Tara John
Head of Human Resources, TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank®
As Head of Human Resources for TD Bank AMCB, Tara is responsible for building organizational capability and driving the talent strategy to deliver against business priorities, with teams across the U.S.
Prior to this role, Tara was Head of Human Resources for U.S. Commercial Banking, accountable for leading the development and implementation of the Commercial Banking people strategy to drive the achievement current business priorities and future business growth. Her role included oversight for talent and succession planning, leader development, talent assessment and coaching and career pathing for the Commercial Bank.
Tara has spent over 20 years in the financial services industry and has experience in both front-line sales and human resources. She is a business-focused professional with a strong commitment to aligning the employee experience with the customer experience. Tara has worked in both Canada and the United States and during her tenure in HR she has been involved in M&A, risk & regulatory, HR strategy, organizational design, talent management, and learning and development.
Throughout her career, Tara has built a reputation as an action-oriented individual with a clear focus on the development of human capital strategies which align to and enable the achievement of her organization’s business goals.