Experience

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  Bmo Financial Group

  • Human Resources Business Partner - Technology, Operations & Corporate Areas
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  BMO Financial Group

  • Greater Chicago Area

  • Human Resources Business Partner - Technology, Operations & Corporate Areas

    • Jan 2014 - Present
    • Greater Chicago Area

    - Build and foster trusted advisor relationships with C-suite leaders by providing valued thought leadership, effective challenge and coaching- Align people strategies and solutions with business strategy to meet and exceed end customer expectations- Partner with HR Center of Excellence teams (Ta...

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  CNA Insurance

  • United States
  • Insurance
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • HR Consulting Director | Actuarial and Finance

    • 2012 - 2013

    - Served as HR Business Partner to officers, directors, exempt/non-exempt employees- Provided HR oversight and strategic talent support for Corporate Actuarial and select Corporate Finance divisions, including Enterprise Risk Management, Shared Services Operations and Tax- Responsible for a client group of 275 employees- Drove business strategy by developing and aligning HR operating plans, organizational design, employee engagement, change management, workforce planning, talent and performance management, metrics, employee on boarding, and executive development/coaching- Established and fostered HR functional partner relationships in talent acquisition, employee relations/shared services and compensation to deliver appropriate solutions

  • HR Consulting Director | Claims

    • 2010 - 2012

    - Served as HR Business Partner to officers, directors and exempt/non-exempt employees- Provided HR oversight and strategic talent support for corporate and field business divisions (Property Claim, Liability Claim and Claim Administration) located in the corporate and branch offices in California, Colorado, Illinois, Florida, Georgie, Missouri, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas- Advised and coached leaders regarding talent management, employee engagement, performance calibration and alignment of rewards, workforce planning and employee relations- Led several medium to large scale organization design and change efforts around business alignments and consolidations- Created, developed and implemented talent consolidation plan for an operations unit spanning a period of 18 months; transition completed within time and under budget- Led Claim HR Business Partner team during leader’s planned leave of absence- Participated in special HR/corporate initiatives and projects

  • Senior Human Resources Consultant

    • 2007 - 2010

    - HR Generalist to Specialty Underwriting group as well as the Michigan branch supporting Underwriting, Claims, Claims Services and Operations, Risk Control and Legal

  • Human Resources Consultant

    • 2005 - 2007

    - Transitioned to HR Generalist role as part of identified career path- Served as HR administrative lead for the corporate Underwriting and Risk Control trainee program, providing advisory support on performance management and compensation matters- Contributed on a cross-functional HR team in the design and implementation of a field HR audit process to drive consistency in application of HR policies and procedures- Collaborated with business partner to set up an international assignment as a means to expand operations into Europe

  • Senior Compensation Consultant

    • 2001 - 2005

    - Led development of corporate reward and recognition training, partnering with corporate knowledge and learning unit in design and implementation of Webinar.- Conducted annual market data submission for external industry surveys- Conducted ad-hoc job evaluation and salary analyses- Developed recommendations for annual salary increase budget based on external research and internal analysis- Provided oversight and direction to enterprises employee activities program, include employee discount, transit reimbursement, service anniversary and recognition programs, including planning and execution of the annual Chairman's award dinner

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  ABN AMRO Bank N.V.

  • Greater Chicago Area

  • Compensation Administrator

    • 1995 - 2001
    • Greater Chicago Area

    Held several progressive compensation positions while at ABN AMRO North America, Inc:- Compensation Administrator, AVP (10/00 - 8/01)- Lead Compensation Analyst, Officer (10/99 - 9/00)- Senior Compensation Analyst (6/97 - 9/99)- Compensation Analyst (10/95 - 5/97)- Led compensation support for th...