Human Resources Leader

Mamie R. Hodnett

Human Resources Leader

404-***-**** • *************@*****.***

Metro Atlanta, GA

Summary Leader with accomplished career built on forward-looking leadership of organizational development, talent management and people operations. Skilled business partner adept in coaching at all levels, establishing objectives and determining priorities based on organizational goals for large and small operations. History of championing improvements to human resources systems, policies, and practices to enhance the employee experience while improving cost containment, risk management, and organizational agility.

• Short & Long-Range Strategic Planning

• Recruitment and Hiring Processes

• Development, Mentoring and Coaching

• Performance Benchmarking & Analysis

• Global Human Resources Operations

• Culture Building and Engagement

• Compensation and Incentive Strategies

• Benefits Design

Experience Vice President, Human Resources, PT Solutions, Atlanta, GA 2021 to 2022 Delivered strategic leadership to human resources function for enterprise encompassing 3.2K employees spanning 400 physical therapy clinics across 25 states. Engaged, developed and directed 48-person human resources team administering people operations, talent acquisition, total rewards, employee relations, benefits, and payroll. Operated as HR business partner supporting executive leadership, devised and implemented initiatives that fostered continuous improvement across the organization.

• Successfully elevated impacts of HR function by leading efforts to enable near doubling of human resources team from 25 to 48, hiring and onboarding recruiting director, and implementing ATS.

• Established centers of excellence, championed integration of leading-edge systems to enable right-fit scaling of teams to align with enterprise growth trajectory of 80%+ annually.

• Created and led HR business partner team that successfully developed and implemented talent management, engagement, and retention priorities.

• Navigated complex post-acquisition processes, integrated over a dozen acquisitions and 600+ employees. Aligned processes and benefits to effectively onboard new employees within three weeks of initiation. Director, Global Human Resources, Americold Logistics, Atlanta, GA 2020 to 2021 HR business partner for both corporate and executive leadership. Worked with C-Suite to devise and execute cross-functional business strategies impacting 17k employees globally. Ensured compliance with all company policies and external regulatory requirements, including immigration matters. Served as subject matter expert on people operations and supported due diligence for acquisitions.

• Developed and expanded human resources team to meet operational demands, cultivating high-caliber team to improve program efficacy.

• Played key role in three successful business acquisitions within first six months in role and headed corporate office reorganization effort to enable higher density.

• Improved compliance outcomes through integration of non-compete agreements for senior leaders, revision of policy guidelines, and relaunch of company ethics hotline. Hodnett - continued

Director of Human Resources, The Lovett School, Atlanta, GA 2015 to 2020 Chief human resources executive within K-12 independent school with population of 1K employees and 1.6K students. Collaborated with leadership team, board of trustees and human resource committee to annually set human capital goals and gauge progress.

• Proactively addressed performance challenges, initiating seamless leadership changes to foster more positive work culture, integrated new coaching programs for leaders and high potentials.

• Curbed external recruitment costs by 20%+ year-over-year through relaunch of internally driven recruitment and candidate pipeline development.

• Ensured competitive market positioning by conducting full review of compensation programs at every level; introduced new salary scale model for hourly positions.

• Led team to deploy new wellness strategy offering physical, mental, and financial benefits, including rewards for healthy behaviors and improved control over retirement planning. Director of Human Resources, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA 2012 to 2015 Directed corporate HR business partner function for one of the leading pediatric hospitals in the country. Key priorities included setting and implementing plans for talent planning and workforce management needs.

• Prioritized retention of top performers, yielding a decrease in turnover by five points in key positions. Eliminating the need for refilling upward of 20 positions annually.

• Devised new analytics strategy effective in capturing employee exit data, improving capacity for determining reasons for exit and informing retention strategies.

• Planned and implemented new intern program for IT group, establishing partnerships with local colleges to develop candidate pipeline for technical positions. Vice President of Human Resources, Assurant Solutions, Atlanta, GA 2006 to 2012 Led HR for corporate functions across multiple locations. Developed, established, and implemented strategies that supported business objectives. Partnered with 5 of 11 executive team members. Established plans for succession, leadership and development, resulting in increased retention and engagement.

• Managed ownership of employee administration team. Redesigned key processes that resulted in streamlining two business segments HRIS policies and processes, resulting in savings of $100,000.

• Oversaw Assurant information technology restructure, which resulted in outsourcing over 25 systems and realized over $2,000,000 in cost savings. Developed and implemented retention program that aided in retaining 100% of at-risk technology associates.

• Led people efforts to split finance functions into two distinct segments involving over 500 employees. Decreased re-work by over 12% and improved retention by over 30% through designing and implementing development, management, coaching and specific engagement activities. Additional Experience

Associate Partner, Bell Oaks Executive Search

Human Resources Leader, Hewitt Associates/AON

Education Bachelor of Arts, History, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN Certifications Professional in Human Resources (PHR), Society for Human Resources Management Affiliations Member, Atlanta Chapter, Human Resources Leadership Forum Member, Leadership Cobb, Cobb Chamber of Commerce

Former Board Chair, The Tommy Nobis Center

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