Joe O’Neill is a Consulting Partner with Vide Consulting Group. Joe is a recognized authority in human resources and specializes in driving corporate strategy through innovative compensation and benefits programs. His areas of expertise include compensation, benefits, total rewards, performance management, mergers and acquisitions, shared services, and strategic planning.
Joe has served successfully in senior human resources leadership roles with companies in the finance, engineering, and transportation industries. He most recently served as Global Vice President of Compensation, Benefits, Shared Services, and Mergers and Acquisitions at Penske Truck Leasing, a global transportation and logistics company. He was responsible for overseeing domestic and international compensation, benefits, shared services, and human resources compliance programs and services.
Joe delivered quantifiable business results that increased revenue and profit and attracted and retained valued employees. His teams designed and implemented executive compensation strategies that resulted in full executive retention and sales compensation strategies that materially increased annual sales.
He was the human resources lead on more than 20 successful domestic and international acquisitions and effectively managed global relocation and expatriate programs across Europe, China, Brazil, Canada, and Mexico. Joe also led the design and launch of a homegrown shared services unit that now handles thousands of employee contacts annually. As a valued executive, he worked effectively with labor relations to produce mutually favorable compensation and benefits programs for Teamsters, UAW, and Machinists union employees.
Joe’s ability to drive organizational strategy through innovative human resources initiatives, along with his success in leading complex global programs, earned him seats on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Benefits Advisory Committee and the Aetna/CVS Customer Cooperative Roundtable Executive Leadership Group, as well as board positions with the Home Health Care Management Company, the Salvation Army, and their Human Relations Council.
His experience and expertise make him a frequent speaker at national and international employee benefits forums.
Joe holds a master’s degree in Industrial Relations from Kutztown University and a BA in Industrial Psychology from St. Francis College. He is a veteran of the United States Navy.