Katie Nevarez

Experience

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  Northstar Trekking

  Jun 2005 - Jul 2008

  Ground Crew - Seasonal

  Summer job working for a boutique helicopter company that conducts guided glacier treks. Responsible for ensuring efficient tour process, outfitting trekkers in gear and teaching helicopter and glacier safety. 800 participants weekly.► Promoted to head of ground crew for the 2008 season; tasked with managing the schedule for 15-person ground crew based on the daily staffing needs and with ensuring day-to-day operations kept a tight schedule► Trained new ground crew employees in customer service, giving safety presentations, and helicopter safety Show less

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  PwC

  Aug 2010 - Aug 2014

  Provided HR support to San Francisco market totaling 1,400 employees. Responsible for new hire onboarding, the CPA application process and the commuter benefits program. Reported directly to the Market HR Leader. ► Created and presented new orientation content, instructional emails and follow-up checkpoints for 200 experienced hires ranging from associate to partner► Redesigned reporting process for commuter benefits resulting in a 75% decrease in report preparation time; worked directly with national benefits team to transition commuter benefits from local office to benefits team ► Led a cross-functional team throughout all stages of the intern and associate onboarding process, including liaising between the local office and the national onboarding team to onboard 100 interns and 60 new associates► Performed critical role in the firm-wide annual performance review process by creating performance summaries for partner review panels, overseeing logistics for 25 annual review meetings and documenting the panel results Show less Serviced clients in a variety of industries including construction, energy and gas, higher education and retail. Included audits of both public and non-public companies on teams ranging from four to twenty colleagues.► Identified need for better inventory count training and addressed the issue by planning and presenting a workshop to 60 new associates; before and after survey results showed a 60% increase in associate knowledge of the task► Completed a rotation in Campus Recruiting; included assisting with the fall office visit process, developing a draft "San Francisco Housing Guide" for new hires and utilizing Excel skills to create process efficiencies► Performed all phases of audits including testing accounts, testing controls and reviewing disclosures► Consistently recognized in formal review feedback for building excellent relationships and strengthening team morale; asked by senior manager to be the audit team’s work/life balance champion Show less

  • HR Specialist

    Apr 2013 - Aug 2014

  • Assurance Associate

    Aug 2010 - Apr 2013
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  Citi

  Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  HR Management Associate Intern

  Worked directly with the Global HR Privacy & Data Governance Officer on implementing a new process for requesting and approving the usage and distribution of Citi employees’ personally identifiable information. ► Worked cross-functionally to implement a coding system that leverages prior privacy approvals and significantly reduces approval process; coding system is foundational for a new application being built fall of 2015► Built an Access database to translate prior privacy submissions into uniform set of usable data ► Presented and explained data privacy mechanics to thirty senior HR professionals across all HR disciplines Show less

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  Samsung Global Innovation Center

  Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  HR Summer Intern

  Samsung's Global Innovation Center works with entrepreneurs and startups around the world to create breakout products. Does this through investments, M&A, partnerships & Samsung Accelerator.► Conducted an in-depth analysis on employee engagement levels; gathered information through surveys, 1:1 interviews, focus groups and office observations; presented findings to division executives ► Owned an open requisition; used Jobvite and LinkedIn Recruiter to screen and identify top talent► Assisted with succession planning headcount reporting and promotion analysis Show less

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  Brigham Young University Marriott School of Management

  Jan 2017 - Aug 2017

  MBA Career Services Student Employee (part-time)

  ► Created a weekly newsletter sent to 300 students. Achieved an average open rate of 75%. ► Launched a new website for the BYU MBA Career Services team. In charge of project management, generating content, design and vendor relations.

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  Citi

  Aug 2017 - now

  Member of the CAO team supporting the Head of HR for the Global Consumer Bank.

  • HR Advisor for the Marketing and Content Organization

    Jan 2024 - now

  • Senior Vice President

    Mar 2023 - Feb 2024

  • Vice President

    Aug 2019 - Apr 2023

  • HR Management Associate, U.S. Retail Bank HR Advisor

    Aug 2018 - Aug 2019

  • HR Management Associate - Global Consumer Bank Recruiting

    Aug 2017 - Jul 2018