Associate @ Objective: help evolve and drive the firm’s leadership, talent and diversity strategies by taking a person-by-person approach to talent development and fostering an environment that values different perspectives and maximizes the potential of all of the firm's people, foster an environment where diverse employees consistently experience the firm in a positive way, increase the accountability and fostering the development of managers across the firm, align our talent development strategy to our people analytics review of the diverse pipeline, enhance the firm’s external brand by demonstrating our presence as market leaders in the talent development space.
Responsibilities: assist the lead project manager on firmwide annual performance reviews, liaise with HCM Technology to manage systems that support various talent initiatives, develop assessment guidelines and talent strategies in coordination with Division/Regional HCM Leadership/Business Partner teams, Employee Relations and the Employment Law Group; collaborate with Goldman Sachs University and Internal Communications to develop trainings and communications and leverage data to enable decision making.
Relevant Skills:
• Outstanding project management skills – project and resource planning, key dependency identification, proactive thinking, risk mitigation, etc.
• Experience in change management
• Adept communication skills, both verbal and written
• Excellent analytical skills – experience with Excel and ability to organize and analyze large datasets, detect and correct errors, and interpret and report results to various audiences
• Prominent client focus, notable responsiveness and a service-oriented attitude
• Great attention to detail
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with the utmost discretion and care From December 2014 to Present (11 months) New York, NYSenior Analyst @ From December 2013 to December 2014 (1 year 1 month) New York, NYLearning and Analytics Specialist @ Conducted quarterly analysis on learning and development programs, with a special focus on senior level and high potential employees. Created presentations and analysis for the Organizational Development programs including the Leadership Foundations (a seven module global curriculum), Leadership Transitions, New Hire Orientation and Digital Innovation Programs. Managed logistics for these programs as well as the invite queue, participant communications, session rosters, session room set-up and break-down, tracked budgets and worked with catering and conference services. Managed the relationship with overseas eLearning vendor to develop, design and test online New Hire Orientation courses (for USA, Canada, Latin America and Europe). Member of the team that monitored and made enhancements, upgraded and tested the talent management and learning management systems. Member of the Analytics & Reporting Team, a team comprised of select members from all geographies / segments who are involved in the rapidly evolving field of workforce analytics and reporting and joined the team involved with the selection of a predictive analytics tool for the establishment of the Insights & Analytics Center of Excellence. From June 2010 to December 2013 (3 years 7 months) New York, NYTrainee @ Managed all aspects of the entire development and production stages of Calvin Klein women’s sweater team (sourced for yarn, tracked: samples, lab dips, trims, bulk lots, etc.). Worked with various teams (quality control, fit technicians, colorists) to ensure the quality and accuracy of the samples received. Communicated the ideas of designers to Chinese and Korean garment factories and yarn mills. Gained international working experience working with multiple overseas vendors and liaised with New York office colleagues and designers. From September 2009 to November 2009 (3 months) Kowloon, Hong KongIntern-BPM/Organizational Development @ Assisted the HR Business Process Leader with multiple projects simultaneously and managed cross-functional project teams from initiation, planning, execution, and control to completion. Developed documents for projects and meetings, conducted research, collected and analyzed data for projects, prepared executive presentations, managed appointment calendars and organized meetings. From July 2008 to May 2009 (11 months) New YorkLegal Assistant @ Partnered with lawyers on proofreading, editing, formatting and drafting documents such as affidavits, complaints, motions, memos, letters, notices and other legal documents. Updated office calendar and file folders, called courts for rescheduled appearance dates, and worked with the secretary on billings and correspondence with clients. Learned to be extremely detail oriented and built upon professional writing skills. From September 2007 to May 2008 (9 months) New York, NYProject Assistant @ Worked at ?WhatIf! Innovation as a Project Assistant while studying abroad in Shanghai. Planned the roll-out of the one-year anniversary celebration, coordinated and set-up rooms for client meetings, collaborated with project teams on tasks, gathered and categorized feedback from focus groups, created think boards, and designed the ?WhatIf! Gallery. From February 2007 to June 2007 (5 months) Shanghai, ChinaTutor @ In efforts to improve student achievement in mathematics and assist students in mastering challenging mathematics, including the foundations of algebra and geometry, provided academic assistance to New York City public school teachers and students, grades Pre-K-8. Worked with teachers on tutoring students in large and small group settings, holding classroom and after school activities, grading homework and tests, translating in Mandarin, Chinese during parent teacher conferences. From September 2005 to February 2007 (1 year 6 months) New York, NY
BA, Economics, East Asian Studies, Pre-Business @ New York University From 2005 to 2009 Kristina Chu is skilled in: Analytics, Data Analysis, Predictive Analytics, MicroStrategy Reporting, Research, Reports, Learning Management..., Lawson HRIS, Economics, Mandarin, Spanish, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Vlookup, Pivot Tables, Outlook, Event Management, Event Planning, Project Management, Logistics, Customer Service, Organizational..., Performance Management, High Potential Programs, High Potential..., Talent Management, Succession Planning, Onboarding, Human Resources, Cantonese, Taiwanese, Chinese culture, Chinese history, East Asian Studies, Public Speaking, Data Analytics, Program Management, Content Management, Cross-functional Team..., Management, Editing, Project Planning, E-Learning, Leadership
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