Sr. Analyst, HR Operations Project Mgmt.

Vantive: A New Company Built on Our Legacy

Since last year, Baxter has been on a journey to separate our Kidney Care segment into a standalone company. Vantive* will build on our nearly 70-year legacy in acute therapies and home and in-center dialysis to provide best-in-class care to the people we serve. We believe Vantive will not only build our leadership in the kidney care space, it will also offer meaningful work to those who join us.

At Vantive, you will become part of a community of people who are focused, courageous and don’t settle for the mediocre. Each of us are driven to help improve patients’ lives worldwide. Join us as we revolutionize kidney care and other vital organ support.

*Completion of the proposed sale of Vantive to funds managed by the Carlyle Group is subject to receipt of customary regulatory approvals and satisfaction of other closing conditions.

Your role at Baxter

The Sr. Analyst HR Ops will play a key role on the Workday implementation team by contributing to several components of Vantive’s HR Ops delivery model at a global, regional and functional level. We are seeking a candidate who can plan, monitor, and manage internal HR Operations projects from initiation through completion. The right candidate will support the global Workday implementation project through the application of comprehensive project management concepts that include leading and coordinating group resources, organizing and tracking tasks, mitigating risks, engaging stakeholders, creating and monitoring deliverables, and reporting on obstacles to ensure effective project outcomes.

What you'll be doing

• Facilitates the definition of project missions, goals, tasks, and resource requirements; resolve or assist in the resolution of conflicts within and between project workstream leads or functional areas; develop methods to monitor project or area progress; and provide corrective action if necessary.

• Maintain project documentation, including charter, plan, scope statement, communication plan and deployment timeline.

• Develops a detailed project plan to monitor and track progress, ensuring adherence to timeline, budget and quality standards.

• Manage changes to the project scope, project schedule, and project costs using appropriate techniques.

• Assigns tasks and identifies issues for resolution to ensure optimal team effectiveness.

• Mitigates project risks by performing analysis of risks and trigger events, planning risk response, establishing contingency plans, anticipating dependencies affected by ongoing project changes, and recommending ways to mitigate future risks to management.

• Presents oral and written reports defining plans, problems and resolutions to appropriate levels of management. May present at steering committee meetings.

• Track issues and risks, communicates status, and escalate concerns appropriately, while working with the workstream leads to identify and resolve all issues that could impact project scope and/or timeframes.

• Implement and verify compliance of change management processes. Coordinate with change lead as appropriate.

What you'll bring

• Successful project management experience leading medium to large HCM implementation.

• 5-7+ years of Workday experience, Workday certifications strongly preferred.

• Prior experience supporting Workday implementation projects in global HR environment desired.

• Broad understanding of technical and functional components of human resources including talent acquisition, benefits, compensation, organizational design/development, M&A, employee communications, training and development, employee relations policies, etc.

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to lead, develop, test, and document HCM technology. Change management is crucial.

• Ability to prioritize, problem solve and apply critical thinking skills.

• Proven ability to build effective working relationships and influence decision making of others.

• A practitioner background in HR, or Payroll is a plus.

• PMP preferred.

Baxter is committed to supporting the needs for flexibility in the workplace. We do so through our flexible workplace policy which includes a minimum of 3 days a week onsite. This policy provides the benefits of connecting and collaborating in-person in support of our Mission.

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. At Baxter, we are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. The estimated base salary for this position is $96,000 to $130,000 an