Leana Davidson
@leanadavidson
SPHR-certified HR business partner leveraging Workday analytics to drive workforce strategy and organizational change.
United StatesWhat I'm looking for
I’m an SPHR-certified HR business partner with 15 years of experience embedded with operations leadership across global, multi-site, and unionized environments. I translate business pressure into people decisions leaders can execute—backed by data, not opinion.
I’ve served as primary HRBP to field and regional leaders across 12 locations in three countries, owning employee relations, performance management, succession planning, workforce strategy, and organizational change. I also bring deep Workday HCM fluency to strengthen how organizations plan, report, and configure critical people systems.
Most recently, as a Principal Consultant with Built Bold HR Consulting (remote, US and Canada), I advise leadership teams on workforce strategy, manager capability, employee relations, and organizational structure. I build HR process standardization frameworks, decision playbooks, and manager toolkits to drive consistent people practices—and I lead change management that sustains trust and accelerates adoption.
Earlier, I led labor cost modeling and workforce planning cycles in partnership with Finance and Legal, eliminating approximately $1M in overstaffing risk through data-informed decisions. I also owned end-to-end engagement strategy, managed multi-jurisdictional employee relations matters and investigations, and built manager and leadership programs that connect performance readiness to measurable business outcomes.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Principal Consultant
Built Bold HR Consulting
Jan 2024 - Present (2 years 6 months)
Serves as an embedded HR partner to leadership teams, advising on workforce strategy, manager capability, employee relations, and organizational structure. Leads HR standardization and change management for new HR programs and structural transitions.
Regional Manager, Human Resources
Legends Global Attractions
Sep 2021 - Jan 2024 (2 years 4 months)
Served as primary HR business partner to field and regional leadership across 12 locations in three countries, coaching on employee relations, performance management, workforce strategy, and compliance. Owned succession planning/talent calibration, engagement strategy, labor cost modeling and workforce planning cycles, and served as Workday HCM subject matter expert.
Acted as an on-site HR business partner in a high-volume retail environment, providing daily guidance on employee relations, performance management, and policy interpretation. Implemented workforce analytics to identify retention risk and coached frontline managers on performance improvement and feedback delivery.
Advanced through HR roles to director within a complex, unionized, multi-property hospitality portfolio, serving as primary HR business partner to property and regional leadership. Led workforce planning, succession readiness, leadership development and general manager readiness programs, and manager capability programs tied to guest satisfaction outcomes.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Keller Graduate School of Management
Master of Science, Human Resources Management
Earned a Master of Science in Human Resources Management from Keller Graduate School of Management.
Florida Memorial University
Bachelor of Science
Earned a Bachelor of Science from Florida Memorial University.
HR Certification Institute
SPHR, Human Resources
Earned the SPHR (Senior Professional in Human Resources) credential from the HR Certification Institute.
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