Change Management & Process Design Lead HR Foundations

Job Description

As a Change Management & Process Design Lead within the Foundations Enablement organization you will play a critical role in shaping optimizing and enabling end-to-end HR processes that deliver a seamless efficient and employee-centered experience. This role blends deep process expertise with strong change management capabilities to ensure that redesigned processes are not only well-built but also well-adopted across the HR ecosystem.

You will partner closely with HR leaders Centers of Expertise (COEs) HR Technology HR Operations and regional/global stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable standardized processesand lead the change strategies required for successful implementation. The ideal candidate combines analytical rigor strong facilitation skills and a people-centered approach to change.

Key Responsibilities

Process Design & Optimization

• Collaborate with HR stakeholders to understand business goals service delivery needs and pain points in current processes.
• Map current-state HR processes (e.g. onboarding performance management job changes learning talent acquisition) and design future-state workflows that improve consistency scalability and employee experience.
• Partner with Project Managers and Stakeholders to facilitate process discovery design and decision-making sessions across COEs HRBPs and regional HR Operations teams.
• Ensure HR process designs align with enterprise standards data governance compliance requirements and system capabilities (e.g. Workday ServiceNow).
• Partner with HR Technology People Operations and Service Centers to translate process requirements into functional and technical designs.
• Document detailed process maps RASCI matrices business requirements and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Identify opportunities to automate manual steps eliminate redundancies streamline handoffs and clarify ownership within and across HR functions.
• Monitor and analyze process performance metrics leveraging data to drive continuous improvement and simplification.
• Maintain a library of approved HR process documentation and ensure version control.

Change Management Leadership

• Develop and execute change management strategies and plans to support the rollout of new or redesigned HR processes policies or technologies.
• Conduct change impact assessments to identify stakeholder groups key impacts adoption risks and required enablement activities.
• Create and deliver communication plans stakeholder engagement strategies and clear messaging to support adoption and minimize resistance.
• Develop training materials quick reference guides and learning content to enable smooth transitions to new processes or tools.
• Partner with COEs HR Business Partners and regional leaders to ensure readiness and alignment before go-live.
• Track and measure adoption behavioral change and stakeholder feedback adjusting change plans as needed.
• Promote a consistent change management methodology across the Foundations Enablement portfolio.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Act as a liaison across COEs HR Operations HR Technology and Implementation teams to ensure cohesive delivery of process and change work.
• Facilitate conversations to drive clarity resolve process or change-related issues and ensure alignment across global and regional partners.
• Translate complex process or change concepts into clear digestible information for diverse audiences including leadership.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelors degree in Human Resources Business Industrial Engineering Organizational Development or related field.
• 35 years of experience in HR process design HR operations business process improvement or organizational change management.
• Strong understanding of HR service delivery models and employee lifecycle processes.
• Proficiency with process mapping documentation and workflow design tools.
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing change management plans.
• Excellent facilitation communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to synthesize diverse inputs and design solutions that balance efficiency compliance and employee experience.
• Fluent in English & Spanish. Desirable Portuguese

Preferred

• Experience with HR technology platforms such as Workday ServiceNow or SuccessFactors.
• Certification in change management methodology (e.g. Prosci ACMP).
• Background in Design Thinking or human-centered design.
• Certification in Lean Six Sigma or Business Process Management (BPM).
• Experience working in a global matrixed HR organization or shared services environment.
• Familiarity with automation or digital workflow tools (e.g. Power Automate UiPath).

Key Competencies

• Process Thinking: Applies structured methodologies to analyze design and optimize HR processes.
• Change Leadership: Plans and implements strategies to drive adoption and minimize disruption.
• Employee-Centered Design: Creates solutions with empathy for end users and impacted groups.
• Collaboration: Builds strong trusted relationships across HR technology and business partners.
• Continuous Improvement: Identifies and acts on opportunities to simplify standardize and automate.
• Change Agility: Navigates shifting priorities new technologies and emerging business needs with resilience.

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