Marce Spies-Johnson

Vice President People business partner @ UnitedHealth Group

About

Strategic Human Resources Business Partner with a background in Fortune 100 Companies leading the HR Strategy and Operations for numerous businesses. Highly collaborative, energetic and transformational Human Resources Professional who leads though both a HR and business lens to deliver results in aligning leaders and teams, through all aspects of the talent lifecycle. Has a consistent record of creating and driving company focused strategies. Business operator with experience in leading teams of people and managing a total P&L. Experience in Defining and executing a Talent Strategy, influencing all levels of leadership in Organizational Design, Change Management, and workforce planning. A Natural Leadership Coach leading through positive coaching with an honest, straight forward and consistent approach. Specialties: Leadership Coaching, Leadership Development. Talent Strategies, Workforce Planning, Gallup G12, Strengths 2.0, Change Management, Organizational Development, Training, Facilitation, Employee Relations, Employee Engagement and Retention.

Country

United States

City

Lakeville

Industry

Insurance

Skill

Succession Planning, Performance Management, Employee Relations, Talent Management, Onboarding, Employee Engagement, Talent Acquisition, Recruiting, Human Resources, Workforce Planning, Leadership Development, Deferred Compensation, Merchandising, Hiring, Retail, Team Building, Leadership, Team Leadership, Organizational Development, Personnel Management

Experience

Vice President People business partner

UnitedHealth Group

2022-9 - Present · 4 yrs 1 mo

Minnetonka, Minnesota

Vice President Human Resources

UnitedHealth Group

2022-9 - 2022-10 · 2 mos

Minnetonka, Minnesota

Human Capital Director

UnitedHealth Group

2014-2 - 2016-12 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Minnetonka, MN

Human Capital Partner for United Health Care. Business Partner for the Finance organization.

AVP Human Resources (Contract)

Ascena

2013-12 - 2014-2 · 3 mos

Columbus, Ohio

Human Resources Business Partner to the CIO. Worked with leadership on the restructure of IT organization.

HR Director

Best Buy

2010-3 - 2013-5 · 3 yrs 3 mos

Richfield, MN

Global Business Services and IT Human Resources Business Partner Responsible for Human Capital Strategies and enabling a culture where associates are engaged, inspired and high-performing. Partnered with CIO/SVP and Leadership Team on Organizational Design and Effectiveness. Created and executed a successful insourcing strategy growing the team from 100 to over 500 in the course of 18 months. Created IT departments of Enterprise Architecture, Infrastructure, Applications Development and Maintenance, Business Relationship, and Project Management. Partnered and co-created Leadership Development Programs for Leadership team and High Potential Director team.

Enterprise Capabilities HR Director

Best Buy

2009-2 - 2010-3 · 1 yr 2 mos

Richfield, MN

Worked with SVP on Talent Strategy to achieve business strategy in the areas of Retail Operations, Properties and Real Estate, Services, International COE, Loss Prevention and Environmental Affairs.

Services HR Director

Best Buy

2006-5 - 2009-2 · 2 yrs 10 mos

Richfield, MN

Partnered with Services Leadership Team on Talent Strategy for both Corporate and Retail Teams. Created a Services leadership team to support the Geek Squad Agents and Services Repair business.

Human Resources Manager

Best Buy

2003-3 - 2006-5 · 3 yrs 3 mos

Best Buy

HR Manager/Business Partner in critical parts of the business, including Retail Operations, Sales Development, Real Estate/Properties. Influenced and worked with Leadership Executives in Workforce Planning, Succession Plans, Org Development, Employee Relations, Leadership Development, and execution of Numerous HR Programs enhancing the engagement of the full team.

Regional Training Manager

Best Buy

2002-6 - 2003-3 · 10 mos

Eden Prarie, MN

Training Partner to Regional. District and Corporate teams, developing and facilitating training programs for all levels of management in Region 1.

District Human Resources Manager

Best Buy

2001-4 - 2002-6 · 1 yr 3 mos

Des Moines, Iowa Area

Human Resources Business Partner to District team and General Managers, for over 800 employees. Received numerous company awards for reduction in Turnover, Compliance, and Employee Engagement improvement.

General Manager

Best Buy

2000-2 - 2001-6 · 1 yr 5 mos

Indianapolis, IN

Led the Best Buy Operations of a Best Buy Store. Led a team of 5 managers and over 125 team members.

District Manager

Pizza Hut

1997-5 - 1999-12 · 2 yrs 8 mos

Indianapolis, Indiana

Led the operations and profitabilty of 55 restaurants generating over $45 million in sales. Led a cross functonal team of Area Managers, Human Resources and Restaurant Managers.

Restaurant Readiness Coach

Pizza Hut

1997-3 - 1998-5 · 1 yr 3 mos

Plano, Texas

Operation liaison between Corporate and field operations ensuring all projects were customer ready. Led a cross functional team to execute the annual Leadership meeting. Received Top recognition from COO for leading this program.

Manager of Operations-Development

Pizza Hut

1995-8 - 1997-3 · 1 yr 8 mos

Boston,Mass and Plano Texas

Developed and implemented a complete training and operations program for incorporation of a new business into Pizza Hut new and existing locations. Reduced new product costs by over 30% through product redesign and vendor negotiation.