Sarah Gevirtz MA, PCC (Professional Certified Coach)

Experience

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  Agilent Technologies

  Oct 1999 - Oct 2007

  Supported world-wide manufacturing, global & cross functional divisions, and several start-ups. Organizational Design and Development: Provided ongoing executive coaching to Vice Presidents and senior leaders and hands-on work across US, UK and Asia-Pacific on difficult and complex issues including designs of organizations, leadership styles, strategic workforce planning, communication, succession planning which led to effective implementation of strategy for businesses.Growth: Created and designed several new organizations/opportunities; completed due diligence/culture assessment for international and national acquisitions; partnered with Business Leads to integrate new teams into Agilent.Culture Assessment and Change: Organizational review and in-depth work with extended leadership team focused on beliefs, behaviors and values.Annual Focus: Led annual performance reviews, salary planning, succession planning, and workforce assessments. Show less

  • Senior Business Human Resources Manager

    Oct 2000 - Oct 2007

  • Management Support Representative and College Recruiting

    Oct 1999 - Oct 2000
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  Luther Burbank Center for the Arts

  Jul 2007 - Oct 2010

  As HR and OD Director, provided executive coaching to Executive Director and senior leadership team in areas of culture, leadership, workforce planning, strategic direction, and process improvement. Helped shift perception of the Center within the organization and in the community to Premier Arts Center. Identified new leaders to lead the organization to success. As volunteer Board of Director, designed and facilitated retreat with board, staff and volunteers resulting in new vision and fulfillment of key decisions; consulted and advised on structure which led to two new departments; analyzed current culture and completed initial actions with Executive Committee & senior leadership team to close culture and leadership gaps; produced and directed promotional video about the Center used as a Board recruitment tool.

  • Director of Human Resources and Organization Development

    Jul 2007 - Oct 2010

  • Member Board of Directors

    Jul 2007 - Dec 2008
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  AAA

  Aug 2008 - Dec 2008

  Strategic Business Partner

  HR leader supporting two executives and their nation-wide 3500 person sales organization. Two year workforce plan completed. Leadership coaching for key sales staff in the areas of culture, strategic direction, and employee relations.

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  General Dynamics

  Aug 2010 - Aug 2013

  Manager, Human Resources and Organization Development

  Owned and directed all Human Resources and Organization Development at this start-up like team within the larger parent company. Key customer was top executive and his senior leadership team. Supported cultural shift from development focus to production environment. Designed a workforce plan to allow for doubling in size in one year. Designed an on-boarding tool to emphasize mission assurance, results, and ownership. Provided daily executive coaching to VP/GM and senior leadership team in areas of culture, leadership, staffing, and organizational structure including compensation and communication. Led annual performance reviews and salary planning for all employees. Responsible for operating budget. Identified key talent which led to several promotions and fulfillment of succession plans. Designed SharePoint site for all employees. Lead trainer for Crucial Conversations; trained 130 employees to enable accountability. Designed innovative Health and Wellness Program with over 50% employee participation; received 2012 Healthiest Place to Work in the North Bay; received recognition for state-of- the-art ergonomics program in 2013; designed 8-session Financial Health program for all employees. Directly managed up to six employees. Show less

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  L-3 Communications

  Sept 2013 - Dec 2013

  Senior Human Resources Manager / HR Business Partner

  Owned and directed the HR function while partnering and supporting two key executives and their respective staffs. Designed and utilized tool to evaluate accountabilities across key program, executed reduction in force, partnered with senior team to evaluate and distribute awards across division, coached members of top leadership team on difficult employee relations matters, created development plan for key contributor, and on-boarded new executive. Directly managed four employees over two geographically dispersed sites. Show less

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  Intel Corporation

  Apr 2014 - Oct 2019

  Director, Human Resources

  As senior HR leader, main customer was Intel's C-Suite Chief Information Officer (CIO), and her senior executive staff of eight General Managers/Vice Presidents and Technical Fellow. Provided strategic human resources and organization development direction and support for Intel's Information Technology Group. Responsible for ~6,000 employees including +200 senior managers world-wide. Previously directed and supported two Corporate Vice Presidents with a ~10,000-person engineering organization. Created and executed a first-ever Strategic Workforce Plan across IT, annual strategic HR Plan, completion of a key acquisition due diligence and integration, coached senior staff over multiple years, designed and implemented multiple workforce reduction programs, designed and executed a Hi-Po program as well as Succession Plans for +100 leaders, developed an Executive Onboarding program, completed quarterly attrition analysis, and designed a technical leadership program. Hired and integrated multiple executives. Worked closely with team of +20 HR global partners – including ~10 direct reports - to ensure solutions were provided to support the specific business issues. Designer of three key focused programs: Inclusion Project, Building Resilience, Rebuilding Trust, Diversity and Inclusion. Mentored several up and coming HR leaders. Show less

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  Amdocs

  Oct 2019 - Aug 2020

  Vice President, Human Resources

  As Head of People, provided strategic HR direction for North America, Central America, and Latin America at ~5500 employees. Led a team of 30 Human resource professionals. Focus was on the employee experience via building community across the 500-person leadership team, increasing the feeling of pride across the employee base, improving processes, and acting as one HR team across the regions. Developed and executed a Critical Response Team to address serious employee issues, enabled a smooth transition to working from home then re-entry, designed and implemented ‘virtual office hours’ attracting +200 employees per week, trained ~700 leaders about emotional intelligence and why it is important to cultivate it in the workplace. Implemented a new family friendly parental leave policy in 11 different countries. Mentored several HR leaders. Show less

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  Sarah Gevirtz Coaching and Consulting, LLC

  Jan 2020 - now

  Owner and Principal

  Providing executive and organizational coaching and consulting services - including HR fractional engagements- to leaders, teams, and companies in the areas of emotional intelligence, workplace culture, and organizational systems.

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  Oji Life Lab

  Jan 2021 - now

  OJI Coach

  Provide 1:1 and group coaching through OJI Emotions and OJI Foundations. Focus is emotional intelligence, leadership, listening, feedback, and diversity/equity/inclusion. Clients include Amazon, Johnson and Johnson, and California State Parks.

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  Intel Corporation

  Feb 2021 - Feb 2022

  Director, People Systems

  Member of manufacturing and analytics leadership team. ~800 employees based in the US. Focus was on all things People Operations including organization redesign, communications, leadership coaching; partnered with HR leader and Executive leadership team to deliver key people results. Developed a partnership and curriculum with Arizona State University in the area of manufacturing and analytics.

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  BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.

  Feb 2022 - Mar 2023

  Senior Director, People Business Partner

  Supported two manufacturing client groups within Technical Operations @ ~850 employees globally. Partnered with the functional leadership team in areas including organizational design, talent management and development, succession planning, performance management and coaching during an exciting time of transformational change. Aligned the people strategy with the growth objectives of the business and partnered closely with the Human Resources Centers of Excellence to support the functional leadership teams around attracting, developing, retaining and engaging talent. Drove the performance of a workforce with a mix of long tenured and newer employees. In addition, supported the global operational excellence team. Show less