Sr Mgr, HR Operations _ EMEA
Palo Alto Networks
Europe, United Kingdom, London
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Salary
$120,395 - $133,770 Per Year
Rank
Senior Manager
Responsibility
Functional Tower Lead
Scope
Regional
Workplace
100% in office
Functions
HR
Reports to
Director of HR Connect
Level
N-2
Travel Max:
0%
Posting Date
05-21-2025
Description
The EMEA Manager of HR Operations will lead and inspire an international team of HR specialists who provide an exceptional experience to employees and managers by meeting their HR needs while simultaneously supporting the team to continuously improve processes and the team’s HR knowledge such that the team can scale with company growth. This role requires strong managerial experience, a commitment to coaching and developing others, superior organizational skills, strong stakeholder and change management, and ability to meet tight deadlines and juggle multiple requests.
Key Responsibilities
- Inspire the EMEA HR Operations team to deliver projects and process improvement that enhance, streamline and simplify employee and manager experiences throughout EMEA.
- Provide leadership, coaching, and guidance to the EMEA HR Operations Team across areas including offboarding, employee data changes, compliance, employee lifecycle programs (performance management, compensation planning), leaves (PTO, sick leave, LOAs), time tracking and more.
- Work closely with the other regional HR Ops teams, EMEA People Business Partners and other key stakeholders such as legal, finance, payroll, compensation & benefits, HRIS, and vendors.
- Continuously seek ways to improve the processes that are in place – looking to disrupt the tech, processes, current ways of working and procedures to optimize our service delivery and enhance the employee experience.
- Optimize day-to-day management of workday for the region with a strong focus on improving workday to strive for consistency across all EMEA countries. Strong partnership with the People Tech (who owns workday) team to drive improved employee and manager experience is critical.
- Proactively analyze operational insights for the EMEA HRC team to develop plans to improve documentation, self-service solutions that decrease overall case volume for the HR Operations Team and improve the team productivity.
- Understand our broader HR strategy in the context of the business and EMEA perspective, and processes to architect, develop and implement scalable, flexible solutions that meet EMEA compliance needs and drive global consistency elsewhere.
Qualification & Requirements
- Team Management Experience: 4+ years managing and growing a diverse, potentially remote and multilingual team is crucial for a regional HR operations leader.
- Workday Proficiency: Experience with Workday across various HR modules is highly relevant for managing HR operations.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Working with global HR teams is essential for a regional manager to ensure alignment and achieve shared objectives.
- Organizational Change Management: Experience with large-scale organizational change and project management is relevant for navigating and implementing HR process improvements and transformations. Demonstrated ability to fully define the business problem and design value driven solutions to enhance our service delivery capabilities.
- HR Compliance Knowledge: Familiarity with EMEA HR laws and regulations is critical for ensuring compliance within the region.
- Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills: Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and organizational abilities are essential for managing complex HR operations.
- Communication and Interpersonal Skills: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are necessary for effective team management, cross-functional collaboration, and stakeholder management.
- Discretion and Professionalism: Handling confidential information with discretion and demonstrating professionalism are fundamental requirements for an HR leadership role.
Benefits
- Insurance Benefits
- Retirement Benefits
- Vacation Policy
- Other Perks and Benefits…
Company Profile
Palo Alto Networks
Industry
Computer and Network Security
Revenue
$6.89B
Employees
13,948
Fortune 500 Rank
#604
Global 500 Rank
NA
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