Former Mercer Consultant & CHRO: HR/Analytics/Lean 6 Sigma
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA) from University of Michigan Ross School of Business
Focus: Finance & E-Commerce
Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE) from University of Michigan College of Engineering
Focus: Materials Science & Engineering
Work Experience
Principal Consultant and Co-Founder at delV partners
Feb 2018 – Present | Detroit, MI, USA
Management consultancy focused on strategy and business process improvement (HR, Operations, Finance) using deep analytics.
Vice President and CHRO at Quality Metalcraft
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Livonia, MI, USA
Executive team member with P&L responsibility. Rebuilt administrative HR function to achieve reduced staffing costs and employee turnover. Deployed first HCM system, first analytics function, and first executive assessments.
Vice President and CHRO at New Horizons Learning Solutions
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Livonia, MI, USA
Executive team member with P&L responsibility. Rebuilt administrative HR function to drive 40% lower staffing costs and 30% lower employee turnover. Drove spinoff of successful ancillary business and post-merger integration of acquired business.
Senior Director of Total Rewards at Plex Systems, Inc.
Jan 2014 – Dec 2015 | Troy, MI, USA
HR Leadership Team member with total rewards budget responsibility for all employees. Built core HR processes and introduced advanced analytics to performance and rewards programs. Deployed new HCM performance, competency, and development process and tools such as a progressive unlimited time off policy and wellness program.
Director of Compensation and Talent at Robert Bosch
Jan 2011 – Aug 2014 | Farmington Hills, MI, USA
HR Leadership Team member with compensation, talent acquisition, and high-potential development program for all US employees. Created $30M performance incentive and reduced recruiting budget by $1.8M. Launched analytics based total rewards model. Led compensation due diligence for $1B acquisition.
Director of Total Rewards and Infrastructure at Sandoz
Jun 2009 – Jan 2011 | Princeton, NJ, USA
HR Leadership Team member with compensation, benefits, reward & recognition, international assignments, and PeopleSoft HRIS program ownership for all US employees. Redesigned all core processes and introduced business metrics reporting. Led HR due diligence and integration efforts of $500M in acquisitions.
Vice President of Executive Compensation at AXA Equitable
Apr 2007 – Feb 2009 | New York, NY, USA
Human Resources Consultant at Watson Wyatt Worldwide
Oct 2006 – Apr 2007 | Southfield, MI, USA
About Me
Matt Pulliam is a Principal Consultant for delV Partners, where he guides clients through challenging issues by applying business operations subject matter expertise to asymmetrical and lateral information analysis.
With nearly 25 years of experience, Matt has held operational and leadership roles across HR, engineering/operations, strategy, and consulting functions in firms from $40M (local) to $70B (global) in revenue. His leadership experience crosses management consulting, automotive/ manufacturing, financial services, pharma, and higher education.
As Chief Human Resources Officer at Quality Metalcraft and before that the CHRO at NH Learning Solutions Corporation, Matt has held positions with full P&L responsibility and accountability for HR, Talent, Labor Relations, and Environment/ Health/ Safety functions.
A long-time member of WorldatWork and SHRM, Matt has presented to NASPP, MOCA, and the American Society of Employers on HR topics. He has guest lectured on strategic performance measurement at the University of Michigan Business School.
Matt earned BSE and MBA degrees from the University of Michigan, and has current HR and global Total Rewards certifications (SPHR and SHRM-SCP, CCP+CECP, CBP, GRP). He is a graduate of the Center for Creative Leadership’s Results Through Leadership program and the Michigan/ Ross Advanced HR Executive Program.
Specific areas of skill and experience include:
STRATEGY and LEADERSHIP: HR Consulting, HR Strategy, HR Transformation, Strategic HR Leadership, Mergers and Acquisitions, Change Management, Project Management
ORGANIZATION and WORKFORCE ANALYTICS: Organizational Analysis, Institutional Effectiveness, Workforce Planning, HRIS, Organizational Talent
TALENT ACQUISITION: Assessment, Talent Acquisition, Recruiting
TALENT MANAGEMENT: Personnel Management, Performance Management, Talent Management, Employee Engagement, Employee Relations, Organized Labor Relations, Human Resource Management
TALENT DEVELOPMENT: Career Development, Executive Coaching, Organizational Development, Succession Planning, Learning, Training
REWARDS: Compensation, Benefits, Wellness, Incentives, Recognition, Retirement
OPERATIONS and COMPLIANCE: HR Policies, Human Resources Operations, Shared Services, Process Design, Process Optimization, Automation, Outsourcing, Employment Contracts, Mergers & Acquisitions, Lean Six Sigma (Black Belt)
Qualifications
Project Categories
- Financial Planning & Analysis
- Demand Forecasting
- Financial Modeling
- Business Process Redesign
- Commercial Operations
- Process Improvement
- Compensation & Benefits Planning
- Change Management
- Project Management
- Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
- Talent Acquisition Strategy
- Learning & Development
- Hybrid Workforce Strategy
- HR Technology Strategy & Solutions
- Business Impact Analysis
- Data Science & Analysis
- Data Visualization
- Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
- Benchmarking
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