Denicia JP Prather
Carson
Summary
Strategic HR leader with over 14 years of experience in transforming global organizations through people-centric initiatives. Demonstrated success in enhancing organizational effectiveness and driving cultural change in technology sectors. Expertise in utilizing technology and analytics to achieve measurable improvements in business performance and employee satisfaction.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Principal HRBP, PXTHR
Amazon
Culver City
03.2022 - Current
- Collaborated with HR VP and Directors to develop strategic HR initiatives across diverse business units. PXT Business supported: Ads, IMDb, Grand Challenge (AIGC), Entertainment, AADA HRP, Academic Research Initiatives, and Global Corp Employee Relations.
- Transformed high-level goals into execution plans while navigating complex organizational ambiguity.
- Drove excellence through partnerships with executives, delivering solutions in organizational design and change management.
- Championed continuous improvement of HR practices to align with evolving business needs.
- Led strategic initiatives to strengthen HR capabilities and enhance overall business performance.
Senior Human Resource Manager
Amazon - AMZL
10.2021 - Current
- Reporting to the Regional Senior Human Resource Manager, responsible to provide strategic direction and partnership to the Operations leadership team for the greater LA Metro Area.
- Responsible for North LA Regional (10 Sites), supporting 1 Operation Directors, 4 Senior Sub-Regional Leaders. Sub-Regions comprised of approximately 2500 associates, 285 Operation Exempt Leaders, and hiring and developing a team of 16 HR leaders.
- Responsible for leading multiple buildings for creating, sustaining, and promoting a healthy, engaging culture with exempt and non-exempt employees throughout the sub-region in LA Metro.
- Analyzed attendance and attrition trends, along with other HR core metrics. Assessed and analyzed engagement scores within each building within the region and audited engagement tactics.
- Counsel and coach employees (T1-T3) and managers (L3-L8) on HR issues, practice, and policy, including employee relations, performance management, and talent planning movement.
- Liaison to internal and external counsel and regional leaders on legal proceedings and employment issues.
- Lead AMZL DEI initiatives for Operation teams. Plan, organize, and implement various diversity outreach efforts and strategies.
Human Resource Manager
Amazon - AMZL
03.2021 - 10.2021
- Reporting to the Regional Senior Human Resource Manager, responsible to provide strategic direction and partnership to the Operations leadership team for the greater LA Metro Area.
- Responsible for North LA Regional (10 Sites), supporting 1 Operation Directors, 4 Senior Sub-Regional Leaders. Sub-Regions comprised of approximately 2500 associates, 285 Operation Exempt Leaders, and hiring and developing a team of 16 HR leaders.
- Responsible for leading multiple buildings for creating, sustaining, and promoting a healthy, engaging culture with exempt and non-exempt employees throughout the sub-region in LA Metro.
- Analyzed attendance and attrition trends, along with other HR core metrics. Assessed and analyzed engagement scores within each building within the region and audited engagement tactics.
- Counsel and coach employees (T1-T3) and managers (L3-L8) on HR issues, practice, and policy, including employee relations, performance management, and talent planning movement.
- Liaison to internal and external counsel and regional leaders on legal proceedings and employment issues.
- Lead AMZL DEI initiatives for Operation teams. Plan, organize, and implement various diversity outreach efforts and strategies.
Human Resource Manager
Amazon - AMZL
03.2020 - 02.2021
- Reporting to the Regional Senior Human Resource Manager, responsible to provide strategic direction and partnership to the Operations leadership team for the North LA and Orange County Area.
- Responsible for 2 Sub-Regions, supporting 2 Operation Directors, 7 Senior Regional Leaders. Sub-Regions comprised of approximately 3500 associates, 340 Operation Exempt Leaders, and hiring and developing a team of 17 HR leaders.
- Responsible for leading multiple buildings for creating, sustaining, and promoting a healthy, engaging culture with exempt and non-exempt employees throughout the sub-region in LA Metro.
- Analyzed attendance and attrition trends, along with other HR core metrics. Assessed and analyzed engagement scores within each building within the region and audited engagement tactics.
- Understanding business goals and recommend new approaches, policies and procedures to effect continual improvements in business objectives, productivity and development of HR within the company.
- Liaison to internal and external counsel and regional leaders on legal proceedings and employment issues.
Human Resource Manager
Amazon - NACF ONT6
08.2019 - 03.2020
- Reporting to the Regional Senior Human Resource Manager, responsible to provide strategic direction and partnership to the Operations leadership team in one of the North American Fulfillment Centers, comprised of approximately 2000 associates and 65 leaders. Leading, teaching and developing a human resource team of up to 15 - HR Business Partners, HR Administrators and Operations Administrators.
- Responsible for executing all people initiatives, and driving HR functional excellence, standard work and process improvements.
- Understanding and analyzing people metrics to identify trends and recommending solutions to improve performance, retention, and employee experience.
- Collaborating, consulting and influencing business leaders on organizational design, performance management, leadership/talent development, succession planning and workforce planning. Coaching to build leadership capability, and empowering every high performer to fulfill their personal goals.
- Creating and implementing innovative solutions for a variety of employee engagement initiatives to retain, develop and motivate people to achieve their fullest potential.
Senior Human Resource Business Partner
Amazon - NACF ONT 2/3/4
09.2017 - 12.2019
- Lead a team of 12 human resource professionals, provided HR support for 3800+ hourly employees and 75+ salaried manager including Vendor Flex and Tom Team.
- Worked with senior leadership to design, implement engagement programs, and support talent development though successful succession planning of our salary workforce. Site was able to promote 28 salary managers in 2017 and currently promoted 42 salary managers in 2018.
- Manage ER escalations to ensure fair and consistent reinforcement of policies. Often assisting legal and sister sites with proper escalation tactics.
- Work directly with Staffing Managers (WFS), Finance Managers, and General Manager to plan labor for the site based on anticipated volumes and key impacts. Successfully leading to multiple mass hiring of hourly associates in a short time frame. In 2017, hired 2000+ within a 4-week period.
- Drove regional process improvement project regarding meal compliance, resulting in a cost savings for the NACF.
- Lead a successful Prime Week recognition program for the Super Region involving 23 FC in the Traditional Sortables and Softlines(TSSL) Network.
- Spearheaded the NACF Associate Retention Tool (ARM) as the regional POC for the Alpherson Western Region. Implement Engage @ Amazon initiatives across the site.
- Active University Recruiting participate. Interviewed, screened, and hired 80+ Operation Managers, HR Assistants, HR Business Partners, and various other roles. Actively working on completing Amazon's Bar Raiser program.
Human Resource Manager
Amazon - NACF ONT 2/3/4
12.2019 - 08.2019
- In one of Amazon's largest North American Customer Fulfilment (NACF), lead a team of 21 human resource professionals, provided HR support for 3000+ hourly employees and 75+ salaried manager including Vendor Flex and Tom Team.
- Worked with senior leadership to design, implement engagement programs, and support talent development though successful succession planning of our salary workforce. Site was able to promote 28 salary managers in 2019.
- Manage all ER escalations to ensure fair and consistent reinforcement of policies. Often assisting legal and sister sites with proper escalation tactics.
Human Resource Business Partner
Amazon - NACF ONT 2/3/4
02.2016 - 09.2017
- Worked with HR Manager and Sr. Leadership to develop and implement HR plans and solutions. Leading the region in having the highest attendance during peak 2017.
- Lead a team of 6 HR Assistants (HRAs) to drive smooth HR processes for a large traditional sortable of 5500+ employees.
- Conducted or provided oversite on employee relation, sexual harassment/assault, and equal opportunity investigations.
- Guided and mentored salaried managers in their own careers, and career options for their subordinates. Site was able to promote 14 salary managers in 2016.
- Partner with Operation, Finance, and Work Force Staffing to accurately staffed the building and provide planning on process assistant talent. Placed 121 seasonal roles in 2016 and 60+ seasonal roles in 2017.
- Drove site process improvement project regarding unemployment, resulting in a 200,000+ cost savings for ONT2.
Executive Leader - Human Resource, Loss Prevention, Operations
Target
04.2011 - 02.2016
- Implemented and coordinated the staff recruitment and selection process, prepared accurate monthly salaries of all employees and ensured the validity of data required for monthly salary preparation while leading employee culture, diversity and inclusion tactics, performance management development and employee relations issues, leveraging legal counsel, where necessary.
- Collaborated with leadership to develop, implement and actively manage talent review and succession planning process.
- Identified and managed appropriate interventions to develop talent, provide executive coaching, on the job learning assignments, and knowledge transfer opportunities.
- Facilitated team building sessions and coached/mentored employees to effectively collaborate with one another.
Education
MBA - Business Administration
University of Redlands
Redlands, CA05.2012
Bachelor of Science - Biopsychology
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA06.2009
Bachelor of Arts - Art History
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA06.2009
Skills
- Stakeholder engagement
- Change management
- Employee relations
- Talent development
- Inclusion initiatives
- Performance management
- Organizational design
- Strategic planning
Timeline
Principal HRBP, PXTHR
Amazon
03.2022 - Current
Senior Human Resource Manager
Amazon - AMZL
10.2021 - Current
Human Resource Manager
Amazon - AMZL
03.2021 - 10.2021
Human Resource Manager
Amazon - AMZL
03.2020 - 02.2021
Human Resource Manager
Amazon - NACF ONT 2/3/4
12.2019 - 08.2019
Human Resource Manager
Amazon - NACF ONT6
08.2019 - 03.2020
Senior Human Resource Business Partner
Amazon - NACF ONT 2/3/4
09.2017 - 12.2019
Human Resource Business Partner
Amazon - NACF ONT 2/3/4
02.2016 - 09.2017
Executive Leader - Human Resource, Loss Prevention, Operations
Target
04.2011 - 02.2016
MBA - Business Administration
University of Redlands
Bachelor of Science - Biopsychology
University of California, Santa Barbara
Bachelor of Arts - Art History
University of California, Santa Barbara
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