Danielle Okafor

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HR Manager with 9 years of experience driving talent strategy, employee relations, and organizational development across mid-size tech and professional-services firms. Specializes in full-cycle recruiting, HRIS implementation, and building compliant, scalable people programs. Reduced voluntary turnover by 22% at most recent employer and led a 300-person workforce through a post-merger culture integration.

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HR ManagerMar 2020 - Present

Vantage Point Consulting Group, Austin, TX

Partnered with C-suite to redesign the performance management framework, lifting manager satisfaction scores from 61% to 84% in 12 months as measured by bi-annual Pulse surveys.
Led end-to-end recruiting for 47 exempt roles in FY 2023, cutting average time-to-fill from 54 days to 31 days and reducing agency spend by $210,000 annually.
Implemented Workday HCM for 310 employees, consolidating three legacy systems and eliminating 18 hours per week of manual HR reporting across the department.

HR Business PartnerJun 2016 - Feb 2020

Meridian Data Solutions, Dallas, TX

Served as strategic HRBP for Engineering and Product divisions (combined 190 employees), reducing voluntary attrition from 28% to 17% over two years through targeted stay-interview programs and career-pathing workshops.
Designed and rolled out a company-wide DEI initiative including bias-awareness training for 14 managers, resulting in a 31% increase in diverse candidate slates within one hiring cycle.
Negotiated and administered benefits renewal across medical, dental, and vision plans, achieving a 9% cost reduction while maintaining 96% employee enrollment rate.

HR GeneralistAug 2014 - May 2016

Lakeshore Financial Partners, Houston, TX

Managed onboarding for 60+ new hires annually, redesigning the 30-60-90 day program and improving 90-day retention by 14 percentage points.
Maintained HRIS records and processed bi-weekly payroll for 120 employees in ADP Workforce Now with a 99.8% accuracy rate over 22 months.
Conducted 40+ employee-relations investigations annually, resolving 93% without escalation to external legal counsel and ensuring full EEOC compliance.

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