Senior Manager, HR Systems

Making a meaningful difference to patients around the world. Our talented people are central to the future of Edwards Lifesciences, which is why our Human Resources teams help design, guide, and deliver inspiring experiences for our people. With a fundamental understanding of how to build a supportive community and organizational capability, you’ll deliver solutions to attract and retain talent. Your work will enable our teams to thrive as they help patients live healthier and more productive lives

Manage HRIS projects to translate business needs into system designs and capabilities.

How you will make and impact:

• Utilize experience in HR operations and systems (specifically Workday, ServiceNow and Microsoft) for project implementations and continuous improvements
• Lead and advise team to design best fit solutions within Workday and ServiceNow environments.
• Partner with IT to enhance our integrations with Microsoft Teams platform
• Lead operational excellence and service management metrics with a continuous improvement methodology and mindset
• Lead regional discovery and business requirements to support process improvement and automation
• Identify regional and global localization requirements to design into solutions
• Lead and plan the feasibility of HR systems solutions by evaluating analysis, problem definition, requirements, solution development, and lead in the implementation solutions
• Lead research for innovation ideas and industry best practices, create business cases to incorporate into our portfolio
• Manage key stakeholders and relationships to ensure operational excellence
• Excel at storytelling to gain buy-in, support and adoption for projects and innovations
• Ability to use data to support improvement opportunities
• Keep abreast of technical innovation by studying state-of-the-art development tools, programming techniques, and computing equipment; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
• Oversee multiple project development teams through execution of best practices in software development, mentoring other team members, and ensuring that project deliverables are consistent with architecture policies
• Assess and enhance current operational practices for continuous improvement opportunities
• Plan and direct project activities with the accountability for successful completion of all project deliverables within established financial, schedule, scope, and quality objectives. Identify risk, develop mitigation strategies, alternative solutions, critical path, resolve issues, action item follow up, etc. in collaboration with project managers
• Manage a small team focused on service delivery improvements, innovations and other assigned projects, such as onboarding
• Other incidental duties

What you’ll need (Required)

• Bachelor's Degree in related field plus 10 of previous related experience OR Master's Degree in related field plus 8 years of previous related experience

What else we look for (Preferred)

• Working knowledge of ServiceNow
• Proven successful project management skills
• Proven expertise in both Microsoft Office Suite, including advanced Excel and HRIS systems
• Excellent documentation and communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills including negotiating and relationship management skills with ability to drive achievement of objectives
• Recognized as an expert in own area with specialized depth within the organization
• Expert understanding of related aspects of HRIS processes and/or systems
• Ability to develop and integrate metrics into the projects and operations that clearly demonstrate the value of HRIS to the business
• Excellent leadership and negotiating skills and ability to influence and implement change
• Good understanding of HR lifecycle and how HR technology support and enable the process (from recruitment to retirement)
• Strict attention to detail
• Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels and proactively escalate issues to appropriate levels of management in the organization
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast paced environment
• Represents leadership on projects within a specific area interfacing with project managers and HRIS team
• Consult in project setting within specific HRIS area
• Provides HRIS leadership to outsourcing partners on a task level, and may participate on small scale RFP
• Adhere to all company rules and requirements (e.g., Environmental Health & Safety rules) and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to the protection of environment and preve