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Melissa Stevens

@mstevens

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Senior Compensation & Total Rewards Partner driving people strategy, performance, and employee experience through data.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a role where I can lead compensation and total rewards strategy while partnering with senior leadership to improve HR operations, strengthen compliance, and use data to elevate retention, performance, and employee experience.

I’m an HR leader with 15+ years of experience driving organizational effectiveness across government, healthcare, and education. I lead and develop HR teams while partnering with senior leadership to align people strategies with business outcomes.

I’m known for improving HR operations through HRIS & process optimization and data-driven decision making. I lead performance management processes, implement HR process improvements, and support organizational change initiatives—ensuring smooth transitions and strong employee engagement.

In complex employee relations situations, I focus on fair, consistent, and compliant resolution while maintaining a positive workplace culture. I bring a balanced approach of strategic thinking and hands-on execution to elevate performance and employee experience, including workforce planning, talent management, and benefits administration.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Human Resources Manager

State of Delaware/DHR

Mar 2022 - Aug 2023 (1 year 5 months)

Led HR operations in a highly regulated environment, managing employee relations and leave administration while ensuring compliance with organizational policies and employment regulations. Partnered with payroll, benefits, management, and external partners to maintain confidential documentation, support accommodations, and improve reporting, audits, and HRIS processes.

Employee Relations Leave Administration FMLA Disability Management Workers' Compensation Return to Work Employee Accommodations Benefits Coordination HRIS Compliance Management

Human Resources Specialist III

State of Delaware/ DSCYF

May 2018 - Mar 2022 (3 years 10 months)

Managed HR operational support across employee relations, leave coordination, payroll support, benefits administration, and compliance tracking while maintaining confidential employee records. Supported policy interpretation, disability and accommodations processes, and improved HR workflows through HRIS system testing and reporting initiatives using Oracle.

Employee Relations Leave Coordination Benefits Administration HR Compliance Disability & Accommodations Payroll Support HRIS Testing Oracle Reporting

HR Specialist I to II

State of Delaware, DHSS

Jul 2015 - May 2018 (2 years 10 months)

Provided comprehensive HR generalist support across multiple agencies, supporting recruitment, benefits, payroll, compliance, and employee relations. Managed complex leave matters, maintained HR policies and handbooks, and delivered training on HR systems, ADA, and leave law compliance.