Experience

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  John T Young Human Resources Consulting

  • San Francisco Bay Area

  • Independent Consultant

    • Oct 2017 - Present
    • San Francisco Bay Area

    Providing Compensation, Performance, HR Systems, and other Human Resources services in the San Francisco Bay Area.Consulting Services include:• Base pay program design, assessment, and administration• Short and long-term incentive plan development and implementation• Merit and performance review program design and management• Competitive market analysis including salary surveys, merit budgets, geographic differentials, salary increase guidelines, and bonus target recommendations • Job evaluation, FLSA audits, job leveling, and position mapping• HR systems evaluation, process mapping, configuration, unit and UA testing, and implementation• Development of HR reports, dashboards, analysis, and executive presentations• Employee communications, change management, process documentation, user training• Program assessment, process improvement, and new program design• Workplace policy creation and review

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  Kaiser Permanente

  • Oakland, California, United States

  • Principal Compensation Consultant

    • May 2019 - Aug 2022
    • Oakland, California, United States

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  SRI International

  • Menlo Park, CA

  • Director, Compensation and HRIS

    • Sep 2012 - Apr 2017
    • Menlo Park, CA

    Led the HRIS and Total Compensation departments for SRI, providing both strategic direction and tactical execution for current and newly developed programs and processes. • Directed total compensation programs for SRI, overseeing strategic direction and tactical execution of base salary, variable pay, royalty sharing, and other rewards and recognition programs. • Led HR Information Technology department, including system implementations, day-to-day operations, data/ systems integrations, upgrades, and strategic planning. Executed implementation of Oracle HCM Cloud.• Partnered and interacted with senior management to understand business needs and develop compensation and technology solutions to help achieve business goals.• Helped integrate human resources capabilities for diverse business units focused on engineering, robotics, and advanced information systems, to biotechnology and government consulting.• Developed human resources reporting capability and provided relevant business metrics for senior management and the Board of Directors. Presented compensation proposals and related materials to Compensation Committee. • Selected member of Retirement Benefits Committee, overseeing investment options, fiduciary items, program management. Co-led Total Rewards conjoint analysis survey to optimize compensation and benefits.

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  Levi Strauss & Co.

  • San Francisco Bay Area

  • Sr. Manager, HR Technology

    • Jul 2010 - Sep 2012
    • San Francisco Bay Area

    • Managed team that executed system upgrades, customization, testing, reporting, security, transactions, and data integrity through both in-house and outsourced staff.• Oversaw global HR metrics, business analysis, and reporting, and provided data consultation to Compensation, Benefits and Employee Relations teams.• Developed technical business plan and directed implementation of new programs and processes.• Served as functional lead for PeopleTools upgrade, Business Objects implementation, and HCM Request for Proposal teams; managed PeopleSoft data review to standardize usage across three global regions.• Led global rollout of manager self-service and employee portal solutions.• Co-managed the transfer of transaction services to offshore outsourcing partner.• Partnered in devising and integrating custom paperless hire and succession planning solutions, Taleo upgrade, and other enhancements.

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  Levi Strauss & Co

  • United States
  • Retail Apparel and Fashion
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Sr. Mgr, Compensation and HRIS Programs

    • 2006 - 2010

    • Oversaw global salary structure development and implementation.• Advised regional HR management on compensation issues, in addition to preparing compensation analysis to present to senior managers and Compensation Committee.• Directed development and implementation of custom focal review and incentive accrual tracking systems.• Led major global upgrade from PeopleSoft 8.0 to 8.9 in collaboration with outsourcing partner.• Managed online focal pay increase process for 5K+ employees. • Headed the implementation of employee self-service and review of performance management solutions.• Integral member of human resources services outsourcing analysis and implementation team.

  • Sr. Manager, Compensation

    • 2002 - 2006

    • Co-managed development and roll-out of worldwide broad-banding system.• Designed, analyzed, and communicated revisions to global short and long-term incentive programs.• Developed work processes and documentation to ensure Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance. • Advised HR teams and business managers regarding compensation decisions and job evaluations. • Managed global executive compensation, including review of all non-U.S. executive hiring decisions.• Oversaw job evaluation, salary surveys, market pricing, and pay program development.

  • Sr. Compensation Consultant, Global & Executive Programs

    • 1996 - 2002

    • Managed executive job evaluation, base pay, and incentive programs globally, including executive salary survey process and pay analysis.• Reviewed, consulted, and approved all international executive hire recommendations from regional HR.• Provided consultation to U.S. compensation group on special projects, including sales incentive compensation, pay program development, and HRIS integration. • Oversaw all U.S. compensation programs, including job evaluation, base pay program, focal point reviews, annual and long-term bonus programs, salary surveys, and compensation reporting/analysis. • Delivered compensation consulting services to human resources and business management. • Instrumental team member that helped develop new job evaluation process, online manager pay decision system, and recommendations for new base pay program.

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  Wells Fargo Bank

  • Sr. HR Consultant

    • 1988 - 1996

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  Franklin/Templeton

  • Sr. H.R. Analyst

    • 1983 - 1988