Jack Kostal

Role Description:

• Led three globally-distributed organizational pillars, managing 16 employees, including 8 direct reports and 8 matrixed IT professionals.
• Craft team vision, strategy, and tactical execution posture.
• Manager-of-managers leadership responsibility.
• Role scope encompasses HR Data Science, HR Data-Driven Consulting, and HR Agile Software Development.
• Executive consulting for enterprise and C-level HR insights questions.
• Co-chair HR's AI Acceleration Council and Data Products Council

Impact Highlights:

• Directed portfolio management of HR agile software pod to deliver multi-million dollar project ROI.
• Facilitated team transformation initiatives that liberated thousands of hours of labor capacity and accelerated project completion by several months.
• Developed industry-leading capabilities and software solutions for workforce scenario planning.
• Redesigned team structure to establish clear roles and cultural standards, leading to significant improvements in client outcomes and team engagement metrics.
• Advised on governance and policy initiatives, translating complex legal requirements into actionable HR policies and addressing data governance and cybersecurity challenges.

• Executive consulting portfolio consisting of high-stakes projects for topics such as engagement, hybrid work, pay, DEI, team effectiveness.
• Responsible for team of 3 direct reports encompassing data science and consulting.
• Initiated long-term vision and strategy for move towards cloud-based, scaled solutions.

• Consultant responsible for consulting, data science, data engineering, and solution deployment across portfolio of organizations.
• Organizational portfolio of clients included Talent (Recruiting, Talent Management, Change Management, L&D) , Total Rewards, Inclusion and Belonging, Legal, Employee Relations, Foodservice Segment, Pet Segment, as well as executive consulting.
• Project outcomes included multiple-million dollar ROI, double-digit enterprise engagement increases,
• Partnered with COE to develop data-driven employee engagement strategies that have resulted in double-digit increases in engagement scores across the global enterprise, among others.

• Analytics consultant reporting to head of HR insights.