Experience

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  Continental

  • Germany
  • Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Head of Americas Hub, International Mobility

    • Jan 2017 - Present

    •Manage employees coordinating 300+ international assignments inbound to the Americas region, plus case management of nonimmigrant and immigrant visas for all foreign national employees•Leader of new vendor implementations; recently managed RFPs and implementations for global relocation services and an assignment management software system •Manage ongoing relationships and contracts with external providers (systems, immigration, tax, relocation, consulting)•Global systems leader; functional implementation leader to select and implement AssignmentPro to replace manual spreadsheet method•Manage and accountable for department budget •Develop global improvement initiatives (policy, vendor, service model, etc.) with Head of International Mobility and leaders of EMEA and APAC hubs; prioritize improvement initiatives, work with team to develop justification and present recommendations to senior management for approval

  • Manager, USA Global Employee Services

    • Jul 2011 - Dec 2016

    •Directly supervised and oversaw operations of the US Global Employee Services, Immigration Services and Travel Management departments; managed 6 employees•Manage ongoing relationships and contracts with external providers (immigration, tax, relocation)•Responsible for US inpatriate and expatriate payroll accuracy of over 300+ employees•Manage department budget of over $730,000•Project manager for global mobility and travel management related improvement projects

  • International Assignments, Compensation & Benefits Specialist

    • Sep 2008 - Jul 2011

    •Calculated, analyzed and administered the company-wide annual bonus program•Supported all Detroit area employees on compensation and benefits matters•Developed compensation and benefit communications including annual benefits enrollment, annual bonus achievement, salary planning, employee promotions and developmental job moves•Participated in salary surveys and market studies and used the published data to analyze the company’s compensation and benefit market competitiveness•Coordinated international personnel transfers within the applicable assignment policy and processes in compliance with international tax, social security and immigration laws and regulations•Counseled and provided support to expatriates and accompanying family members before, during and after the assignment•Processed payroll changes, reimbursements and collected world-wide income items to ensure individual expatriate and inpatriate US payroll records were correct•Ensured SAP US payroll data reflected the terms and conditions in US inbound and outbound assignment agreements•Applied for social security agreements to the appropriate authorities and kept record of them accordingly•Monitored and tracked all tax allocation/equalization balances and ensured timely payments to the tax authorities and to the expatriate; followed up on any outstanding tax payments owed to the company

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  Domino's Pizza

  • Ann Arbor, MI

  • Compensation & Benefits Analyst

    • Aug 2005 - Sep 2008
    • Ann Arbor, MI

    •Maintained vendor relationships on day-to-day benefit matters•Calculated, analyzed and administered the company-wide annual bonus program•Supported all employees on benefit and compensation matters•Developed compensation and benefit communications including, annual benefits enrollment, annual bo...

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  Allecon Stock Associates

  • Southfield, MI

  • Account Manager

    • Jan 2002 - Aug 2005
    • Southfield, MI

    •Implemented various company stock plans by: conducting a needs analysis with the client, designing a project plan, establishing goals, deadlines and coordinating with internal resources and external vendors to ensure goals were met•Provided second level support to employee and client inquiries•P...

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  Deloitte & Touche

  • Detroit, MI

  • Consultant, Solutions & Services (Mid-Market Consulting)

    • Jan 2001 - Nov 2001
    • Detroit, MI

    •Assisted on various projects