Head of Global People Services

About This Role

• You will be responsible for the services delivery to internal stakeholders to the highest possible level in line with Biogen strategy.
• You will provide leadership, direction, prioritization, and execution of shared services provided to the employee population, including HR Operations, Payroll, and Centralized Learning Services support
• As this is a highly collaborative role, you will provide leadership of hire-to-retire lifecycle processes, drive the consistency of our global business, and maximize operational efficiency while optimizing business impact and leadership of key services
• You will provide thought leadership, develop, and translate strategy into operational goals and objectives, and ensure the delivery of operations to set goals. One of the key responsibilities is identifying gaps and issues that prohibit efficient, effective, and compliant business processes, driving solutions for evolving business requirements, prioritizing process improvements and project prioritization, remedying process deficiencies, and championing investments to optimize the process area, delivering high customer satisfaction and business impact
• You will also have responsibility for a business-critical International Payroll project, collaborating and working with the international payroll teams, global HR, Finance, and GBS to successfully implement and execute on payroll consolidation and capabilities

What you will do: 

• Direct, plan, and manage the People Services team in accordance with the organization's strategic direction. This includes leading HR Operations, Centralized Learning Services, and US and International Payroll teams to respond to internal stakeholders’ inquiries and deliver on operational processing activities
• Work to build teams’ high engagement for high performance and group commitments to goals and measures, which results to improve efficiencies to achieve service level agreements. Ensures positive internal and external relationships by adequate communication, feedback solicitation, and customer satisfaction measurement. Is a champion for promoting Biogen Essential in everyday work
• Partner with COEs and key internal customers to ensure seamless adoption of programs and policies. Identify improvement opportunities, champion a culture of continuous improvement, and collaborate with HR and GBS Functions to execute projects
• Establish and communicate a clear vision for the end-to-end Hire to Retire process in collaboration with HR. Develop and translate HR Services strategy into a multi-year roadmap, anticipating needs, identifying necessary resources, and managing risk., Develop and manage process governance models in conjunction with stakeholders
• Oversee operational reviews of global processes in conjunction with regional service delivery teams and customers. Create a high-performance, customer-centric culture throughout the organization and continuously monitor the needs of the customer. Ensures process area supports compliance goals; reports the status of the control environment.

Please note that this role requires a candidate to be a holder of work permit & residency in Poland.

This role is in hybrid work model.

This role requires the availability to travel internationally occasionally.

Who you are:

• Previous senior management and strong leadership experience in International Payroll and HR Operations required
• 15+ years of diverse work experience in human resources including payroll, and Finance operations
• Experience in an HR service center/call center operation, Shared Service, or GBS environment required, including service delivery, process optimization, service placement, and service infrastructure
• Master’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance acumen or related discipline or equivalent work experience. Postgraduate studies or MBA would be an advantage
• Ability to analyze project and business needs and draw pragmatic conclusions to determine resources necessary to meet objectives
• Strong track record of working across all functional areas of the company to establish credibility and engage/influence others to ensure the most effective solutions are chosen and implemented
• Excellent project management skills including the ability to organize, execute, and plan projects: ability to develop detailed work plans with appropriate resource requirements. Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks.
• Must be sensitive to and can manage cross-culturally. Ability to manage conflict and pressure by effectively facilitating healthy interaction, discourse, and decision-making that builds consensus and alignment
• Proven ability to see a vision and gain alignment across the organization with exceptional impacting and influencing skills at levels of stakeholders, both internally and externally
• Must possess outstanding communication, change management, analytical, and problem-solving skills, and the ability to work with enterprise-wide information systems
• Strategic thinker, business acumen, and visionary with an equal passion to implement and execute
• Demonstrates strategic enterprise thinking, finding innovative ways to serve patients, and building trust, reputation, and business
• Creates an environment that inspires and enables people to collaborate and move the organization forward
• Track record of elevating the capabilities of an organization for now, as well as the future
• A high level of intellectual curiosity and the ability to grasp pertinent details, recognize subtleties, critically analyze data, and successfully solve problems.
• Sound judgment with a blend of intelligence, common sense, and knowledge and understanding of people
• High level of self-initiative with a strong sense of urgency, accountability, resiliency, persistence, and tenacity
• Leadership presence with credibility and the ability to lead through influence and accomplishments while blending together diverse ideas, opinions, and perspectives across a wide range of people.

At our centrally located Warsaw office, our team supports a global organization with dedication and innovation. In this office, where 31 nationalities form our community, we celebrate the strength that comes from differences in backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. This commitment to fostering a supportive and inclusive workplace has earned us a Great Place to Work Certificate for three consecutive years and Best Places to Work Awards in both Poland and Europe.

What drives us every day is our unique purpose, working passionately to change the lives of patients affected by rare neurological diseases. If our mission resonates with your heart and career aspirations, join our team.

We eagerly anticipate welcoming you to our dynamic and collaborative environment, where together, we make a meaningful impact on a global scale.

Why Biogen?

We are a global team with a commitment to excellence, and a pioneering spirit. As a mid-sized biotechnology company, we provide the stability and resources of a well-established business while fostering an environment where individual contributions make a significant impact. Our team encompasses some of the most talented and passionate achievers who have unparalleled opportunities for learning, growth, and expanding their skills. Above all, we work together to deliver life-changing medicines, with every role playing a vital part in our mission. Caring Deeply. Achieving Excellence. Changing Lives.

At Biogen, we are committed to building on our culture of inclusion and belonging that reflects the communities where we operate and the patients we serve. We know that diverse backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives make us a stronger and more innovative company, and we are focused on building teams where every employee feels empowered and inspired. Read on to learn more about our DE&I efforts.