Maradene Wills
Strategic Human Analytics
More About Me
I have honed my craft during an 18-year career with McKinsey & Company and 7 years in HR consulting as a specialist in human analytics and knowledge management to support consultants as they served clients and realized internal transformations. At Scotiabank, I employ a sophisticated analytical ability to combine multiple sources of HR data to uncover hidden insights and provide focus for decision makers across the enterprise for 89,000 employees in 50+ countries. While at Thomson Reuters, I developed new approaches to understanding talent data.
I am driven to understand employees – what they really think, how they work together, what they need to do their jobs well. And then I deliver innovations to help them do their jobs better, faster, smarter.
I have these four core service areas that really make me tick. When woven together, they form a powerful, unique combination. I am constantly learning and integrating new approaches into my toolkit.
HR Analytics
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HR Analytics and Survey Guru advising fact-based business decisions with influential data analysis and reporting to senior leaders
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200+ surveys - engagement, culture, benchmarks, trends
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Organization Networks
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Collaboration Expert navigating organization design and talent management using organizational network analysis (SNA/ONA)
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75 projects for clients interpreting employee interaction patterns
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Technology Development
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Project Manager developing cutting-edge analytical systems to improve insights gained, speed reporting, and visualize data
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8 tools developed internally, with vendors, and SaaS providers
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Knowledge Management
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Knowledge Architect implementing innovative sharing techniques to inform and empower client service
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17 years designing managing content - SaaS for surveys, extranets for clients, intranets for knowledge sharing, BI for reporting
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Scotiabank | 2015 (current)
Publicly-traded Canadian bank with 89,000 employees in 50+ countries
Global Human Resources
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Senior Manager, Employee Analytics & Insights - PMO
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Manager, Employee Analytics & Insights - Culture & Inclusion
Thomson Reuters | 2014-2015
Global publicly-traded information firm with 55,000 employees in 88 countries
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Manager, Performance & Talent Analytics
Global Talent & Development CoE
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McKinsey & Company | 1995-2013
Global management consultancy, 17,000 employees in 100 offices
Global practices: Strategy, Growth, Innovation, Organization and moving through progressively senior roles
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Project Manager, Analytics Technology - Organization
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Analytics & Knowledge Specialist - Strategy, Innovation, Growth
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Supervisor - Toronto Administrative Staff
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Saville & Holdsworth Ltd (now CEB) | 1991-1995
UK-based HR consultancy specializing in talent selection and assessment
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Client Service Coordinator
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Psychometrics, employee testing, communications; worked with Industrial/Organizational psychologists to improve HR decision making, talent management and job design
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Machry/Money & Associates | 1988 to 1991
Toronto HR consultancy specializing in recruiting and career transitions
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Office Administrator
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Psychometrics, office management, bookkeeping, resume preparation; worked with Industrial/Organizational psychologists to improve HR hiring decisions, outplacement, recruiting
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I live and work in Toronto, Canada.
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