GroupM | New York, NY | Hybrid

Group Director, Talent Strategist | August 2023 - Present

Tasked with setting the tone and direction in a newly created role, designed to elevate the EssenceMediacom talent proposition for our people and clients. The solutions architect between business needs and Centers of Value in GroupM. Working to solve both present and future challenges, creating holistic strategies and solutions, and partnering effectively with our specialist talent functions and business leaders alike across the global business.

• Strategic Advisory: Serves as a trusted consultant to 10+ Executives, delivering bespoke talent solutions that directly address their unique challenges and contribute to the success of 30+ client teams, supporting 500+ employees across the global business

• Elevating Talent: Drives learning & development initiatives to realize the employee value proposition, aligning business imperatives with training and coaching programs, resulting in improved employee engagement, retention and enhanced work output

• Cultivating Performance Culture: Champions a high-performance culture through quarterly talent assessments, annual goal setting and 360 reviews, partnering with subject matter authorities to deliver measurable improvements in employee satisfaction and productivity

• Data-Driven Insights: Utilizes employee and client survey metrics to identify key areas of focus for annual and quarterly strategic goal setting, influence decision making and deliver solution-oriented results to tackle real problems in real time

• Roadmap & Systems Architect: Owns and conducts annual talent team offsite focused on: three distinct areas: building connection, reflection and roadmap architecture and introspection and intention setting

• Change Management: Leads organizational change across the enterprise, collaborating with client leaders and discipline leads to foster a culture of agility and innovation while being a safe space for employees at all levels experiencing change fatigue during turbulent times

• Strong Leadership: Manages a team of Director-level HR Business Partners and HR Generalists, steadfast resource to peers across agencies and disciplines, providing transparency, candor, 

• guidance and support, as evidenced by outstanding upward and peer reviews

• Mental Health Ally: Trained as a WPP ‘Mental Health Ally’, providing care to colleagues and promoting a culture of wellbeing and mental health awareness within the organization

• DE&I Advocacy: Champions Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) at all organizational tiers, ensuring DE&I principles are ingrained in all aspects of the business and drive a more inclusive and equitable workplace

• AI-Driven Efficiency: Leverages ‘WPPOpen’, an industry-leading proprietary tool, to automate administrative tasks, streamline workflows, and increase overall team productivity, enhancing operational efficiency and reducing manual workload by 20% ytd