Director People Services - Americas
Director, People Services - AmericasLead People Operations Across a Growing Americas RegionThis role is ideal for a People Operations leader who has built expertise in payroll and benefits while expanding into broader HR services, shared services, or employee administration leadership. You'll have the opportunity to lead a regional team, influence operational strategy, and help create a scalable, high-performing People Services function that supports our continued growth.
What You'll Do- Lead People Services operations across the Americas region, supporting employees and leaders in the U.S., Canada, Colombia, Mexico, Brazil, and Chile.
- Oversee payroll governance and vendor performance, ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely payroll delivery across multiple countries.
- Drive excellence in benefits, leave, and wellness administration while enhancing the employee experience.
- Lead and develop a team of People Service Specialists across the region.
- Ensure effective administration of employee lifecycle processes including onboarding, employee records, job changes, leaves, and offboarding.
- Partner closely with People Business Partners, Finance, Legal, IT, and external vendors to support business priorities.
- Identify opportunities to improve processes, standardize operations, enhance controls, and leverage technology to support scale.
- Deliver operational insights, metrics, and recommendations to senior leadership.
- Support transformation initiatives, integrations, and continuous improvement efforts across the region.
Compensation & Benefits:This role offers a competitive salary with an annual bonus.Offers of employment consider various factors including experience, education, location, and role-specific requirements.
Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to support your health, financial well-being, and work-life harmony:
- Medical, dental, and vision plans are available from your first day of employment and provide extensive coverage through multiple options so you can find the right fit for you and your family.
- Financial benefits include a robust 401(k) plan with company match, profit sharing, tuition reimbursement, life insurance and both flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts.
- Molnlycke offers generous paid time off, paid parental leave, an Employee Assistance Program and lifestyle perks like discounted access to entertainment and travel
What We're Looking ForWe're seeking a leader who brings deep operational expertise and a passion for building exceptional employee services.
You likely bring:- Significant experience leading HR Operations, People Services, Shared Services, Payroll, Benefits, or Employee Administration functions.
- Strong payroll experience, including oversight of payroll vendors, governance, controls, compliance, and issue resolution across complex environments.
- Experience managing employee benefits and leave programs.
- Exposure to broader HR operations and employee lifecycle processes.
- Experience leading teams and developing talent in a fast-paced environment.
- Knowledge of multi-country operations, ideally across the Americas region.
- Experience working with HRIS platforms such as SuccessFactors or similar systems.
- A process-improvement mindset with a track record of driving operational excellence.
- Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional partnership skills.
- Spanish and/or Portuguese language capability is a plus, but not required.
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