Rachel Brecht's Linkedin Analytics

I help scale up & high growth organizations build high performing cultures, navigate change, align systems, and accelerate results through people. I’m an accomplished executive with experience activating HR, operations, and transformation strategies as well as leading teams and organizations through rapid growth, both organic and M&A. My skills, experience and expertise are in agile HR strategy, learning & development, talent & change management, employee experience design, organizational development, and organizational effectiveness across various industries. I’ve led dozens of people-focused initiatives, including: • Building a Talent & Organizational Development function with ownership & oversight into Talent Acquisition, Employee Engagement, Learning & Development, Leadership Development, Talent & Performance Management, Internal Communication, and Employee Relations • Aligning executive leadership teams on value based human capital processes and mapping strategic priorities to P&L Impact • Facilitating strategy sessions and aligning executive teams on short & long term priorities, both the what and the how • Implementing progressive talent approaches aligned with evolving expectations of the modern workforce • Re-engineering talent processes to be integrated, simplified, value accelerators enabled by technology • Rebuilding Talent Acquisition process & technology roadmap • Building & deploying change capability & framework to support strategic growth priorities • Redesigning learning & leadership development strategy & program portfolio • Building capability & consistent outcomes-based practices & processes for HRBPs • Leading HR Transformation including processes, technology, organizational design A little more about me: • I’m a systems thinker, I’m never short on ideas, and I love a good whiteboard wall • I leverage a financial lens, recognizing value orientation is key • I’m a builder, connector, and collaborator • I’m a believer in agile, sprint-based work; the goal is alignment & progress vs. perfection • I thrive in high trust, collaborative environments with a mindset of continuous improvement and a firm focus on people, culture, and performance • I’m a conscious capitalist, considering ESG impacts and the triple bottom line