Global Onboarding & Engagement Program

Experience & Workflow Architect  |  Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Capability
Build Talent Infrastructure
Competencies
Employee Experience Design (Primary)  ·  Change Management  ·  Organizational Effectiveness & Design (Supporting)
Skills
Onboarding program design  ·  HRIS workflow design  ·  Systems integration  ·  Change management  ·  Stakeholder engagement  ·  Program governance  ·  Instructional design
Central Insight

"Onboarding isn't a checklist that ends on Day 30. It's a six-month integration journey — and most organizations fail new hires not because they don't care, but because no one owns the full journey. Designing onboarding means designing ownership."

Lifecycle Gap Analysis
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Lifecycle Gap Analysis

Audited regional onboarding models across 22 global offices to identify process failures, structural inconsistencies, and ownership gaps that contributed to offer-to-start attrition and early disengagement.

End-to-End Integration Roadmap
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End-to-End Integration Roadmap

Designed a six-month onboarding framework with defined owners, milestone triggers, and success criteria at each stage — from offer acceptance through the six-month check-in.

HRIS Workflow Engineering
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HRIS Workflow Engineering

Automated onboarding workflows within the HRIS to trigger integration milestones, notifications, and task assignments without manual intervention, reducing dependency on coordinator memory.

Digital Resource Hub
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Digital Resource Hub

Built a centralized SharePoint hub serving three audiences: HR coordinators managing the process, hiring managers executing their touchpoints, and new hires navigating their first six months.

Stakeholder Change Management
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Stakeholder Change Management

Designed a global change plan and trained 31 HR coordinators across 22 offices to execute the new model consistently, with localized guidance for regional variation.

Discovery
Gap Analysis
  • Regional model audit
  • Gap analysis
  • Attrition data review
  • Coordinator interviews
Build
Design
  • Journey mapping
  • HRIS workflow design
  • SharePoint hub build
  • Change management plan
Deployment
Rollout
  • Coordinator training (31 staff, 22 offices)
  • Pilot rollout
  • Feedback collection
Long-Term
Monitoring
  • Satisfaction surveys
  • Attrition monitoring
  • Annual framework review
All Work
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Systemic Curriculum & Compliance Governance
Wintrust Financial Corporation
ERP Transformation
ERP Transformation & Enablement
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Talent Strategy
Skills-Focused Talent Strategy
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Onboarding Design
Global Onboarding & Engagement Program
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
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