Kris Lopes, MBA, SHRM-SCP (pending)

Experience

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  Waters Corporation

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2014

  Chemistry Specialist

  As an analytical chemistry expert, I worked with director-level clients to increase sales and expand chemistry business within the California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona regions. While on the West Coast, I established relationships with key account members while at customer sites, executed opportunity evaluations, gave product presentations, and had post-meeting analyses to discover and convert leads into revenue.

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  WinterWyman Executive Search (currently The Planet Group)

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2015

  Executive Search Recruiter

  As part of WinterWyman's New York Accounting & Finance (A&F) Search division (now part of The Planet Group), I specialized in matching candidates with some of the most well known, respected companies in the Northeast. I partnered with venture-backed, growth stage startups and large public companies on crucial searches for C-level accounting and finance talent, in addition to helping them build their A&F function from the top down. As an agent on behalf of the candidate, I shared market knowledge, guidance, and provided access to exclusive opportunities. Show less

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  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Sept 2015 - Sept 2019

  As a member of the HR team, I've had the opportunity to impact edX, an MIT tech startup, at scale. Starting off in a talent partner role, I worked with managers across the company to address their hiring challenges, create a talent strategy and deliver top talent. I was later promoted into an HR role, where I oversaw edX's new hire orientation program, employee engagement and recognition initiatives, training and professional development for edXers. In addition, I launched company-wide system implementations (ATS and HRIS systems), performance management frameworks (goals and reviews) and compiled workforce analytics for leadership. In this role, I was a resource for our employees on all things recruiting, onboarding, culture, performance management and HR-data related at edX. Show less

  • Senior HR Associate (Sr. HR Business Partner)

    Sept 2017 - Sept 2019

  • HR Associate (HR Business Partner)

    Sept 2015 - Sept 2017
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  Forte Foundation

  Jan 2018 - Jan 2019

  Forté MBALaunch Cohort for Women, Class of 2018

  The Forté Foundation is a non-profit consortium of leading companies and top business schools working together to launch women into fulfilling, significant careers through access to business education, opportunities, and a community of successful women.

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  Major League Baseball

  Dec 2019 - Jul 2021

  Pitched and piloted a brand-new, first-of-its-kind Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) Rotational Program at MLB. HR Business Partner advising MLB’s Technology organization. In my role, I coached senior leaders on progressive HR practices, increased employee engagement with the HR function, and leveraged workforce data from organization-wide talent management initiatives to pilot change.

  • Diversity and Inclusion Program Manager

    May 2021 - Jul 2021

  • Human Resource Business Partner

    Dec 2019 - May 2021
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  Amazon Lab126

  Mar 2022 - Apr 2022

  MBA Student Consultant

  Amazon Lab126 is an inventive research and development team that designs and engineers high-profile consumer electronic devices. In this student consultant role, I gathered insights on disability users' needs and developed an accessibility product roadmap for Amazon.

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  PwC

  Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

  MBA Intern, Workforce Transformation

  MBA Summer Senior Associate working on PWC's HR Transformation Division (within the larger Workforce Transformation Organization).

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  PwC

  Aug 2023 - now

  Senior Consultant, Workforce Transformation

  Working as a Senior Consultant in PwC’s Workforce Transformation Practice.