Hr Consultant Talent Acquisition

Catherine Keown Petersen, SPHR

Chicago, IL ***** • 704-***-****

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20+ years of expertise driving the future direction of recruitment efforts across businesses with up to 200,000 employees in retail and manufacturing industries.

Proven HR executive and influential leader with a bold record of success balancing operational efficiencies and growth of multimillion-dollar and Fortune 50 companies by leading a talent acquisition function and translating business vision into HR initiatives. Growth-focused with an unparalleled contribution in revamping and redesigning departments, overhauling teams, and promoting proactive changes that foster a high-performance culture and accelerate the company's long-term success.

Areas of Expertise

Compliance and HR Administration

Employee Relations

Talent Acquisition

Applicant Tracking Systems

Organizational Development

Performance Management Systems

Employer Branding

Compensation and Benefits Administration

Talent Management

HR Best Practices

Budgeting and Cost Control

Career Highlights

Increased hiring by 100% at Transformco by spearheading the creation of sustainable talent solutions centered on recruiting talented personnel to support the organization's continued growth.

Introduced enterprise-wide systems for talent acquisition that enhanced recruiting and retention by 75% at Mitchell Gold Bob Williams.

Featured Speaker at 2007 ERE convention Leadership Track: “Recruiting with a Customer Focus” and at 2008 PeopleClick Global Conference: From Customers to Candidates: Lowe's Recruiting Focus.

Professional Experience

Transformco, Chicago, IL 2022 – Present

Director of Talent Acquisition

Develop Talent Acquisition and job placement strategies for a leading integrated retailer that draws world-class talent while managing a team of 39 sourcing team, recruiters, and onboarding coordinators. Maintain HRIS systems and provide process enhancement, policies, and a range of analytic tools to monitor the effectiveness of operations and programs. Educate candidates on the company's culture, career progression, benefits, and competitive advantages. Administer 1000+ internal and external placements while ensuring compliance with all employment laws and regulations.

Initiated change management with corporate executives to achieve a competitive advantage in the job market.

Championed a top-performing team developing talent acquisition techniques that resulted in a 24% increase in the company's net employment.

Mitchell Gold Bob Williams, Taylorsville, NC 2021 – 2022

Senior Director of Talent Acquisition & HR Operations

Provided leadership and guidance on acquisition, HR operations, and recruiting best practices, formulated operating procedures and enforced compliance with laws and regulations that impacted the bottom line. Assumed full responsibility for directing a team of recruiters, HRIS systems, compensation and benefits, and outplacement services. Constantly monitored company facilities, teams, and policies to improve operational and organizational effectiveness.

Identified potential applicants for various open positions leveraging employee recommendations, online job postings, direct sourcing, and recruitment agencies.

Formulated recruitment and administrative performance measures in order to monitor trends, influence change, and evaluate progress.

Boingo Graphics, Charlotte, NC 2015 – 2021

Independent HR Consultant

Established an impactful difference by interpreting the corporate, legal, and cultural environment of the workplace, supporting the execution of business plans following HR guidelines and objectives, and contributing new ideas to promote the continued growth of the HR team's overall effectiveness.

Sam’s Club, Philadelphia, PA 2011 – 2013

Senior Divisional Human Resources Director

Owned and directed career development, talent acquisition, employee relations, retention programs, succession planning, employment law compliance, training, and leadership development for the North and South Divisions across six states and three regions with 60,000 employees.

Supervised benefit and compensation programs to guarantee cost-effectiveness in order to retain employees.

Implemented HR initiatives and led the recruitment process at over 600 locations, including advertising, applicant screening, interviews, and reference checks.

Lowe's, Charlotte, NC 2008 – 2011

Senior Divisional Human Resources Director

Oversaw the daily HR-related activities and needs for the North and South Divisions across 13 states and nine regions with over 90,000 employees, including succession planning, employee relations, performance management, and employment law compliance. Maintained payroll, time and attendance systems, and HRIS and ensured data integrity. Coordinated career development plans, training initiatives, and action plan to support organizational programs.

Delivered a recruiting plan aligned with organizational objectives and aimed to establish top-grading and continually enhance the organization's talent pool.

Additional Experience

Director of Talent Acquisition, Lowe's, Charlotte, NC

Regional Human Resources Director, Lowe's, Pittsburgh, PA

Area Human Resources Manager, Lowe's, Philadelphia, PA

Education

CHRO Executive Leadership Program

Michigan State University School of Human Resources & Labor, East Lansing, MI, 2022

Master of Science, Adult learning & Workforce Education

North Central University, Minneapolis, MN, 2016

Bachelor of Science, Pre Law

Southern California University, Los Angeles, CA, 2012

Associate of Applied Science, Human Resources Management

Columbus State Community College, Columbus, OH

Certifications

SHRM-CP - SHRM Certified Professional

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