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Barb Hood

@barbhood

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People Ops / People Experience | ER, programs, HR ops | Remote-only

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a People Ops/Sr HR Generalist role where I can own the day-to-day HR engine—employee relations, benefits/leave, HR ops, and manager support. I bring steady judgment, discretion, and follow-through, plus a knack for simplifying processes and building manager-friendly tools. Hybrid/remote preferred.

SHRM-CP HR Generalist with 10+ years delivering high-quality, responsive HR support in multi-state environments. Serves as a trusted resource to managers and employees, managing a broad range of HR functions including employee relations and investigations support, benefits administration and leave administration (FMLA/ADA), HR systems/HRIS administration and reporting, compliance, performance management support, and policy/handbook administration. Recognized for strong systems capability, sound HR judgment, and the ability to balance strategic initiatives with day-to-day HR operations.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

HR Generalist

Legrand North America

Dec 2021 - Dec 2025 (4 years)

• Led employee lifecycle HR operations for 200+ multi-state onboarding/offboarding transactions; strengthened documentation accuracy and employee experience for remote/hybrid teams
• Managed HR systems/HRIS (audits, data integrity, reporting) and partnered with Payroll to resolve payroll and benefits deduction issues.
• Updated employee handbook content to strengthen multi-state compliance.

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HR Shared Services Lead

Legrand North America

Aug 2019 - Dec 2021 (2 years 4 months)

• Delivered high-quality, responsive HR shared services across multiple business units; managed high-volume onboarding/offboarding and employee support
• Standardized workflows, documentation, and controls; performed HRIS audits to reduce compliance and across multi-state requirements
• Improved pay/benefits experience by partnering cross-functionally to resolve errors and refine processes

Offboarding HRIS Workday Process Improvement Escalation Management HR Operations

Benefits Analyst

Medtronic

Dec 2014 - Dec 2018 (4 years)

• Supported benefits and leave administration for 10,000+ employees (disability, FMLA); resolved escalations with timely, accurate guidance
• Improved benefits deduction accuracy by partnering with Payroll and third-party administrators to resolve complex pay/benefits issues
• Reduced repeat questions through clearer benefits communications and streamlined workflows

Benefits Administration Vendor Management HR systems Employee Communications