HR LEAD

Corporate Functions role reporting to the HR Innovation Manager.

About the role

Support HR and the business in developing and enhancing system processes and practices. Collaborate with HR and the business to maintain, deliver, and execute data integrity through close collaboration with HR Business Partners and HR Centers of Excellence. Provide support and guidance on improving data with continuous improvement to meet global standardization and simplification goals. Drive efficiency and preparation for successful HR system updates and implementations.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the highest standards of corporate governance, ensuring all activities are carried out ethically and in compliance with Company’s Security, Compliance & HSE policies, Management System, relevant laws, regulations, standards, and industry practices.
• Place Quality, Health & Safety, Security, and protection of the environment as core values while never intentionally placing employees, processes, customers, or communities at risk.
• Seek continual improvement in Health, Safety, Security, and environmental protection, considering responsible care, process vulnerabilities, public, customer, and employee inputs, knowledge, technology, and best business practices.
• Utilize HR processes and systems (PeopleSoft, Oracle Cloud) related to overall people data.
• Develop actionable management dashboards for HR functions.
• Act as a liaison between the IT development group and business units for the development and implementation of new systems and enhancement of existing systems.
• Identify and document systems requirements.
• Work with the business user community, including Identified Key Business Contacts, to develop test scripts and participate/lead User Acceptance Testing as necessary.
• Recommend appropriate systems alternatives and/or enhancements to current systems.
• Prepare communications and make presentations on system enhancements and/or alternatives.
• Independently drive the successful delivery of projects and products using strong project management and deployment-focused activities.
• Produce analysis and visualizations through cutting-edge technologies such as PowerBI.
• Generate innovative ideas and solutions that improve products, insights, and delivery efficiency.
• Manage requests to resolve and analyze management reporting with customers, determining if the right questions are being asked and advising on the right visualization to emphasize points.
• Maintain awareness of data privacy and legal issues for escalation to Manager if necessary.
• Be familiar with the Company's Quality policies and take an active role in compliance and improvement of the Management System.
• Maintain service quality as a priority when working across all areas of the business and continually seek areas for improvement.
• Maintain effective communications with all key stakeholders, both internal and external.
• Engage and manage stakeholders to develop and sustain productive client and stakeholder relationships at all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrate financial responsibility, ensuring costs incurred are within approved budget, processed within agreed time frames, and following relevant financial policy and procedure.
• Collaborate with Human Resources & Training Development to drive strategies for recruitment and retention of key personnel and foster an environment supporting high-performing talent.
• Demonstrate leadership, ethical behavior, and adherence to company standards at all times.
• Contribute to the company HR strategy and translate it for clients and countries to ensure a compelling vision and purpose is understood.

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent plus 6–8 years of relevant experience in an HR systems role.
• Advanced skills in MS Office suite, especially Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.
• Strong HR functional background.
• Strong system and data integrity mindset.

Skills

• Strong skills in Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and other standard office software, with skills in PeopleSoft.
• Strong knowledge of HR data, PeopleSoft, and Oracle transactions.
• Data analysis and interpretation skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication, service, and collaboration focus.
• International mindset to think globally and objectively.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure with multiple priorities and tight timelines, making efficient use of time management.
• Expertise in HR Systems, including PeopleSoft (preferably PeopleSoft 9.1) and/or Cloud-based systems.
• Proficient in system updates, enhancement processes, and practices.
• Ability to troubleshoot issues.
• Support IT and stakeholders on system, data, and transactional requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of HR Systems, PeopleSoft 9.1, and Oracle Cloud.
• Experience working in a matrix organization.

Travel

This role may require domestic and potentially international travel of up to 10%.