Nicole Metz
Vice President of HR in Government Contracting U.S. Intelligence Sector
New City, NY
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Nicole Metz has more than 30 years of experience in Human Resources, serving Fortune 500 companies, small government contractors, and for 8 years running her own consulting firm. She worked as Senior Director of Talent Management Intelligence Group for a corporation in Chantilly, Virginia, where she collaborated with senior leaders on talent management and business initiatives. Her responsibilities included coaching, career management, new manager assimilation, personnel development, redeployment, succession planning, and promoting diversity and inclusion.
She contributed to performance management by setting goals, guiding organizational design, supporting proposals, and building capabilities. Her work also covered employee relations, reporting, metrics, redeployment, and Reductions in Force. She managed a team of staffing and talent professionals and created the company’s first redeployment guide, which became a valuable resource for employees seeking new roles.
Before that, she spent eight years with a corporation in McLean, Virginia, beginning as Assistant Vice President of Human Resources and later serving as Director of Talent Development & Management. In that role, she developed program managers and IT professionals, delivered training across the business, and earned President’s Club recognition for three consecutive years.
Earlier in her career, she held leadership positions at a communications company in Reston, Virginia, and a technology firm in Germantown, Maryland. She began her career at a global corporation in Federal Sales, later transitioning into training, where she instructed over 750 representatives, achieved two consecutive years of 100% student satisfaction, and trained top performers. She went on to become Sales Training Program Manager and contributed as a member of the People Development Board.
Her accomplishments include the Aspire Award, Business Unit General Managers Award, People First Award, Strategic Vision Award, recognition as an Outstanding Performer, and five President’s Club awards.
She is a member of SHRM and ASTD and has volunteered in youth sports, church activities, STEM programs, and as a driver for cancer patients. A former competitive athlete, she graduated with honors from Marymount University. She enjoys reading, gardening, traveling, and spending time with her husband, a service-disabled veteran, and their four children.
Nicole Metz continues to be recognized for her dedication to human resources, leadership, and community service.
Education
Marymount University, Arlington, VA
Bachelor of Arts in Communications & Business Administration
