DANE NERO
Philadelphia,PA
Summary
Accomplished Human Resources Professional with 15 years of experience in financial services. Expertise includes AML risk mitigation, workplace investigations, and labor law compliance. Demonstrated leadership in employee relations and talent acquisition, awarded Q1 2024 'WOW Award' for AML case closures. Collaborates effectively with Legal and Global Security to enhance HR governance and mitigate organizational risk.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
HR Advice Specialist - Investigations
TD Bank
05.2023 - Current
- Award-Winning Performance: Earned the Q1 2024 "WOW Award" for successfully closing over 50 high-profile Anti-Money Laundering (AML) investigations with exceptional accuracy.
- Risk Governance: Provided specialized advice on high-risk employment matters, enhancing HR governance and mitigating organizational risk through data-driven analysis.
- Strategic Partnership: Collaborate with Legal, Global Security, and Financial Crime Risk Management (FCRM) to analyze complex facts and provide risk-assessed strategies.
- Training & Mentorship: Trained new investigators on FCRM investigation procedures, ensuring compliance with internal and external regulatory requirements.
- Executive Insights: Monitored case management databases to identify and escalate trends with corporate implications, delivering regular reports to executive stakeholders.
Employee Relations Officer
Signature Bank
06.2021 - 05.2023
- Investigation Management: Conducted thorough, impartial investigations into claims of discrimination and workplace conflict, identifying behavioral discrepancies and targeting operational risks.
- Managerial Coaching: Coached leadership on corrective actions, Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs), and terminations, ensuring 100% alignment with labor law standards.
- Liability Reduction: Consulted with legal counsel to mitigate risk, reducing grievances by educating frontline managers on enhanced leadership interaction techniques.
- Data Analytics: Presented metrics on voluntary and involuntary terminations to leadership to identify retention trends and implement proactive remediation solutions.
Talent Acquisition Partner
Signature Bank
07.2018 - 10.2021
- Pipeline Development: Developed and managed pipeline of 500+ candidates for specialized banking roles using LinkedIn Recruiter and Boolean search, enhancing direct sourcing capabilities.
- Full-Cycle Excellence: Spearheaded end-to-end recruitment for corporate and retail divisions, maintaining a 90% offer acceptance rate through strategic negotiation.
- Strategic Alignment: Collaborated with senior leadership to design selection criteria, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and long-term talent quality.
Talent Acquisition Specialist/HR Project Manager
Eataly Flatiron
09.2013 - 05.2018
- Responsible for streamlining, and executing Human Resources projects including employee referral program, internal transfer, and employee recognition program resulting in 3% decrease in turnover
- Pipeline Development: Developed and managed pipeline of 500+ candidates for specialized banking roles using LinkedIn Recruiter and Boolean search, enhancing direct sourcing capabilities.
- Full-Cycle Excellence: Spearheaded end-to-end recruitment for corporate and retail divisions, maintaining a 90% offer acceptance rate through strategic negotiation.
- Strategic Alignment: Collaborated with senior leadership to design selection criteria, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and long-term talent quality.
Education
Bachelors - Business Administration And Management
CUNY York College
New York, NY05-2009
Skills
- Workplace investigations
- Incident management
- Compliance reporting
- Employee relations
- Risk assessment
- Performance management
- Root-cause analysis
- Data-driven strategy
Certification
SHRM-CP - SHRM Certified Professional
Timeline
HR Advice Specialist - Investigations
TD Bank
05.2023 - Current
Employee Relations Officer
Signature Bank
06.2021 - 05.2023
Talent Acquisition Partner
Signature Bank
07.2018 - 10.2021
Talent Acquisition Specialist/HR Project Manager
Eataly Flatiron
09.2013 - 05.2018
Bachelors - Business Administration And Management
CUNY York College