Alex Kittredge

About

Senior Program Manager / HR Chief of Staff (Global Industrial) specializing in cross-functional risk remediation, HR systems implementations, and M&A compliance. Delivered measurable outcomes including closing 18 payroll audit findings in 16 weeks, rolling out SAP SuccessFactors performance management to 2,000+ employees with major adoption gains, and remediating 600 I-9s in 6 weeks to avoid ~$3M in exposure; experienced operating with high confidentiality across large-scale M&A.

Experience

Education

Key Strengths

• Closed 18 aging payroll audit findings in 16 weeks with full internal auditor sign-off, in time for quarterly board meeting
• Built scalable cross-functional audit remediation framework (tracker, decision log, SOPs) deployed beyond HR/finance to other functions
• Led enterprise rollout of SAP SuccessFactors performance management to 2,000+ employees in one cycle; improved completion rate to 94% from 68%
• Created real-time Power BI dashboards to drive executive visibility, adoption tracking, and weekly leadership updates
• Designed and executed 3-phase I-9 remediation program; remediated 600 I-9s in 6 weeks and avoided ~$3M in potential fines
• Strong executive alignment and accountability operating rhythm (standups, memo briefs, WBR) delivering 55% faster time-to-decision
• High-discretion trusted advisor in M&A; managed confidential diligence communications (verbal briefings to avoid paper trail)

Reference Highlights

• Meaningful leadership and organizational impact from day one
• Trusted thought partner to executives
• Natural point of connection for employees
• Takes ownership of avoided/long-standing problems
• Precision and diligence
• Strong relationship-building and earns trust quickly
• Thoughtful, reliable follow-through
• Exceptional listener
• Handles objections by digging in and asking clarifying questions
• Drives workable resolutions and prevents issues from lingering
• Able to align high-level executives and guide next steps
• Disciplined and methodical execution at scale
• Strong structure-setting and prioritization
• Elevated HR leadership meetings with clear priorities and tracking
• Steady under pressure; calm demeanor
• Fast turnaround of high-quality deliverables
• Comfort with ambiguity and complexity; strong sensemaking
• Translates nuance into clear guidance
• Decisive and pragmatic leadership in high-pressure situations
• Risk-aware approach; identifies highest-risk areas quickly
• Improved transparency and fairness via promotion system governance
• Clear, confident, adaptable communicator
• Concise and focused with executives
• Inclusive and collaborative with diverse teams
• Operational excellence
• Strategic mindset and strong judgment
• Drives alignment and results across teams
• Energy hire (prepared, positive, elevates others)