headcount and create pan European organizational efficiencies.

Human Resources Supervisor 2018-2019

●Oversaw HR-centralized administrative resources providing support to over 3,000 employees.

●Managed 30 represented administrative resources and 20 non-represented administrative resources across multiple sites.

●Planned, organized, and communicated department resources to achieve effective utilization of employees, consistent with safety, regulatory, quality, productivity, and financial requirements.

●Partnered with internal customers developing innovative solutions and ensuring operational delivery.

●Applied various performance feedback tools, evaluated employee skill levels, focused training plans on deficiencies, and reinforced development and training.

●Developed and enhanced relationships with stakeholders to meet service expectations.

●Accomplishments include:

oAchieved 50% budget cost savings and 40% Administrative headcount reduction.

Human Resources Senior Consultant 2014-2018

●HR Advisor to Global Engineering Services leadership during Chapter 11 restructuring (supported 7 Directors, 36 Managers, and 400 employees).

●Provided advice and counsel to managers and employees in the areas of HR policies and procedures.

●Spearheaded employee performance management, including succession planning, attrition risk, promotions, and merit increases.

●Conducted and resolved complex workplace investigations.

●Collaborated with L&D to develop and promote employee engagement.

●Accomplishments include:

oRepresented HR on the Technical Leadership Review Board creating a global pipeline of technical experts.

oProject managed collective bargaining contract negotiations.

Human Resources Consultant Global Mobility 2008-2014

●Coordinated daily U.S. Domestic Relocation and Global Immigration activities for 1,000 employees.

●Cultivated and maintained relationships with international Managers, Human Resources professionals, and vendors to ascertain policy and process follow-through.

●Partnered with different levels of management to employ change management, based on new and existing policies and processes.

●Liaised with company representatives and mobility vendors to resolve issues, identify gaps, and recommend improvement.

●Accomplishments include:

oCreated, managed, benchmarked, and updated company mobility (immigration, relocation, and site-assignment) policies.

Staffing Plus 2007 – 2008

Human Resources Representative

MEDRAD 2006 – 2007

Human Resources Representative

Education

Master of Science Human Resource Management 2006

La Roche University

Bachelor of Science Political Science 2004

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

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