Meredith Luna
Scottsdale
Summary
HR executive with over 20 years of experience enhancing organizational performance for Fortune 500 companies. Demonstrated success in collaborating with CEOs and boards to cultivate company culture and implement digital HR innovations. Specializes in M&A integration and talent strategy, utilizing HR technology to drive growth and operational efficiency.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Vice President, Global Talent
Resideo
06.2020 - Current
- Led redesign of enterprise global talent strategy, aligning HR with business growth and transformation goals.
- Delivered $1.7M YOY cost savings, reduced time-to-fill by 17 days, and cut turnover by 23% through innovative Talent Acquisition insourcing model.
- Directed global M&A integration, including First Alert acquisition, ensuring seamless cultural and operational alignment.
- Partnered with C-suite and Board to drive long-range workforce planning and enable business imperatives.
- Recipient of CEO key talent grant
- Https://www.resideo.com/us/en/
Global Talent Acquisition Director
Gilead Sciences
06.2020 - Current
- Establish and Lead Global Talent Acquisition Strategy for Gilead’s Commercial function.
- Provide visionary leadership and long-range planning to enable commercial business imperatives.
- Integrated approach to elevating Diversity & Inclusion within talent strategy.
- Global stakeholder engagement (c-suite) inclusive of demand planning, talent management, workforce/succession planning.
- Strategic leadership for multiple high-volume hiring expansions.
- Recruitment EVP redesign & implementation.
- RPO model redesign, oversight, SLA adherence, overall service delivery and strategic business alignment.
- Yello CRM Implementation.
- 2021 Top Talent Award
- Https://www.gilead.com/
Global Talent Acquisition Leader - Commercial Division
Merck & Co. Inc.
01.2019 - 12.2020
- Development and oversight of Merck’s global commercial talent strategy.
- Led Merck’s largest field sales expansion (+250) including strategy, leadership, and execution within 7-month timeline.
- Implemented robust enterprise digital recruitment marketing campaign across the commercial organization.
- Developed multi-tiered sourcing strategy which was rolled out globally across divisions.
- Second line leadership for team of 12 + RPO partners.
- Liaise with RPO leadership to ensure continuity and seamless client support.
- Led change management efforts for Merck’s Workday / PhenomPeople implementation.
- Https://www.merck.com/
Director, Global Talent Acquisition - Animal Health & Global Support Functions
Merck & Co. Inc.
01.2017 - 12.2018
- Developed and executed an innovative talent strategy across multiple divisions of Merck with a primary focus on Animal Health commercial (sales/marketing).
- Developed recruitment strategy and oversight for the stand-up of Merck’s IT HUB in Austin TX.
- Hired, trained, and led a team of 10 Talent Advisors with cross divisional responsibility.
- Managed global and US recruiting metrics and drove key recruitment sourcing efficiencies.
- Ongoing leadership development for Merck’s Talent Acquisition team including cross functional communication with HR in support of Talent Acquisition leadership initiatives.
- Https://www.merck.com/
Associate Director, Animal Health Division
Merck & Co. Inc.
01.2013 - 12.2016
- Strategic divisional lead for Merck’s Animal Health division (enterprise wide).
- Elevated social engagement strategy.
- Circle of Excellence Award winner (2014) - Presidents club award trip winner.
- Developed and presented training to Merck’s Summer Interns (DeSoto, KS 2016).
- Initiated diversity partnerships to various industry organizations (MANRRs, AH Corridor FFA, etc).
- National keynote speaker at Merck’s Managers Meeting: Best in class talent attraction.
- Https://www.merck.com/
Senior Manager, Talent Lead
Merck & Co. Inc.
01.2007 - 12.2012
- Full life cycle recruitment for various divisions of Merck to include Commercial (GHH), Manufacturing (MMD), Research & Development (MRL), and various support function roles.
- Coordination and oversight of weekly western region large scale hiring events.
- Member of Merck’s RPO implementation (RTIinc.) team and RFP vendor selection process.
- Provide guidance to senior sales leaders on annual diversity and talent needs.
- Maintained OFCCP and compliance standards within applicant tracking system.
- Special Achievement award for lead role for Merck’s ophthalmology expansion (2011).
- Https://www.merck.com/
Sr. Sales Recruiter
Merck & Co. Inc.
01.2005 - 12.2007
- Responsible for Primary Care US Sales full life cycle recruitment for the western and central regions spanning various therapeutic areas.
- Supported staffing for various specialty sales teams nationally supporting multiple VPs, Senior Business Directors, and Business Managers nationally in matrix organizational structure.
- Oversight and partnership with onsite RPO (Adecco).
- Https://www.merck.com/
Recruiting Consultant
CVS Caremark
01.2003 - 12.2004
- Team lead responsible for full cycle recruitment of 400+ Pharmacists and Certified Technicians.
- Led staffing efforts for local PBM for a federal employee program contract.
- Https://www.cvs.com/
Key Account Executive
CDI Corporation
01.2000 - 12.2002
- Managed key accounts for Fortune 500 clients: IBM, Cisco, Motorola, Intel, Kyocera, CSC.
- Consistently exceeded quota for new account generation.
- Rookie of the year 2000 & “Top Tier” award 2001, 2002, MVP 2003.
Human Resources Consultant
NCS Pearson/Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
01.2002 - 09.2002
- Selected as one of 100 national consultants supporting recruitment project for the TSA.
- Lead for candidate sourcing on the largest non-military hiring project in US history (post 9/11 effort to federalize airport security personnel).
- Team was responsible for recruiting over 1 million TSA professionals and Federal Air Marshals resulting in over 100,000 hires nationwide.
- Ensured compliance with all appropriate U.S. Government employment forms including the SF85P.
- Promoted to Senior Recruiter, managing a team of 6 recruiters and outsourced talent agency.
- Project required 100% travel nationwide to 25 states including Alaska, Hawaii and Guam.
Education
B.S. - Business Administration, Human Resources Minor
Northern Arizona University
Skills
- Enterprise HR Strategy
- C-suite & Board Partnership
- Organization Design & Transformation
- MA& Integration
- Enterprise Leadership Development
- Talent Acquisition & Succession Planning
- HR Change Agent / Growth Enablement
- HR AI Enablement & Employee EX
Timeline
Vice President, Global Talent
Resideo
06.2020 - Current
Global Talent Acquisition Director
Gilead Sciences
06.2020 - Current
Global Talent Acquisition Leader - Commercial Division
Merck & Co. Inc.
01.2019 - 12.2020
Director, Global Talent Acquisition - Animal Health & Global Support Functions
Merck & Co. Inc.
01.2017 - 12.2018
Associate Director, Animal Health Division
Merck & Co. Inc.
01.2013 - 12.2016
Senior Manager, Talent Lead
Merck & Co. Inc.
01.2007 - 12.2012
Sr. Sales Recruiter
Merck & Co. Inc.
01.2005 - 12.2007
Recruiting Consultant
CVS Caremark
01.2003 - 12.2004
Human Resources Consultant
NCS Pearson/Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
01.2002 - 09.2002
Key Account Executive
CDI Corporation
01.2000 - 12.2002
B.S. - Business Administration, Human Resources Minor
Northern Arizona University