Marilee Norred
Fractional HR Leader
35+ Years Experience
Summary
Human Resources Leader known for driving HR initiatives in support of enterprise strategy across both operations and functions. Problem-solver with excellent communication, relationship-building, and decision-making skills. Translates business needs into HR strategies, influencing senior level leaders through intentional design and change management. Quickly learns new business lines in order to provide excellent support, new ideas, and data-based business cases. Hands-on leader to ensure successful delivery of initiatives. Passionate about employee & candidate experience and building infrastructure for growth. Sweet spot: small to mid-size companies. Primary industries: Oil/Gas, Petrochem, Alternate Energy, FinTech.
HRIS Implementation Expert
Multiple projects implementing ADP WorkForceNow platform and modules and various ATS systems. Includes configuration, data clean-up, and user training.
Talent Acquisition
Led teams to improve recruitment processes and high-volume recruiting. Implemented veteran hiring and engaged sources for diverse candidates.
Personality Profile
Education
Master of Labor & Industrial Relations (HR)
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Master of Education (Educational Psychology)
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Bachelor of Science (Psychology)
Iowa State University
Ames, IA
Certifications
- Bee Suite BOSS BootCamp | 2026
- Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) | HRCI, 2001
- Everything DiSC Certified Facilitator | Jill Hickman Companies
- Basic & Advanced Mediation & Arbitration Training | Manousso Mediation Training & ADR Services
Areas of Expertise
Work Experience
Fractional HR Consultant
Bee Suite
HR Solutions for small to mid-sized companies and start-ups. Providing fractional support for all areas of human resources, including payroll, recruiting, compliance/policy. Project management skills, with specialty in implementation and system/process improvement for HRIS and other people systems.
Sr Manager, People Operations
Solar Mosaic LLC (acquired by Forbright Bank)
Solar Financing Company with a remote-first workforce in 30+ states. HRBP for young, growing FinTech. Policy/compliance, compensation and benefits, HR systems, contractor management, benefit design & open enrollment, 401(k) administration, and employee relations/business partner for the majority of the company. Managed payroll and HR administrative functions.
- Led project teams for ADP Comp Services implementation and new LMS system; managed data clean-up, established local tax jurisdiction set ups, and new process steps. Hired and trained expert to manage payroll process and facilitated contract renewal, moving to comprehensive essentials, saving over $30k in ADP service fees.
- Built salary/compensation structure for all job families resulting in a market-based pay structure across all disciplines. This enabled a more proactive approach to attraction and retention of critical skill sets.
- Led People efforts and data requirement gathering during Chapter 11 filing/restructuring and wind down activities for closing of the legacy company resulting in smooth transition with limited disruption to primary business function.
Sr Manager – Talent Management and Policy/Compliance
Sunnova Energy Corporation
Solar Energy Company providing financing, installation, and maintenance of residential solar systems. Spearheaded the development and administration of all HR policies; developed employee handbook, including management of all COVID-19 related policies and case/contact tracing. Facilitated compliance with all labor laws across 38+ states.
- Led HRIS implementation (ADP WorkForceNow), including Payroll, Benefits, ATS, and Performance Management functionality, continued ownership of system and vendor relationship.
- Led team of 4–6 recruiters to grow company from 250 to 400 employees in 18 months.
- Successfully managed the people integration for a 100+ employee acquisition within 2½ month timeframe.
Recruiting Process Manager & HR Generalist (Multiple Roles)
BP America / Amoco
25-year career spanning Recruiting Process Manager roles (US and Global Upstream) and HR Generalist roles across Chicago, Atlanta, Texas City, and Houston.
- Led US/UK process team that supported upstream recruiting teams; process expert for ATS (Kenexa Recruiter BrassRing).
- Key member of project team to design and implement global recruitment common process for the Upstream business.
- Labor relations specialist for 1990 OCAW negotiations across all unionized US locations.