The Manager, People Operations (Total Rewards and Talent) leads scalable, compliant, and customer-focused HR operational services spanning Compensation, Benefits, and broader People Operations. In this onsite role in West Palm Beach, Florida, you will partner with Compensation, Benefits, Payroll, HR Technology, and Global People Centers of Excellence (COEs) to operationalize programs and ensure high-quality execution across complex employee lifecycle transactions.
Responsibilities
- Lead a team of Global People Care Associates, Specialists, and regional Team Leads, providing coaching, development, performance management, and ongoing feedback.
- Motivate and develop a high-performing team aligned to ServiceNow leadership principles and a customer-first mindset.
- Promote a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, continuous learning, and operational excellence.
- Build organizational capability by coaching team members, developing subject matter expertise, and creating opportunities for career growth.
- Own day-to-day operational delivery across Compensation, Benefits, and broader Global People Operations services.
- Ensure operational readiness and successful execution of large annual operational events including Open Enrollment, Annual Compensation Review (ACR), bonus processing, year-end activities, and other enterprise-wide People programs.
- Oversee complex employee lifecycle transactions, ensuring quality, compliance, accuracy, and timely execution.
- Manage operational escalations with appropriate governance, stakeholder communication, and issue resolution.
- Identify, recommend, and implement improvements to regional and global People Operations processes to increase efficiency, scalability, employee experience, and operational consistency.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on service delivery optimization, standardization, automation, and operational maturity.
- Drive innovation by leveraging technology, AI, workflow automation, and data-driven decision making to simplify operations.
- Partner closely with Compensation and Benefits Centers of Excellence to operationalize programs including Benefits administration and operational support, Open Enrollment readiness and execution, Eligibility administration, vendor management and operational coordination, benefits vendor integrations, file management and reconciliation, Tier 2 employee escalations, Annual Compensation Review operational execution, merit and bonus processing, off-cycle compensation events, and additional operational coordination across relevant activities.
- Build productive partnerships with Compensation, Benefits, Payroll, HR Technology, and Global People COEs.
- Serve as the operational partner responsible for translating strategic COE initiatives into scalable operational processes.
- Work with HR Technology teams to support Workday enhancements, integrations, testing, and operational readiness for new functionality.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to deliver enterprise-wide projects and operational initiatives.
- Oversee operational relationships with external benefits and HR service vendors.
- Ensure operational governance for vendor performance, service delivery, issue resolution, invoicing, reconciliations, and operational compliance.
- Partner with vendors and internal stakeholders to proactively resolve operational issues and improve service quality.
- Ensure operational compliance with regional and global legislative requirements including HIPAA, OFCCP, GDPR, COBRA, statutory leave programs, and other applicable regulations.
- Use operational metrics, analytics, and insights to identify trends, improve performance, and support strategic decision making.
- Develop dashboards and reporting that provide leadership visibility into service quality, productivity, employee experience, and operational effectiveness.
- Translate operational data into actionable recommendations.
- Act as a change champion supporting organizational transformation, new operating models, technology implementations, and process evolution.
- Lead operational readiness for adoption of new programs, processes, and technologies.
- Drive continuous improvement that strengthens employee experience while improving operational efficiency.
Requirements
- Demonstrated commitment to ServiceNow values and leadership capabilities, including a humble approach to learning, focus on customer experience, empathy and inclusivity, and celebrating wins collectively.
- Passion for leading, coaching, mentoring, and developing high-performing operational teams.
- Strong operational knowledge of HR Operations with foundational expertise across Compensation Operations, Benefits Operations, Payroll interactions, and employee lifecycle processes.
- Experience partnering closely with Compensation, Benefits, Payroll, HR Technology, and HR Centers of Excellence.
- Ability to translate strategic COE initiatives into scalable operational execution.
- Strong understanding of operational governance, process controls, quality management, and service delivery best practices.
- Experience managing complex operational programs involving multiple stakeholders, vendors, and enterprise systems.
- Excellent communication, relationship-building, and executive stakeholder management skills.
- Product mindset focused on improving employee experience through technology-enabled solutions.
- Experience engaging and influencing senior functional leaders.
- In-depth knowledge of regional and global compliance requirements including HIPAA, OFCCP, GDPR, COBRA, statutory leave programs, and other employment regulations.
- Strong analytical capabilities using data, storytelling, and operational metrics to derive insights.
- Creative problem-solving with demonstrated success improving operations and managing escalations.
- Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment by balancing strategic priorities with operational execution.
- Ability to independently lead complex cross-functional initiatives from planning through execution.
- Experience leveraging AI and automation to improve HR service delivery, operational decision making, workflow optimization, or employee experience.
- 8+ years of progressive experience in HR Operations, Shared Services, Global Business Services, or centralized HR service delivery supporting global organizations.
- 5+ years leading operational HR teams in a complex global environment.
- Demonstrated experience leading Compensation Operations and/or Benefits Operations teams, or operational delivery in close partnership with Compensation and Benefits COEs.
- Strong understanding of Compensation Operations, Benefits Administration, employee lifecycle processes, and operational governance.
- Experience supporting large enterprise operational events such as Annual Compensation Review, Open Enrollment, year-end processing, or similar global HR operational programs.
- Experience partnering with Payroll, HR Technology, Compensation, Benefits, and external vendors.
- Strong understanding of Workday HCM and related HR technologies supporting Compensation and Benefits operations.
- Experience with operational process optimization, Lean or continuous improvement methodologies.
- Advanced analytical skills including Excel, PowerPoint, reporting, dashboards, and operational metrics.
- Experience leading global operational transformation and service delivery improvement initiatives.
Technologies
- AI
- workflow automation
- Workday HCM
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- dashboards
- Workday
- ServiceNow HRSD
Nice to Have
- Exposure to Workday Core HCM processes supporting employee lifecycle transactions, including job changes, organizational changes, manager changes, transfers, promotions, and other core HR transactions.
- Exposure to Talent Management, including Performance Management, goal management, talent reviews, and annual performance cycles.
- Experience operating across multiple HR Operations domains beyond Compensation and Benefits while supporting evolving operational priorities.
- Experience working in a global shared services environment leveraging Workday, ServiceNow HRSD, and AI-enabled operational practices.
Work Persona
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Equal Opportunity Employer
ServiceNow is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin or nationality, ancestry, age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status, or any other category protected by law. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with legal requirements.
Accommodations
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