
Nathan Hess
@nathanhess
I build workforce readiness, leadership development, and HR transformation systems at enterprise scale.
What I'm looking for
I’ve led global workforce readiness and finance modernization at McDonald’s, building learning, onboarding, and transition strategies for 800+ employees across 47 audiences. My team delivered six weeks early, achieved readiness 40% above benchmark, and reduced time to proficiency by 15%.
Across Accenture, NTT DATA Services, and Reach Partners, I’ve helped organizations translate operating-model change into capability roadmaps, learning ecosystems, reskilling journeys, and adoption strategies. I’ve led global change communications reaching 46,000+ employees in 28 countries and supported transformations spanning Agile, DevSecOps, e-commerce, and enterprise technology.
At Allstate, I built national leadership development, proficiency frameworks, learning technology governance, and CRM learning for 10,000+ agencies. I also led field capability and agency-owner onboarding, driving CRM adoption to 98% and growing assigned premium from $105 million to $121 million.
I bring hands-on HR operations experience in recruiting, onboarding, payroll and compensation support, employee relations, compliance, analytics, and manager development. I’m most effective partnering with executives and operations leaders to make workforce change practical, measurable, and sustainable.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Owned global learning strategy, leadership readiness, governance, and adoption for an enterprise Oracle transformation. Built learning, onboarding, and transition-readiness strategy for 800+ employees across 47 audiences, and hired and managed 12 global training managers and 28 consultants and designers.
Expanded learning-practice capability and advised clients on workforce readiness, leadership, change, and scalable delivery. Designed learning strategies and curricula for three new Agile and SAFe consulting roles, and served as curriculum SME for 75+ bespoke e-learning courses.
Client Delivery Manager, Transformation Advisory
Reach Partners
Mar 2021 - Mar 2022 (1 year)
Led workforce enablement and execution for a multi-division digital and operating-model transformation. Assessed six divisions of a 3,000-employee organization, identifying capability gaps and succession risks, and directed learning, communications, and dependencies across 11 workstreams.
Course Manager
Army National Guard
Jan 1998 - Dec 2020 (22 years 11 months)
Led leadership development, technical instruction, readiness, safety, personnel development, and workforce retention planning in high-accountability environments.
Senior Enlisted Leader
United States Navy
Jan 1998 - Dec 2020 (22 years 11 months)
Led leadership development, technical instruction, readiness, safety, personnel development, and workforce retention planning in high-accountability environments.
Senior Instructor
United States Navy
Jan 1998 - Dec 2020 (22 years 11 months)
Led leadership development, technical instruction, readiness, safety, personnel development, and workforce retention planning in high-accountability environments.
Management Consultant, Financial Services Talent and Organization
Aug 2018 - Nov 2020 (2 years 3 months)
Partnered with CHRO organizations and business and technology leaders to build learning ecosystems, capability strategies, and transformation roadmaps. Created and delivered an eight-month global change and communications strategy reaching 46,000+ employees across 28 countries, and designed six persona-based learning journeys that reduced training from 12 days to five.
Led field capability, agency-owner onboarding, leader coaching, technology adoption, succession readiness, and performance across a multi-location regulated market. Recruited, onboarded, trained, and coached agency owners and licensed staff, and grew assigned premium from $105 million to $121 million.
Education Program Manager, Agency Operations
Jun 2012 - Sep 2014 (2 years 3 months)
Owned national leadership development, skills assessment, learning technology, curriculum, compliance, budget, and field capability. Designed recurring development for 400+ leaders annually and built a proficiency framework spanning 12 roles and 14 regions, and implemented Blackboard with SuccessFactors.
Sales and Marketing Manager
SelectRemedy Staffing
Jan 2008 - Dec 2012 (4 years 11 months)
Managed recruiting, onboarding, payroll and compensation support, policies, and employee relations. Trained 25 managers on interviewing, standardized discipline, redesigned orientation, and cut outsourced recruiting hours from 200+ to fewer than 15 monthly.
Assistant Director, Career Services
Everest College
Jan 2008 - Dec 2012 (4 years 11 months)
Managed HR operations, recruiting, career development, manager capability, compliance, and employee programs in education. Managed seven direct reports and coaching for 360 students, sustained graduate employment of 87%+, and achieved 100% compliance across three Department of Education audits.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Fordham University
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Global Management
Master of Business Administration in Global Management.
University of Illinois
Master of Education (M.Ed.), Human Resource Development
Master of Education in Human Resource Development.
Kellogg Executive Education at Northwestern University
Data Driven Consulting Executive Certificate, Consulting
Data Driven Consulting Executive Certificate.
Prosci
Prosci Change Management Certification, Change Management
Prosci Change Management Certification.
Scrum Alliance
Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Agile
Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) certification.
University of Wisconsin
Project Management Certificate, Project Management
Project Management Certificate.
Thomas Edison State University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Communications
Bachelor of Arts in Communications with a minor in Human Resource Management.
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