Senior Manager Human Resources

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Purpose:

The Senior Manager Human Resources leads and manages a team of Manager(s) and or

individual contributors and collaborates with the global human resource business partner

community to build a culture, at the local/regional level and/or with multiple SBU/Functions that

enables change and increases performance of his/her team and client groups while influencing

managerial and organizational effectiveness with the goal to drive SBU/Function business

results. It is critical for the Senior Manager Human Resources to earn the trust and respect at all

levels, and to be considered a role model by others through his/her ability to blend his/her

human resources knowledge with a collaborative style while reinforcing PAREXEL’s High

Performance Culture (HPC) behaviors.

Key Accountabilities:

Accountability Supporting Activities

Team Leadership

 Demonstrate and model effective leadership in communicating within

a decentralized workforce, both internal and external to HR, in a way

that builds engagement and supports organizational success

 Manage all aspects of the employment life cycle, as needed,

including recruitment, compensation, benefits, recognition,

development, employee relations, compliance, and separations of

employment

 Deploy Human Resources Strategy, objectives and Key

Performance Indicators into the region or multiple SBU/Function in

the region

 Ensures the availability and development of appropriate people

resources and talent in the region to meet the business needs

 Regularly interacts with Human Resources senior management

Business Acumen

 Capture and monitor human resources metrics, drives to root cause

and develops/deploys counter measures

 Monitor team's performance to ensure adherence to budgets,

schedules, work plans, and output requirements

 Analyze human resources data on a regular basis for business area,

at the country/cross country level, to identify opportunities for

improvement and implement solutions to enhance service quality

and cost effectiveness, i.e., labor turnover trends, absence

management

Performance

Management

 Coach managers and supervisors on performance, development and

other key areas

 Lead the organization through a PAREXEL’s Performance &

Development Conversation process, ensuring that goals are

identified and aligned, meaningful feedback and coaching is

frequently provided, and real-time performance is assessed and

calibrated

 Undertakes the full range of duties relevant to the leadership,

management and development of the team to ensure their

performance meets and or exceed both the business and their own

personal goals/objectives

Compliance

 Implement and maintain Human Resources policies and practices

that are compliant, and reflective of the PAREXEL’s values and

culture

 Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local laws and legislative

requirements

 If required: collaborate with Payroll and Finance departments in

order to ensure high quality payroll services

Accountability Supporting Activities

Business Partnering

 Demonstrates deep understanding of PAREXEL's business,

different lines of business and industry trends

 Develops strong relationships across Human Resources and

through the organization to understand and anticipate

information and reporting needs

 Present the results of the analysis with strong recommendations

regarding actions that business operations can take to increase

efficiency, employee engagement and overall business

performance

 Identify and deliver training and development initiatives required

to meet business goals.QualificationsMBA preferable