People Director - HR / Total Rewards / Company Culture

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HRIS Systems

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Profile

I am a passionate and highly accomplished HR strategist with 17 years of experience, specializing in Total Rewards and deeply committed to designing and implementing strategies that cultivate thriving remote-first company cultures. Proven ability to drive employee engagement and retention through innovative compensation, benefits, and HR programs tailored for distributed workforces.

I’m now looking for a role that allows me to focus on building and enhancing great company cultures through innovative HR practices in a global, remote-first company.

Key Skills & Achievements

• Total Rewards Strategy & Design: Led 30+ organizations annually in developing innovative total rewards programs that successfully attracted and retained top talent.
• Employee Relations & Performance Management: Built thriving company cultures, led junior staff teams, and created mentorship programs to maximize employee potential (grew VMG team from $0 to $5M in ARR within 5 years).
• Project Management: Implemented technology and process improvements that reduced meeting times by 50% while increasing overall satisfaction.
• Executive Presence: Adept at addressing complex issues with executive leaders across organizations. Skilled at facilitating cross-functional planning and decision-making.
• Entrepreneurial Mindset: Built a $5M consulting service line from scratch at VMG Health, demonstrating grit and passion for business development.
• Communications: Skilled communicator in both written content (articles, memos) and presentations (client meetings, panel discussions).

Languages

English

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Italian

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Spanish

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French

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Education

Hamline University

• MBA
• August 2010
• Finance concentration

Beloit College

• BA, Psychology
• December 2007
• Grad w/ Honors

Work Experience

Director, Total Rewards Strategy and Design

VMG Health

September 2019 - Present

• Led VMG's consulting service line growth from $0 to $5M+ revenue over 5 years through team development.
• Built and led team of 5 specialists, doubling consulting revenue 2022-2024. Mentor 4 employees.
• Implemented new PM system reducing meeting time 50% while improving employee/client satisfaction through asynchronous work.
• Managed 50+ clients with 100% retention rate and 92% Net Promoter Score.
• Successfully facilitated complex healthcare negotiations, reducing meetings 33% and securing expanded engagement for 2026 planning.
• Established thought leadership through 25+ articles, webinars, and speaking engagements.

Senior Consultant, Total Rewards

SullivanCotter

February 2016 - September 2019

• Led remote-first team serving 30+ clients annually, generating $1.5M in revenue.
• Created compensation analytics tool reducing report generation time by 40% and expanding client base 20%.
• Established mentorship program pairing junior analysts with senior consultants. Personally mentored 2-3 staff yearly with 100% promotion rate.
• Built Excel-based project management system tracking capacity for 250+ person firm.
• Provided C-suite consulting and maintained strong client relationships with minimal turnover.

Business Development Manager

M Health Fairview

March 2014 - February 2016

• Built and implemented contract administration department for $4B+ health system.
• Achieved 100% contract management system adoption within 6 months through new policies and procedures, with buy-in from hospital leadership.
• Created comprehensive documentation and reduced organizational risk by 60% through improved compliance practices.

Senior Total Rewards Specialist

Allina Health

March 2011 - March 2014

• Managed total rewards for departments representing $1.5B of $3.0B annual revenue.
• Provided strategic guidance on market compensation and redesigned physician incentive programs to align with organizational goals.
• Created data compilation tool reducing survey reporting and market analysis time by 67%.

Total Rewards Consultant

M Health Fairview

January 2008 - March 2011

• Managed payroll and incentive programs for 700+ physicians and advanced practice providers, including productivity reporting, compensation calculations, and monthly reconciliation.
• Improved provider report generation time from 6 days to 1-2 days, enhancing provider satisfaction and administrative relationships.