Bridget O'brien
About Bridget O'brien
Bridget O'Brien is a Human Resources Business Partner at Hitachi Vantara, where she has worked since 2021. She has a background in various HR roles and customer support, and she focuses on aligning organizational strategies with corporate culture and diversity initiatives.
Work at Hitachi Vantara
Bridget O'Brien has been employed at Hitachi Vantara since 2021, serving as a Human Resources Business Partner in Chicago, Illinois. In this role, she supports organizational and human capital discussions with HR Centers of Excellence to optimize HR services. Prior to her current position, she worked at Hitachi Vantara as an AMER Benefits Advisor/Specialist from 2019 to 2021 and as an HR Advisor for 10 months in 2019. Her responsibilities include ensuring organizational alignment with corporate strategy, culture, and values through collaboration with leadership, as well as facilitating and leading diversity and inclusion goals.
Education and Expertise
Bridget O'Brien holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and Management from Colorado State University, which she completed from 2014 to 2018. Additionally, she participated in the Semester at Sea program during her junior year, focusing on Business Administration and Management. Her educational background equips her with a strong foundation in business principles, which she applies in her current HR role. She also brings data and analytics expertise to her work, identifying trends to inform better decision-making.
Background
Before joining Hitachi Vantara, Bridget O'Brien gained diverse experience in human resources and customer support roles. She worked as a Customer Support Specialist at Vertafore for nine months in 2018-2019. Her internship experiences include serving as a Business Affairs Human Resources Intern at Comedy Works in 2016, a Sales Management Intern at Sherwin-Williams Paints in 2017, and a Customer Care Intern at Trimble in 2016. Additionally, she interned in human resources at Crop Production Services in 2018.
Achievements
In her role as a Human Resources Business Partner at Hitachi Vantara, Bridget O'Brien focuses on business partnership with leaders to facilitate talent and leadership programs and strategies. She actively engages in discussions that support diversity and inclusion within the organization. Her ability to leverage data and analytics to identify trends contributes to informed decision-making processes within the HR function.