Sr. Director HR Shared Services

About the role

Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions. As the Sr. Director, HR Shared Services, you will play a crucial role in establishing and managing the HR Shared Services team within nVent.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage global HR shared services strategies, policies, and processes to support strategic objectives while enabling self-service.
• Lead and inspire a diverse, multinational team to deliver employee services, payroll, People analytics, and compliance activities efficiently and accurately.
• Serve as the main point of contact for HR service delivery across regions, ensuring a seamless employee experience and alignment with local regulations.
• Lead and manage payroll operations (with a transformational, innovative perspective) across multiple countries ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with regulations, filings, and reporting.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, using technology and standard processes to enhance service quality, automation, and cost effectiveness.
• Collaborate with HR business partners and HR COE’s, IT, finance, and other stakeholders to identify needs, resolve issues, and implement solutions with end-to-end thinking.
• Monitor key performance indicators and service level agreements (SLAs), reporting on HR shared services effectiveness and making data-driven recommendations while ensuring data quality and integrity.
• As an Employee data owner, report on metrics and outcomes that ensure the accuracy and timeliness of basic employee data and standards are established, fostered, and remain in compliance.
• Maintain compliance with global labor laws, data privacy regulations, and company policies in all regions.
• Champion organizational change and communication strategies to support HR transformation and new service rollouts.
• Manage the budget and resources for the global HR shared services organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required; Master’s Degree preferred.
• 12+ years of progressive HR experience in Human Resources with at least 5 years in a leadership role overseeing HR shared services or operations across multiple countries.
• Strong leadership, collaboration and influence skills across all levels with proven stakeholder management.
• Demonstrated service design approach and expertise in HR end-to-end process design, scalable service delivery models, and global compliance.
• A proven track record with experience in HR leadership roles focused on HR Technology, HR Operations, and/or Transformation.
• In-depth knowledge of HR technology platforms (including Workday) and using best practices and process automation.
• Demonstrated experience driving operational excellence and managing complex change initiatives.
• Proven capability as a change leader, with a solid ability to lead and successfully operate in a highly matrix environment.
• Ability to advise, with excellent communication, and influence effectively in various settings and audiences globally.
• Ability to succeed in a fast-paced global environment and to balance multiple accountabilities making connections across systems and processes.
• Demonstrated developer of people, with the capacity to motivate and inspire a high-performing team.
• Fluency in English required; additional languages and multicultural experience desirable.

Qualifications

• Fluency in English required; additional languages and multicultural experience desirable.

Skills

• Strategic planning and execution.
• People management and development.
• Service design and delivery.
• Global compliance and regulatory knowledge.
• HR technology platform expertise.
• Operational excellence and change management.
• Effective communication and stakeholder management.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Short-term and long-term disability benefits.
• Critical illness, accident insurance, and life insurance.
• A 401(k) retirement plan and an employee stock purchase plan.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Back-up care services.
• Paid time off including volunteer time.
• A well-being program.
• Legal & identity theft protection.

Pay

$204,400.00 - $304,000.00 Depending on the position offered, employee may be eligible for other forms of compensation, such as annual incentives.

Schedule

Full-time