HR Transformations at H&M and Tyson Foods
The past several years brought incredible business transformation which has led to HR, people, talent, and culture transformation. Hear from two leaders about how they are transforming their HR function to better partner with the business.
Participants will walk being able to:
- Identify how Tyson Foods and H&M approached HR Transformation.
- Why an organization would seek to transform their HR department.
Erica Young, MPS, SHRM-SCP
Erica started her career designing and facilitating training for social impact organizations. She quickly realized her calling: arming organizations with the capability needed to evolve. Since joining SHRM four years ago, Erica has held three roles. She began her career at SHRM in Research, then moved onto the founding SHRMLabs team. SHRMLabs explores the intersection of work and technology. Now, Erica oversees the enterprise client experience as the Manager of Solution Architecture.
Erica holds a master’s degree in industrial/Organizational Psychology, with a focus in instructional systems design. She earned her SHRM-SCP and consistently speaks on behalf of SHRM on workplace tech, the future of work, DEIB, and upskilling. Outside of work, you can find Erica tending to her indoor and outdoor garden, and giving her cat, Suki, more attention than she wants.
Jeremy Reese
Jeremy is currently the Vice-President of Learning & Development for H&M Americas, responsible for creating and driving learning and career development initiatives for over 25K employees in 750 offices and stores across North and Latin America. Prior to H&M, he spent over 10 years overseeing learning strategy, DEI initiatives, talent management, and business operations at the Equinox Group where he contributed to the expansion and growth of the portfolio across four brands: Equinox, Equinox Hotel, SoulCycle and Blink Fitness. He was recently recognized with a Top 100 L&D Professional Award by OnCon and is a frequent guest speaker / lecturer at NYU and Columbia Teachers College.
He holds a Master’s Degree in Project Management & Organizational Development from NYU, and a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre from Ithaca College. Interests include: All things tennis, the performing arts, marathon running, and weekend bagels on New York City’s Upper West Side.
Olivia Walsh
Olivia is the Head of Talent & Culture and leads a team focused on design and execution of strategies to attract, retain and develop talent to promote a positive candidate and team member experience and drive the organization’s competitiveness. In addition, Olivia ensures an integrated strategy and approach with other HR and business areas.
Olivia has a background in Global Talent Management, Learning & Development, IT, Diversity & Inclusion, & Change Management.
She leads and coaches current teams of Talent Acquisition, Talent Enablement, Team Member Experience, Learning, HR Change Management, & Workforce Planning to ensure superior performance and delivery of the companies talent Ecosystem.
She is a Mom to Adam and lives with her husband Michael in North West Arkansas and in her spare time loves hosting dinner parties, podcasts, and running.