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Hi I'm Marquita!
ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT | SALES INNOVATION | EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE DESIGN
Thank you for taking the time to learn more about my professional journey, and the skills I've developed along the way! I'm a highly curious, innovative and operationally minded Human Resources professional with diverse experiences within omni-channel retail, high-growth start-up environments and . As an organizational development strategist, I create impactful HR systems, effective strategies, and sustainable solutions that positively affect the employee experience while championing cost savings & talent cultivation for high growth organizations. I specialize in talent management and the development of scalable HR policies, programs, and operational systems. My expertise lies in employee engagement, organizational effectiveness and building sustainable organizational culture. I do this uniquely and creatively through fostering collaboration, and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusivity in every initiative. I am also skilled in high-volume employee relations investigations, advanced stakeholder communication, cross-functional leadership and leveraging HR analytics to drive effective decision making and continuous improvement organization wide.
My Career Story
My career launched in luxury fashion retail and spans across multiple industries and people & culture roles.
At Nordstrom I mastered the art of sales talent acquisition and management as well as training and became well known for excellence in fashion merchandising, impactful talent management, and customer relationship management as a Sales Department Manager. I then took on a new challenge as Executive Team Leader at Target. For the first 18 months I soared in the mastery of operations management before stepping into Human Resources as a corporate district ETL-HR. This role allowed me the pleasure of honing my HR skills and impact in the key areas of payroll, talent acquisition, comprehensive onboarding, total compensation, and leadership development. My next role was Area Manager with thredUP, a start up specializing in e-commerce. After just 4 short months, I was enthusiastically invited to step into an HR Business Partner, Manager equivalent role. I was able to design, facilitate, and scale a series of comprehensive Leadership Development courses resulting in increased employee retention and internal promotions. In my latest role of Regional, Human Resources Business Partner with Gopuff I led and managed numerous organizational development projects from building performance management processes to creating aligned omni-channel retail policies. I am also an Art & Design Entrepreneur with many years of experience in Marketing & Branding, Product Development, Management & Merchandising Design.
"If your actions inspire others to dream more,
learn more,
and become more,
you are a leader."
-John Quincy Adams
Colleague Recommendations
Tiffany gibbs jackson, mba
SR. MANAGER HR BUSINESS PARTNER
"One of Marquita’s key strengths is her ability to support leaders effectively. She has a keen sense for identifying potential issues before they escalate and provides proactive solutions. Her interpersonal skills are top-notch, and she is respected by colleagues at all levels of the organization."
jimeka holloway, PhD
FOUNDER, AREA DIRECTOR
"Marquita is an irreplaceable asset. she is instrumental to the overall creativity of this urban social enterprise. She relates extremely well to the internal team and growing list of external partners with a high degree of emotional intelligence, spiritual values, and cross-cultural adaptability."
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