Manager, HR Compliance & Operational Excellence

At Bayer were visionaries driven to solve the worlds toughest challenges and striving for a world where Health for all Hunger for none is no longer a dream but a real possibility. Were doing it with energy curiosity and sheer dedication always learning from unique perspectives of those around us expanding our thinking growing our capabilities and redefining impossible. There are so many reasons to join us. If youre hungry to build a varied and meaningful career in a community of brilliant and diverse minds to make a real difference theres only one choice.

Manager HR Compliance & Operational Excellence

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The primary responsibilities of this role Manager HR Compliance & Operational Excellence are to:

The Manager HR Compliance & Operational Excellence will provide strategic oversight of HR compliance governance across North America HR Foundations. The role strengthens Bayers License to Operate by improving governance reducing risk simplifying processes and modernizing how compliance work is delivered across Payroll Benefits HR Operations Legal Finance Tax and external partner interfaces.

This leader will help shift the organization from manually intensive person-dependent compliance execution toward clearer ownership better process design stronger documentation increased automation and responsible use of AI-enabled tools. The successful candidate will be comfortable operating across ambiguity influencing stakeholders without direct authority and translating complex compliance requirements into practical scalable operating models.

• Provide strategic oversight of HR compliance activities across North America HR Foundations.
• Maintain end-to-end visibility across critical compliance obligations controls audits regulatory touchpoints and emerging risks.
• Establish governance frameworks that clarify accountability and ownership across HR Payroll Benefits Legal Finance Tax and related functions.
• Assess and strengthen preventive and detective controls to support compliance with applicable federal state provincial and local requirements.
• Serve as a trusted advisor during internal and external audits and help establish consistent audit response frameworks.
• Identify control gaps process fragmentation ownership ambiguity and single points of failure; drive sustainable remediation plans.

• Lead continuous improvement initiatives that improve quality reduce risk eliminate waste and simplify employee and HR partner experiences.
• Apply Lean process improvement design thinking and operational excellence methodologies to modernize compliance-related processes.
• Redesign workflows to reduce complexity minimize handoffs and eliminate unnecessary manual activity.
• Build scalable operating models that reduce key-person dependency and improve organizational resilience.
• Strengthen documentation standards knowledge management practices and cross-training expectations across critical compliance processes.
• Partner with functional owners to transition selected operational activities into Payroll and Benefits where ownership more naturally aligns.

• Champion the use of automation workflow technology analytics and artificial intelligence to improve compliance outcomes and reduce manual effort.
• Identify opportunities to replace manual checks with system-enabled prevention intelligent monitoring and exception-based controls.
• Partner with HR Technology Workday Payroll Benefits Digital and Operational Excellence teams to design scalable technology-enabled solutions.
• Apply emerging AI capabilities to improve process documentation knowledge management risk identification employee support and operational decision support.
• Promote responsible experimentation with AI and automation while maintaining appropriate governance privacy data quality and compliance discipline.
• Build a culture of curiosity continuous learning and practical innovation around future-of-work capabilities.

• Partner closely with Payroll Benefits HR Business Partners Legal Finance Tax Internal Audit and external vendors or advisors.
• Influence stakeholders across a complex matrix environment without relying solely on formal authority.
• Facilitate alignment across multiple functions involved in compliance-related activities and controls.
• Lead governance forums stakeholder discussions and executive-ready updates on compliance priorities operational risk and modernization progress.
• Translate complex compliance audit and process topics into clear recommendations and practical action plans.

• Develop and implement strategies that reduce single points of failure across critical compliance work.
• Establish knowledge transfer documentation and cross-training plans for critical processes and stakeholder relationships.
• Coach leaders and teams on compliance ownership governance expectations audit readiness and operating discipline.
• Support organizational transformation as North America HR Foundations evolves its operating model and modernizes service delivery.

WHO YOU ARE

Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

Required Qualifications:

• Progressive experience in HR Compliance HR Operations Payroll Benefits Risk Management Governance Operational Excellence or a related discipline;
• Demonstrated success leading process redesign governance improvement or organizational transformation initiatives;
• Strong understanding of U.S. HR compliance requirements and governance frameworks; ability to learn and navigate cross-border U.S./Canada implications;
• Working knowledge of ERISA governance pension and savings plan oversight Form 5500 processes SPD controls employment tax interfaces I-9 governance and regulatory audit management;
• Experience partnering with Legal Audit Tax Payroll Benefits Finance HR Operations and external advisors;
• Strong analytical problem-solving and systems-thinking capabilities;
• Excellent executive communication stakeholder management facilitation and influencing skills;
• Comfort operating in ambiguity and leading through change in a matrixed environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting both U.S. and Canadian HR compliance environments;
• Bachelors degree in Human Resources Business Administration Finance Legal Studies Public Policy Risk Management or a related field;
• Experience with Workday or comparable HR technology ecosystems;
• Experience applying Lean Six Sigma Operational Excellence Process Management Design Thinking or similar methodologies;
• Experience implementing automation workflow tools analytics AI-enabled solutions or digital process improvements;
• Vendor governance or external advisor management experience.

Employees can expect to be paid a salarybetween $115520 to $ compensation may include a bonus or commission (if relevant). Additional benefits include health care vision dental retirement PTO sick leave etc.. Thissalary rangeis merely an estimate and may vary based on an applicants location market data/ranges an applicants skills and prior relevant experience certain degrees and certifications and other relevant factors.

This posting will be available for application until at least 8/3/2026.