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Paul Pavlica

Strategic Talent and Culture Leader

About Me

Strategic people leader with over 15 years of experience in consulting and HR leadership with foundations in education and organizational psychology. As a trusted partner and advisor to executives, combine coaching, consulting, and strong collaboration to solve people and organizational challenges across complex, matrixed environments. Though talent, engagement and culture are my specialty areas, I have a broad knowledge of operations, compliance, and total rewards. Known for listening, and thoughtfully assessing, designing and maturing processes and practices to ensure a more human-centered employee experience that supports organizational strategies.

Jurisdiction

United States

Experience

Seniority LevelDirector
Years of Experience15-20 years
Current StatusActive
Senior Manager, Organizational DevelopmentQXO (formerly Beacon Building Products)
2024 - 2025

• Led a newly formed Organizational Development function within an 8,000+ employee Fortune 500 enterprise, establishing foundational talent and engagement infrastructure. • Built VP-level talent pools to ensure succession readiness for critical leadership roles. • Increased midyear performance review participation by 10% year-over-year by strengthening manager enablement, governance, and communication cadence. • Influenced Compensation to streamline a three-step year-end process into one, cutting cycle time and administrative load. • Designed and launched the company’s first enterprise engagement pulse survey, establishing baseline analytics and actionable insights to inform employee experience strategy. • Led handbook modernization project, enhancing cultural tone, updating policies, and cutting total length by half. • Led nomination process to recognition as a Washington Business Journal Best Place to Work honoree.

Human Resources Business PartnerAmtrak
2023 - 2024

• Served as strategic HR partner to a 500-employee Procurement organization, advising senior leaders on talent strategy, organizational design, workforce risk, labor relations, and compliance. • Partnered with executive leadership through organizational restructuring, aligning role clarity, workforce planning, and change management to business priorities. • Facilitated enterprise talent reviews and succession discussions, strengthening leadership accountability for performance differentiation and development outcomes. • Advised on complex employee relations matters within a highly regulated and unionized environment.

Senior Manager, Talent ManagementAmtrak
2019 - 2023

• Led enterprise talent management strategy and team. • Built Amtrak’s first enterprise competency framework guiding talent attraction, development, and performance. • Introduced semiannual talent reviews covering over 400 leaders, embedding accountability for performance, development and succession outcomes. • Reimagined succession planning for 70+ leaders, improving DEI integration, risk assessment, and transparency. • Expanded employee-manager conversation framework to include stay, high potential, career, and professional development coaching conversations to increase engagement, retention, and transparency. • Established data collection strategies to inform future programs and improve communications.

Talent Management Process ManagerAmtrak
2015 - 2019

• Led enterprise talent management strategy and team. • Built Amtrak’s first enterprise competency framework guiding talent attraction, development, and performance. • Introduced semiannual talent reviews covering over 400 leaders, embedding accountability for performance, development and succession outcomes. • Reimagined succession planning for 70+ leaders, improving DEI integration, risk assessment, and transparency. • Expanded employee-manager conversation framework to include stay, high potential, career, and professional development coaching conversations to increase engagement, retention, and transparency. • Established data collection strategies to inform future programs and improve communications.

Senior Associate, People & ChangeKPMG
2014 - 2015

• Led PMO-level organizational change management efforts for Department of Health and Human Services financial management system upgrade. • Facilitated weekly Organizational Change Management team meetings with communications and training specialists from Federal, System Implementation, and PMO teams. • Provided direct support to the Federal Project Manager with executive communications, strategy development, and risk identification.

Associate Consultant, Organization Strategy and ChangeBooz Allen Hamilton
2013 - 2014

• Developed, facilitated leadership program at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) using ADDIE model. • Collaborated with DHS leadership to define leadership learning objectives, frameworks, and development goals. • Led strategic communications for the Federal CIO Council Innovation Committee to promote collaboration and enhance Open Data initiatives. • Advised on strategic recruiting for the DHS CyberSkills Management Support Initiative to attract the next generation cybersecurity workforce.

Senior Consultant, Human Capital and LearningBooz Allen Hamilton
2011 - 2013

• Conducted workforce analysis for the National Cyber Security Division at DHS, projecting five-year workforce needs to support growing cyber demands. • Developed and implemented workforce analysis training enabling DHS to conduct workforce planning. • Embedded the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education framework to establish a common lexicon for describing cyber work and roles.

Organizational Development ConsultantPavlica Consulting LLC
2010 - 2011

• Partnered with gothamCulture LLC on culture transformation and leadership engagements for Virgin America, JetBlue Airways, and Google. • Developed facilitation training curriculum for Virgin America’s top flight attendants to deliver peer led training. • Coached JetBlue communications managers through the creation and execution of a strategic communication plan across divisions. • Provided process oversight and messaging guidance during culture change and engagement off sites at JetBlue Airways. • Analyzed interview data and developed leadership alignment recommendations for Google executives.

Education

Masters of Social-Organizational DevelopmentTeachers College, Columbia University
2008 - 2010
Masters of M.Ed - Higher Education AdministrationLynn University
2002 - 2003
Degree of Secondary EducationCentral Michigan University
1996 - 2001

Certification

Total Certifications5

Brain Based Coaching

NeuroLeadership Institute

Better Conversations & Coaching

Center for Creative Leadership

360 Degree Assessment

Center for Creative Leadership

Myers Briggs Type Indicator

The Myers Briggs Company

Strategic Workforce Planning

Human Capital Institute

Skills

Core skills0
Languages1

Languages

English