Senior Director, Global People Operations

Role Overview

The Senior Director, Global People Operations will evolve and lead the Global People Operations function required for a rapidly scaling global biopharmaceutical company.

What You Will Do

The role will own global service delivery, employee lifecycle operations and controls, global operating and compliance standards, process excellence and the integration of Global Mobility into the broader service model.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The successful leader will evolve the operating system while ensuring that today’s operation continues to perform with accuracy, control, and care.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 12+ years of progressive experience in people operations, human resources or related functions
• Proven leadership of global People Operations, HR service delivery or employee-services functions through rapid growth and material organizational change
• Experience operating at, or building toward, approximately 3,000–5,000+ employees across multiple countries and regions
• Deep knowledge of effective service delivery, case management, process ownership, knowledge management, employee self-service, service metrics and operational controls
• Strong global/regional collaboration and judgement including the ability to distinguish enterprise standards from legitimate local variation, enable regional leaders, support new-country readiness and create feedback loops that improve the global operating model
• Deep understanding of global employment operations, compliance requirements, audit readiness, and regulatory obligations across multiple countries and regions
• Track record of building and leading teams, developing functional leaders, and driving outcomes through cross-functional partnership, influence, and shared accountability in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment
• Practical experience redesigning HR service delivery through process simplification, self-service, automation and AI-enabled support, with appropriate attention to privacy, security, data stewardship, human review and accountability

Benefits

• Competitive cash compensation
• Robust equity awards
• Strong benefits
• Significant learning and development opportunities

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