Certified Compensation Director with extensive experience in designing, implementing, and administering employee and executive compensation programs including job evaluation, base pay delivery, short- and long-term incentive programs, sales compensation and other reward and recognition programs. Specialties: HRIS, System Implementation, HR Operations, Salary Administration, HR Analytics, Recruiting

Director, Compensation @ From August 2015 to Present (5 months) Director, Compensation & HRIS @ From February 2014 to Present (1 year 11 months) Greater Atlanta AreaDirector, HR Operations @ Designs and executes implementation of HR systems with the goal of leveraging technology and adopting best practices to improve overall HR efficiency. Directs the HRIS, Payroll and Reporting/Analytics team responsible for providing centralized HR support to employees throughout the company. Partners with HR functions and stakeholders to define business requirements and translate business needs into multi-year and tactical system implementation plans. From March 2012 to February 2014 (2 years) Greater Atlanta AreaSenior Director, Compensation & HR Administration @ Research tactical and strategic issues and recommend changes to compensation programs/philosophy and HR Reporting/Analytics as appropriate. Manages implementation, coordinating with other teams as necessary. Design, develop, and administer incentive & recognition programs in support of company goals and philosophy. Includes assessing employee eligibility, reviewing achievement, compiling plan payments, reviewing payments with management for approval and coordinating the communications and delivery of earned incentives. Manage the design and administration of new and existing pay programs to ensure external competitiveness and internal equity. Ensure compliance with laws and regulations which control or impact compensation plans and policies. Manage the development and performance of assigned staff. Assess the need, prioritize and assign direct reports to work on various issues relating to compensation or HR analytics that come to the department's attention. From March 2008 to March 2012 (4 years 1 month) Manager, Compensation & HR Administration @ Managed and coordinated the design and implementation of Labor Management metrics and corresponding employee detail reporting for 187 facilities. Responsible for metrics development, calculation, interpretation, administration, and reporting for MIP and variable compensation programs. Conducted salary and total cash compensation reviews of selected jobs and employee groups to ensure internal equity and external competitiveness. Facilitated the annual merit pay review for 25,000 + Facility and Corporate Office personnel by testing the PeopleSoft process, developing and reviewing merit worksheets, advising managers and HR generalists on policy and practice, and loading recommendations into PeopleSoft. Developed job descriptions, graded new and revised jobs, including determining FLSA status, and reviewed pay adjustment requests by analyzing job descriptions and pay data. From March 2006 to 2008 (2 years) Sr. Compensation Analyst @ · Administered Annual Comp Planning merit and succession planning processes for 4800 + Field and Corporate Office personnel. · Analyzed market data to create, classify, evaluate, and grade equitably priced jobs. · Managed budget and participation of all salary surveys. · Researched and analyzed employee job and pay data to ensure external competitiveness and internal equity. · Served as primary compensation interface with management and employees to provide advice, direction, and guidance on broadly defined compensation matters. From 2005 to 2006 (1 year) Manager, Compensation @ · Effectively administered mid-year and annual employee merit/review and succession planning processes for 72 stores and the corporate office. · Analyzed pay practices and pay for performance issues, recommended solutions and identified related costs and benefits. · Coordinated the design, implementation, and administration of compensation programs including salary administration, cash incentives, sales compensation, and supplemental pay programs. · Facilitated SEDP Training Program for new and incumbent Executives. Responsible for developing and implementing education programs for staff and management training on compensation procedures, processes and policies. From 2002 to 2005 (3 years) Human Resources Representative/Assistant Sales Manager @ Trained, motivated, and supervised twenty-eight employees in store operations. Effectively coordinated annual employee review presentation. Responsible for marketing, sales promotions and professional customer service. Handled direct customer service, sales, and inventory control. From January 2001 to January 2002 (1 year 1 month)

BS, Management Science @ Georgia Institute of Technology - Georgia Tech College of Management From 1999 to 2003 Tamara GRP is skilled in: Payroll, Onboarding, Human Resources, Talent Acquisition, Deferred Compensation, Recruiting, HRIS, Strategy, Employee Benefits, Employee Training, Succession Planning, PeopleSoft, Management, Personnel Management, Policy, Training, Executive Pay, Job Descriptions, Compensation & Benefit