Senior Vice President of People Operations and Systems

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What will you be doing?

The Senior Vice President of People Operations and Systems is responsible for overseeing and leading the HR operations function, as well as the strategic planning, implementation, and maintenance of HR systems and technology. This role plays a critical part in ensuring efficient and effective HR operations, streamlining processes, and leveraging HR technology to digitize and execute HR processes with excellence. This leader will drive the alignment of HR digital strategy, incorporating functionality and systems to deliver efficiencies and an exceptional user experience in support of our business goals. This will include identification and implementation of new systems/technology to complement the existing footprint, as well as ongoing assessment, management, and administration. This position will be expected to drive, influence, and collaborate with Global HR COEs, HRBPs, and Circana’s technology division (“Business ATP”) to best leverage the systems in place and drive improvements where necessary. This position also will be responsible for ensuring user training and adoption. The role therefore requires the hands-on delivery of  everyday tasks and processes, and at the same time, creating and delivering on a strategic vision to transform the function. 

Job Responsibilities:

Leadership, Strategy and Team Management: 

• Provide leadership, guidance, and mentorship to the People Operations and People Systems teams, fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment. 
• Plan the future. Lead the development of HR technology strategies, objectives, and roadmap, which support HR and align closely to business goals. Evaluate and elevate quality, efficiency, performance, and scalability of HR systems, processes, and teams globally. 
• Own the entire employee lifecycle framework, creating repeatable, scalable global processes that are streamlined and automated with high-value touchpoints that engage employees, whilst ensuring compliance and adherence to all local regulations. 
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and product mindset-led approaches to work. 
• Infuse Artificial Intelligence (AI) elements into our strategy to drive further digitization and process efficiency for how we execute HR globally. 

People Systems Strategy and Management: 

• Working with People Systems Leader to develop and execute a comprehensive People System strategy aligned with the organization's People goals and objectives. 
• Collaborate with HR leadership to develop an overall strategic technology plan for Global HR to leverage HR Systems including but not limited to HRIS, LMS, and ATS. 
• Influence and apply best practices and industry innovations across the business and technology landscape. 
• Ensure that the People information systems and tools support the People functions and processes. 
• Ensure data integrity, accuracy, and security within People systems and processes. 
• Collaborate with the People Systems Leader to oversee technology enhancements and upgrades, working closely with IT and vendors to ensure system functionality and integration; identify tasks and processes which could be automated; test these processes and provide feedback. 
• Actively manage vendor partners to achieve strategic goals, including new feature implementations, workflow changes and release management. 

Data Management and Reporting: 

• Lead the evolution and implementation of new People processes and policies as we scale, from a seamless onboarding process to effective offboarding. 
• Management and oversight of the People metrics and reporting capabilities, ensuring the team provides insightful analytics and data-driven insights to inform People decision-making. 
• Working with the People Systems team and other stakeholders for the coordination of the collection, analysis, and reporting of People-related data, such as employee demographics, turnover rates, performance revi