Rikki Parker, Human Resources Manager

Nightingale Education Group

Jul 2022 – Present

Remote

Compensation and Benefits Manager

• Directed the overall total rewards strategy, incorporating a data-driven approach to recommendations and implementation of changes and improvements to our programs to maintain competitive advantage and meet needs of our employees. • Managed the development and implementation from scratch of compensation philosophy in alignment with business goals and market trends. • Increased company-wide understanding of compensation and benefit programs, policies, and practices through communication and education. Seeing a 20% year over year increase based on employee survey data. • Managed vendor relationships for compensation, benefit, wellness and employee health programs, which includes RFP efforts, effective benefits administration and retirement plans. • Evaluated compensation practices and benefit packages for compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements. • Directed annual salary administration programs, including salary structure creation and maintenance and development of incentive or salary increase budgets

Sorenson Communications

Mar 2021 – Jul 2022

Compensation and Compliance Manager

• Managed the overall Compensation strategy, incorporating a data-driven approach to recommendations and implementation of changes and improvements to our programs to maintain competitive advantage and meet needs of our employees. • Leverage external market research and compensation survey data to develop market pricing guidelines and best practices to ensure all roles and programs are benchmarked consistently and effectively against industry standards. • Evaluated all business initiatives are consistently administered and follow company policy and regulatory requirements. • Administered entire H1-B and Permanent Resident immigration process for the necessary employees. • Directed annual salary administration programs, including salary structure creation and maintenance and development of incentive or salary increase budgets. • Developed tools and processes that inform decisions, enable efficient, cost-effective compensation programs and ensure successful outcomes of projects and initiatives.

AutoSource

Oct 2015 – Mar 2021

Human Resources Manager

• Developed HR policies and procedures to ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations. • Collaborated with senior leadership to create a multi-year healthcare plan to move our company to a self-insured plan while consulting with our insurance broker to create yearly budget rates. • Analyzed group insurance usage and presented ideas on addressing cost reduction measures. • Managed full life cycle HR including recruitment and on-boarding processes. • Developed and presented training to managers of all levels on HR processes. • Collaborated on 401k audits and the implementation of a safe harbor plan. • Reviewed and responded to unemployment claims and represented company during appeals hearings. • Delivered guidance and counseling to managers and employees regarding recruitment, employee performance and complaint investigation.

Rikki Parker

Human Resources Manager

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