ADRIA ROBERTS
Denver
Summary
Executive-level, strategic business partner adept in discovering, elevating, and engaging cross-functional teams toward enterprise vision and mission. Skilled at serving as trusted advisor and partner, integrating executive-level leadership and guidance across HR operations. Driven to align priorities with strategic and organizational goals.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Vice President, Human Resources
Native Roots
01.2022 - Current
- Serves as a strategic leader for a vertically integrated company, providing insight and direction for human resources strategies within a multifaceted industry. Responsible for leading a team of seven that develops and maintains the company’s unique culture and designs human resources plans and strategies to ensure the achievement of key business objectives for 400 employees. Key achievements:
- Streamlined HR strategy to impact overall company culture and drive financial efficiencies: 67% to 84% overall employee satisfaction, decreased turnover by 50% driving retention savings of $1.5 million; aligned HR team and systems to business objectives, creating career growth for team and decreased HR labor costs by $120000.
- Developed competitive total rewards strategy that includes full-scale compensation structure, benefit and rewards programs that support the whole human through physical, mental and financial health offerings that attract top talent in industry and is compliant in multiple job markets.
- Developed and lead company’s social impact initiatives that engage employees with community, creating improved employer brand awareness, impact to critical social issues impacting our industry, and increased new and existing customer awareness.
- Implemented an HR analytics program to look at leading and lagging indicators to help design and impact business strategy. Negotiated and streamlined third-party software contracts, reducing the vendor count from 13 to 3 and driving over $60000 in cost reduction.
- Direct change initiatives to implement long-term, sustainable business strategy that allows the company to be more agile in changing business demographics including tailored training programs that improved completion rates by 75%.
Senior Director and Director, Human Resources
Sodexo
01.2017 - 01.2022
- Served as a strategic partner for sales, marketing, finance, and operations teams, delivering business impact and fulfilling key objectives. Articulated and executed HR strategy across functions, priorities, projects, and programs. Ensured alignment across business, HR teams, and employees by creating, embedding, and implementing these strategy. Leveraged tools and technology to develop solutions to sustain and support growth strategy and business initiatives. HR oversight of 800 management employees and 14,000 hourly employees, including in California and unionized accounts. Key achievements:
- Impacted client retention rates through improved recruitment efforts, effective talent planning and labor market analysis.
- Achieved 95% employee transition through effective realignment of resources.
- Attained 95% employee engagement and retention rate within first 90 days of assuming new business.
- Managed $200M sales budget; exceeded FY21 sales target.
- Designed and sold people solutions across the U.S.; led commercial HR initiatives.
Senior Human Resources Manager
Sodexo
01.2013 - 01.2017
- Acted as a member of a multi-state leadership team supporting 1500 employees across multiple states. Managed special projects to accomplish business goals and drive strategy. Provided counsel and direction to ensure organizational change, effectiveness, culture, and employee engagement. Contributed to business initiatives to build talent and expand organizational capabilities. Key achievements:
- Secured and retained top talent by implementing comprehensive frontline compensation tool across client markets.
- Enhanced employee ecosystems by developing and implementing training programs for exempt and non-exempt employees.
- Drove client retention by actualizing HR systems supporting contractual agreements and obligations.
Human Resources Manager
Sodexo
01.2008 - 01.2013
- Served as a business partner to 300 managers and frontline employees, designing and driving execution of HR strategy and workforce planning. Played key role in supporting talent planning process, ensuring effective succession planning, bench strength, and development opportunities. Key achievements:
- Decreased employee relation cases by 75% by introducing robust training program to drive diversity, equity, inclusion, and culture transparency.
- Successfully opened new hospital in partnership with client HR enabling 100% employees to be trained and securing hospital licensure.
- Filled 100% of new positions and trained 100% of new employees prior to new hospital opening.
General Manager
Sodexo
01.2004 - 01.2008
- Directed and managed $5.3M in sales volume, implementing corporate strategy in conjunction with strategic goals. Mentored and supervised 90+ employees supporting company initiatives and coordinating concurrent internal tasks and obligations. Key achievements:
- Retained three-year, $15M contract with client in open bid.
- Opened new retail location serving 200 customers per day while managing and implementing new programs within existing operations.
- Effectively negotiated and managed through two union contracts.
Education
Master of Human Resource Management -
Colorado State University
B.S. - Business Studies
Johnson and Wales University
A.A.S. - Culinary Arts
Culinary Institute of America
Skills
- Strategic Planning & Execution
- Commercial Execution of People Solutions
- Progressive People Strategies
- Organizational Change
- Workforce Planning
- Total Rewards Development
- Project & Program Management
- Global Organizational Strategies
- Talent Management Strategy
- Leadership & Development
Certification
- SHRM-SCP
- Society for Human Resources Management, 2019
- Leader in Diversity Award
- Denver Business Journal, 2024
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT & INDUSTRIES SERVED
Expunge Colorado, Board Member, 2025, Experience in:, Healthcare (including Clinical and Patient Services), Manufacturing, Retail, Food Service, Housekeeping, Facilities Management, Maintenance/Grounds
Timeline
Vice President, Human Resources
Native Roots
01.2022 - Current
Senior Director and Director, Human Resources
Sodexo
01.2017 - 01.2022
Senior Human Resources Manager
Sodexo
01.2013 - 01.2017
Human Resources Manager
Sodexo
01.2008 - 01.2013
General Manager
Sodexo
01.2004 - 01.2008
B.S. - Business Studies
Johnson and Wales University
A.A.S. - Culinary Arts
Culinary Institute of America
Master of Human Resource Management -
Colorado State University