Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Accomplishments
Timeline
Generic

Victoria Decker, SHRM-CP

Tracy

Summary

Seasoned Human Resources Business Partner with background in developing and implementing HR strategies to align with business objectives. Significant experience includes employee relations, talent management, and organizational development. Strengths lie in strategic planning, conflict resolution, leadership coaching, and change management. Past roles have resulted in improved workforce performance, streamlined HR processes, and successful change initiatives.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Human Resource Business Partner

Delicato Family Vineyards
Manteca
06.2024 - Current
  • Build alliances with operations client groups by establishing a valuable consultative role within the organization as a trusted advisor by educating and advising management and employees regarding employment law, HR policies, procedures and state and federal laws
  • Participate in annual performance review process in addition to merit increases
  • Conduct employee relation investigations in order to determine root cause analysis and follow through with appropriate resolution in a timely manner
  • Create and administer employee workshops including management training
  • Head skip level Roundtable Meetings with VP’s and employees to help improve communication in addition to tracking metrics of accomplishments
  • Partners with managers on employee performance and talent development plans; manages consistency among performance management and compensation alignment
  • Seeks to understand key business goals and priorities; supports and implements communication plans for organizational change initiatives
  • Provides HR insights on business issues with data analytics
  • Partners with hiring managers, Talent Acquisition team and HRBP team to determine staffing needs and builds an assessment of talent; interprets hiring data and provides recommendations utilizing sourcing strategies
  • Works to ensure that career and training opportunities are being identified for employees in areas of responsibility
  • Identifies gaps in policies and processes and makes recommendations for improvements while carrying out policy changes and ensure business adoption and understanding
  • Remains apprised of current trends, conditions, legislative changes, and handling of HR functions

editdeletemove

Human Resource Partner

Hilti
Walnut Creek
01.2022 - 05.2024
  • Manage and provide consultation to team leaders on employee life cycle, such as interviewing, hiring, transfers, demotions, relocations, promotions, terminations, surplus issues, etc
  • Guide team leaders through the process of managing and resolving workplace concerns
  • Lead investigations of escalated concerns, recommend solutions, and follow up to ensure resolution of concerns
  • Assist with the MOMENT people philosophy through guiding team leaders and team members on the people processes such as succession planning, performance reviews, employee development plans, various HR 101 educational sessions and leadership development programs
  • Partner with internal immigration resources to assist in the work authorization process, as needed
  • Lead, advise and coach management and team members on performance and conduct related matters to help ensure equitable, consistent, and lawful treatment of all employees in all employment actions
  • Consult and inform leaders on impact of compliance programs impacting their teams (e.g., EEO/AA, ADA, FLMA, WC, etc.) to ensure legal and corporate policy compliance in all Hilti North America (HNA) employment practices
  • Ensure employees are compensated appropriately and equitably by reviewing salary information and merit and bonus administration by providing recommendations to HR Director and management based on Hilti’s compensation philosophy
  • Identify training needs, lead and implement learning and development initiatives relating to customer group needs
  • Analyze Exit Interview process and follow up with exiting team members to get additional insight as needed
  • Lead and facilitate team engagement sessions in our culture journey such as new team leader assessment and culture survey
  • Advocate, participate and provide input for HNA DEI initiatives
  • Serve as a mentor, trainer, and coach for new and existing colleagues on the HR Team
  • Partnering as a team player with the Centers of Excellence to execute processes and achieve objectives
  • Make data driven decisions to synthesize data to solve complex problems, form conclusions and make recommendations
  • Work with continuous improvement mindset to proactively identify ways of working that will enhance processes and identify connections across all supported teams and make recommendations for improvement

Contract Recruiter

Whole Foods Market
Remote
07.2021 - 09.2021
  • Attracts, sources, and screens candidates using a variety of creative techniques including social networking and other sourcing avenues
  • Supports technical, non-technical, and store/field hiring across global and regional teams
  • Proactively seeks diverse candidate pools and supports diversity & inclusion efforts across the organization
  • Guides hiring teams through interview process and manages candidate experience
  • Facilitates candidate process from leveraging recruitment technology to managing candidates within ATS
  • Develops and negotiates offers for candidates

Contract Recruiter

Sharp Business Systems
Remote
10.2018 - 04.2020
  • Utilized sourcing techniques to identify both passive and active candidates for openings in Sales, Technical, Administrative, Finance and Industrial roles nation wide
  • Carried an average of 60+ requisitions at any given time
  • Conducted detailed candidate interviews and presented qualified candidates to Hiring Managers
  • Developed pipelines for future sourcing needs
  • Participated in regular meetings and discussions about recruiting strategies and focus for teams

Human Resource Business Partner

Delicato Family Vineyards
Manteca
06.2016 - 11.2018
  • Built alliances with 5 client groups by establishing a valuable consultative role within the organization as a trusted advisor by educating and advising management and employees regarding employment law, HR policies, procedures and state and federal laws
  • Performed routine audits of job descriptions, job level assessments and compensation
  • Participated in annual performance review process in addition to merit increases
  • Acted as key contributor in HRIS system implementation with a focus on performance review that included form creation, system testing, implementation and training of employees on new system
  • Assisted with full cycle recruitment for entry to mid-level positions for various departments
  • Conducted employee relation investigations in order to determine root cause analysis and follow through with appropriate resolution in a timely manner
  • Helped create and administer employee workshops including management training
  • Headed skip level Roundtable Meetings with VP’s and personnel to help improve communication in addition to tracking metrics of accomplishments
  • Administered new hire orientations and on boarding of employees

Regional Human Resource Generalist

Sharp Business Systems
Pleasanton
04.2014 - 05.2016
  • Offered human resource support to 6 branches across the northwest, supporting 150+ employees including branch presidents and management team
  • Assisted with full cycle recruitment for various roles
  • Conducted new hire orientations and on boarding of employees
  • Administered employee health benefits
  • Reworked new-hire orientation program to include HR information and company resources specific to CA state law
  • Worked with senior management to enforce, interpret and create HR policies and procedures
  • Assisted with payroll duties while ensuring compliance with federal/state payroll regulations
  • Fostered a teamwork/open-door environment conducive to positive dialogue across the organization
  • Administered formal review process while providing counsel and interpretation to the management team
  • Devised creative and cost-effective incentive and morale-boosting programs including special events that increased employee satisfaction
  • Created multiple employee committees including social and safety committees while actively involved with compensation and SCOPE committee
  • Handled employee relations counseling, outplacement counseling, and exit interviewing
  • Created a safety program (IIPP) adhering to OSHA standards
  • Administered employee workshops and team building activities

Sr. Human Resource Generalist

Reply! Inc.
Salida
03.2012 - 03.2013
  • Recruited 300+ sales representatives to increase sales productivity
  • Exercised good judgment in multiple employee investigations
  • Administered performance management systems to increase employees’ knowledge and job satisfaction
  • Conducted new hire orientations to foster positive attitude toward organizational goals
  • Decreased employee complaints by advising management on organizational policy matters
  • Prevented legal action by handling employee disputes and administering proper disciplinary actions
  • Headed weekly meetings with social committee members to discuss common employee questions or concerns and coordinate employee festivities
  • Coordinated employee engagement events to boost employee morale

Human Resource Administrator

Reply! Inc.
Salida
07.2010 - 03.2012

Education

Bachelor of Science - Human Resources & Finance

California State University East Bay
12.2009

Skills

  • Full cycle recruitment
  • Data analytics
  • Training creation and facilitation
  • Succession planning
  • Employee wellness programs
  • Employee and management coaching
  • Employee relations
  • HRIS system implementation
  • Multi-state employment law knowledge
  • Compensation analysis
  • Job leveling
  • Change management
  • Leave administration

Certification

  • SHRM-CP
  • OSHA Certified

Accomplishments

  • Successfully grew a sales team in a start-up environment from 30 employees to over 100 employees
  • Created and headed several social committees to increase employee morale
  • Key contributor of HRIS system implementation
  • Headed skip level meetings with VP’s and personnel to improve communication and include tracking metrics
  • Devised an Injury and Illness Prevention Program adhering to OSHA requirements

Timeline

Human Resource Business Partner

Delicato Family Vineyards
06.2024 - Current

Human Resource Partner

Hilti
01.2022 - 05.2024

Contract Recruiter

Whole Foods Market
07.2021 - 09.2021

Contract Recruiter

Sharp Business Systems
10.2018 - 04.2020

Human Resource Business Partner

Delicato Family Vineyards
06.2016 - 11.2018

Regional Human Resource Generalist

Sharp Business Systems
04.2014 - 05.2016

Sr. Human Resource Generalist

Reply! Inc.
03.2012 - 03.2013

Human Resource Administrator

Reply! Inc.
07.2010 - 03.2012

Bachelor of Science - Human Resources & Finance

California State University East Bay
Victoria Decker, SHRM-CP