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I'm a senior HR, Total Rewards, and Talent Strategy consultant with over 20 years of experience helping organizations build people strategies that drive business performance. I work with businesses of all sizes to solve complex HR challenges, strengthen people practices, and develop practical, scalable solutions aligned with their business goals. My expertise spans HR strategy and advisory, compensation and benefits, executive compensation, performance management, talent development, organizational effectiveness, and HR transformation. Most recently, I served as Vice President of Total Rewards & Talent Enablement at CSG Systems International, a $1.2B publicly traded technology company, where I led global compensation, benefits, performance management, leadership development, and learning for 5,000+ employees across 20+ countries. I partnered closely with executive leadership and the Board Compensation Committee and served as HR lead for CSG's $2.9B acquisition by NEC Corporation. How I Can Help Your Business - HR Strategy & Advisory: Provide practical guidance on HR policies, people practices, organizational challenges, and strategic workforce decisions. - Compensation & Total Rewards: Design compensation structures, salary ranges, incentive programs, executive compensation, and competitive rewards strategies. - Performance Management: Develop performance frameworks, goal-setting processes, and pay-for-performance programs that improve accountability and results. - Talent & Leadership Development: Build leadership development programs, talent assessment frameworks, and succession planning strategies. - HR Transformation & Organizational Effectiveness: Evaluate existing HR processes, identify opportunities for improvement, and build scalable solutions that support business growth. - M&A HR Advisory: Support HR due diligence, integration planning, employee retention strategies, and organizational transitions. Results I've Delivered: - Transformed performance management into a growth-focused, pay-for-performance system, doubling reward differentiation while keeping high-performer turnover 53% below the company average. - Developed a global Emerging Leaders program that strengthened the leadership pipeline, with participants achieving a 23% higher promotion rate. - Designed global benefits strategies that balanced cost management with employee competitiveness, delivering significant savings without reducing employee value. - Built Grubhub's compensation function from the ground up during a period of rapid growth. My Approach: I believe effective HR solutions should be practical, business-focused, and tailored to each organization's needs. Whether you're a small business looking for guidance on HR policies, a growing company building its people infrastructure, or an established organization navigating complex rewards and talent challenges, I bring both strategic perspective and hands-on experience. I offer one-time consultations, project-based support, and ongoing strategic HR advisory services. Let's connect to discuss your HR challenges and how I can help. Core Expertise: Total Rewards Strategy | Executive Compensation & Board Governance | Global Compensation & Incentive Design | Job Architecture | Benefits & Well-Being Strategy | Performance Management & Pay for Performance | Leadership Development & Succession | Culture & Change Leadership | M&A Due Diligence & Integration | AI Readiness & HR Modernization | Payroll, HRIS & HR Technology (Workday, SAP, UKG)