Head of Global HR Operations and Payroll at Zoetis in Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey

Job Description:

Role Description:



The Head of HR Operations and Payroll is a key role on the Colleague Experience team. This newly created role will be responsible for global HR Operations and Payroll, reporting to the Vice President, HRBP and Colleague Experience, with 2 direct reports (Director of ZCS and Director of Global Payroll) and a team of 16.


Zoetis' HR shared services, Zoetis Colleague Services (ZCS), and global payroll teams are geographically and organizationally dispersed across the globe, with centralized teams in India and Parsippany, NJ. Through thought-leadership and a deep understanding of HR Operation and Payroll, this hands-on leadership role will be pivotal to evolving our HR operations and payroll processes to ensure a high quality experience for colleagues we serve and our own HR teams. In working with direct teams and the broader matrixed HR teams, in addition to our vendor partners, this role will maintain current services while identifying opportunities to improve the hire to retire cycle within Zoetis.


At Zoetis we are passionate about our customers and the animals in their care. We discover, develop and manufacture the world's most innovative and effective products for animal health-medicines, vaccines, diagnostics, genetic tests, biodevices-and we are creating the next generation of integrated solutions and services to support this evolving industry. We know our people drive our success. Our colleagues are proud of our company culture and the meaningful role we play in caring for animals. The Zoetis Core Beliefs define the commitments we make to our colleagues, our customers and our stakeholders every day. They have guided the creation of our award-winning workplace and our proud position as a leading partner of choice in animal health.



Responsibilities:



-Lead team ensuring our approach to HR Operations and Payroll reflects One Zoetis with a focus on best practice sharing, process improvement and influencing across HR matrix teams. Identify and drive process improvements with Zoetis Colleague Services (ZCS) and payroll, ensuring the smooth and efficient delivery of HR services and payroll processing from hire to retire lifecycle


-In partnership with HR technology team, provide a point of view on technology improvements that support our global payroll approach, and provide requirements for needed improvements


-Working close with team to deliver on process improvement, leading any stakeholder and change management needed


-Connect the dots between Zoetis priorities and evolving HR trends within and outside Zoetis, including the emerging landscape around automation and AI in HR shared services and payroll


-Update and create new metrics for ZCS and global payroll. Proactively monitor and analyze trends, issues and opportunities, proactively recommending solutions


-Collaborate across Zoetis to understand opportunities to move activities to ZCS for a positive colleague experience


- Ensure proper documentation and support compliance across all regions


-Manage relationships with vendors and service providers, with a focus on a vendor partnership model



Education and Experience:



- 15+ years of experience in HR operations, shared services, and payroll management, with a background leading within a complex, multinational corporation


-Proven leadership of global team, and successful collaboration across matrix teams


-Experience managing complex multinational payroll vendor is preferred


-Strong understanding of HR technology (Workday preferred),


- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with HR, Finance and other teams and influence outcomes with stakeholders


-Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, or a related field.


- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze HR operations, payroll, and HR technology data and identify trends, issues, and opportunities for improvement.


- Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, managing multiple priorities and deadlines.


Full time


Regular


Colleague


Any unsolicited resumes sent to Zoetis from a third party, such as an Agency recruiter, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Zoetis mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Zoetis employees, or to Zoetis resume database will be considered Zoetis property. Zoetis will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.


Zoetis will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. This includes any Agency that is an approved/engaged vendor but does not have the appropriate approvals to be engaged on a search.


Zoetis is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status or any other protected classification. Disabled individuals are given an equal opportunity to use our online application system. We offer reasonable accommodations as an alternative if requested by an individual with a disability. Please contact Zoetis Colleague Services at zoetiscolleagueservices@zoetis.com to request an accommodation. Zoetis also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act. All applicants must possess or obtain authorization to work in the US for Zoetis. Zoetis retains sole and exclusive discretion to pursue sponsorship for the acquisition or maintenance of nonimmigrant status and employment eligibility, considering factors such as availability of qualified US workers. Individuals requiring sponsorship must disclose this fact. Please note that Zoetis seeks information related to job applications from candidates for jobs in the U.S. solely via the following: (1) our company website at www.Zoetis.com/careers site, or (2) via email to/from addresses using only the Zoetis domain of "@zoetis.com". In addition, Zoetis does not use Google Hangout for any recruitment related activities. Any solicitation or request for information related to job applications with Zoetis via any other means and/or utilizing email addresses with any other domain should be disregarded. In addition, Zoetis will never ask candidates to make any type of personal financial investment related to gaining employment with Zoetis.