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Areas of Expertise
Strategic Organization Planning
Excels in organizational design, succession planning, and empowering inclusive cultures.
Talent Acquisition, Development, and Retention
Drives talent attraction and retention strategies to enhance the overall employee experience.
Compensation and Benefits
Develops total compensation strategies, including salary, benefits and long-term incentives.
BEFORE GROWTH OPERATORS
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BMS Re
- Executive Vice President, Human Resources
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TigerRisk Partners
- Human Capital Director
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Aon Benfield
- Human Resources Director
ALMA MATER
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Minnesota State University, Mankato
- BS, English
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GPHR
- Certifications
Something You Should Know
I’m a certified scuba diver and have been on dives in Hawaii, Honduras, Grand Cayman, and the Bahamas.
Kim Schablin is a Partner at Growth Operators® with 30+ years of human resources leadership experience, helping clients build high-performing teams and scalable people practices. She’s known for pairing strategic perspective with roll-up-your-sleeves execution—aligning talent, structure, and rewards to the growth goals that matter most.
Kim’s expertise spans organizational design and succession planning, talent acquisition and retention strategies, and total compensation and benefits programs, including salary, incentive, and long-term rewards. She brings a steady, pragmatic approach to change—strengthening leadership capability, empowering inclusive cultures, and turning HR into a true value-creation engine.
STRENGTHS
- Accountable
- Change Management
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Executes with purpose and drive growth strategies
- Problem Solver
- Strategic Leadership
Growth Operators has given me the opportunity to put my years of HR and leadership experience to use to provide our clients with the best talent around through a smart, team-based model. I love how we work collaboratively to ensure our clients are left in a much better place when we wrap up our engagements than when we arrived.
