Melanie S.

Lead enterprise-wide talent strategy and execution across the full employee lifecycle for ~1,000 employees, partnering with senior leaders to strengthen leadership effectiveness, organizational health, and long-term workforce capability. Manage and mentor a team of five while delivering scalable, high-quality people programs aligned to business priorities.

Served as senior HR Global Talent Management Partner to the VP of North American Operations following a major enterprise restructure. Supported the largest operations organization at Amazon (~717K employees; 46K senior leaders), driving organizational design, workforce strategy, and leadership effectiveness at scale.

Business Partner to three SVPs (including an S-Team leader) for a global organization with ~317K employees and 42K salaried leaders. Led a team of 10 international leaders and designed an overall talent review and development strategy spanning the field, corporate, and tech. Led several major global initiatives and projects that involved RIF, global labor laws, and unions. Conducted 200+ HR and Operations interviews for all levels.

HR Business Partner to the VP of the single largest Amazon operations organization (~500K employees). Built and led a team of 6 HR leaders to drive the overall talent management strategy for ~500K employees and 24K senior Operations leaders. Ensured legal compliance in the US & Canada.

Sr. Human Resource Manager for Amazon Robotics warehouse. Conducted and participated in the Operational Leadership Review Summits (talent reviews) for both AR & NACF (the largest organization in the US & Canada), trained new talent liaisons, rolled out new talent tools, and changed employee ratings direction. Conducted deep-dive data analysis and translated into presentation stories for leadership. Created calibration packets and provided Operations and HR Directors with talent information and training to present NACF VPs.

Human Resource Manger for Amazon Robotics warehouse. Oversaw and conducted talent reviews for 2 Regions supporting 2 Regional Directors, 2 Regional Sr. HR Managers, and 9 sites. Piloted Snappy, a new recognition platform, across 21 sites to test the platform for network-wide rollout. Served on 2020 Network Recognition team that developed the Recognition & Achievement Events Guide, a handbook for year-round recognition. Contributed to company-wide bonus program revamp: Implemented Recognition in a Box (RIAB) for the network, replacing depreciating gift card with a centralized cash bonus program that changed the corporate tax direction and mitigated tax risk.

Co-led site night shift (which included 900+ associates and Operations leaders) while driving key site and HR initiatives. Partnered with Sr. Ops leader to review manager performance, connections scores, talent pipeline, and health of the organization to provide support and guidance and foster a culture of partnership, engagement, and customer-centricity.● Achieved YOY +2.63% gain in attendance and led site to rank #1 in its category (Dec 2018) through recognition and incentive programs that boosted productivity, attendance, and goodwill. Supported the building’s total 1,900 associates and 80 managers and delivered results through program awareness, communication, and leadership buy-in.

Studied abroad through Syracuse University in Florence, Italy. Applied for advanced Italian program and studies with students from around the world on top of taking normal college classes. Awarded a Letter of Language Arts for completing the program.

Delta Mu Delta International Business Honor Society Electives included an emphasis in Marketing and International Business