Larry Cruel

* Develop and promote high-level strategies and plans to foster broad and deep levels of diversity, equity and inclusion throughout the company.

* Provide Inclusion and Diversity expertise in collaboration with Human Resources on policies, processes, programs and initiatives by embedding Inclusion and Diversity in all elements of the employee lifecycle - talent acquisition, onboarding, development, employee relations, engagement, well-being, communication and compensation and benefits.

* Inspire and empower leaders to develop and drive DEI strategies within their business and departments, through coaching and guidance.

* Create and implement communication strategies and content management for training, campaigns and web resources.

* Scale, organize, promote and moderate company wide programming and events that educate and create community around diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.

* Examine the efficacy of outreach events based on Return On Investments metrics and progress.

* Develop Inclusion and Diversity objectives, Key Performance Indicators, metric dashboard and establish a regular cadence for reporting progress and best practices.

* Provide on-going analytics and reporting in partnership with Human Resources.

* Serve as the primary point of contact to provide various stakeholders with Diversity, Equity and Inclusion subject matter expertise.

* Responsible for the recruiting and on-boarding process of new hires.

* Performed various functions in regards to on-boarding, company policies and general Human Resources duties.

* Contributed to the creation of several compensation packages and offer letter verbiage as well as non-compete documents.

* Work with various recruiters in their respective markets to ensure timely completion of recruiting and new hire paperwork.

* Ensured implementation of industry best practices to ensure consistency and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

* Worked directly with updating and correcting life insurance policies, payroll, finances as well as leave and earnings statements.

* Established department plans and procedures improving customer service and administration proficiency.

* Developed diversity and inclusion goals and action plans that align with priorities based on employee feedback and strategic business goals.

* Developed and tracked metrics for measuring the effectiveness of Inclusion, Equity and Diversity initiatives.

* Promoted company-wide awareness of diversity and inclusion from all facets.

* Oversaw and drove organizational employee experience streams to maintain organizational stability and address key needs around change management and culture.

• Reviewed existing policies and procedures to make recommendations for enhancing work productivity, recruitment, hiring processes and talent management.
• Conducted workplace compliance training to reduce liability risks and operate effectively.
• Contributed to annual performance appraisals by working with supervisors to achieve consistency and compliance with established procedures.
• Performed timely project management within budget constraints for issues regarding executive leadership.