Heather Romano
Heather is an Executive Human Resources Leader with extensive experience driving HR solutions for the Energy, Hospitality, Healthcare, Industrial, Fintech, and Private Equity markets, among others. She is proficient in organizations ranging from $60M to $6B global businesses and has proven performance managing revenue goals of up to $6M, operational budgets of up to $100K, and capital expense budgets of up to ~$10M.
Heather is a capable mentor passionate about attracting, recruiting, and advising teams of up to 200. Most recently operating within a geospatial technology organization, she has leveraged expertise to streamline the hiring process, significantly reduce attrition rates, enhance employee engagement, and promote team diversity. Ms. Romano is pivotal in developing highly effective Tech management professionals and has contributed to a comprehensive cultural transformation sustained through mergers and acquisitions, organizational turnarounds, and global EBITDA growth. The following are a few benchmark achievements:
Recruiting & Selection Strategy
Friction between two BUs hindered collaboration. Heather was charged by the client to navigate change resistance and restore order. She facilitated shared group sessions, reorganized the departments into stable matrices, and shifted talent across teams. Within 30 days, this delivered a cooperative resource team with enhanced organizational effectiveness, improving on-time completion by 66%, resource profitability by 25%, and billable utilization by 30%.
Cultural Transformation
A rebranding effort with poor communication reduced engagement, retention, and morale. Ms. Romano instructed functional leaders on alignment with corporate missions and recognized staff for supporting values. Then, she launched a peer-to-peer recognition platform, overhauled incentive compensation, and clarified career progression. Over two years, employee engagement increased from 75% to 86%, and NPS increased from 40 to 80, cutting attrition by half (17% to 8%).
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