Director People Services - Americas

At Mölnlycke, we're entering an exciting phase of growth and transformation across the Americas. We're looking for a strategic and operational leader to join our People team as Director, People Services - Americas, overseeing a broad portfolio that includes payroll governance, benefits administration, employee lifecycle operations, compliance, and service delivery across the United States, Canada, and Latin America.

This role is ideal for a People Operations leader who has built expertise in payroll and benefits while expanding into broader HR services, shared services, or employee administration leadership. You'll have the opportunity to lead a regional team, influence operational strategy, and help create a scalable, high-performing People Services function that supports our continued growth.

• Lead People Services operations across the Americas region, supporting employees and leaders in the U.S., Canada, Colombia, Mexico, Brazil, and Chile.
• Oversee payroll governance and vendor performance, ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely payroll delivery across multiple countries.
• Drive excellence in benefits, leave, and wellness administration while enhancing the employee experience.
• Lead and develop a team of People Service Specialists across the region.
• Ensure effective administration of employee lifecycle processes including onboarding, employee records, job changes, leaves, and offboarding.
• Partner closely with People Business Partners, Finance, Legal, IT, and external vendors to support business priorities.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, standardize operations, enhance controls, and leverage technology to support scale.
• Deliver operational insights, metrics, and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Support transformation initiatives, integrations, and continuous improvement efforts across the region.

This role offers a competitive salary with an annual bonus.

Offers of employment consider various factors including experience, education, location, and role-specific requirements.

Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to support your health, financial well-being, and work-life harmony:

• Medical, dental, and vision plans are available from your first day of employment and provide extensive coverage through multiple options so you can find the right fit for you and your family.
• Financial benefits include a robust 401(k) plan with company match, profit sharing, tuition reimbursement, life insurance and both flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts.
• Molnlycke offers generous paid time off, paid parental leave, an Employee Assistance Program and lifestyle perks like discounted access to entertainment and travel

We're seeking a leader who brings deep operational expertise and a passion for building exceptional employee services.

• Significant experience leading HR Operations, People Services, Shared Services, Payroll, Benefits, or Employee Administration functions.
• Strong payroll experience, including oversight of payroll vendors, governance, controls, compliance, and issue resolution across complex environments.
• Experience managing employee benefits and leave programs.
• Exposure to broader HR operations and employee lifecycle processes.
• Experience leading teams and developing talent in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of multi-country operations, ideally across the Americas region.
• Experience working with HRIS platforms such as Success Factors or similar systems.
• A process-improvement mindset with a track record of driving operational excellence.
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional partnership skills.
• Spanish and/or Portuguese language capability is a plus, but not required.

At Molnlycke, diversity is not just a vision, but our strength. We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive workplace that values and celebrates the power of diversity. At the heart of our commitment is the belief that diversity fuels innovation, creativity, and problem-solving. We invite you to be a part of a team where authenticity is embraced and every employee, regardless of background or any other traits, experiences a true sense of belonging.

Your attitude, drive, enthusiasm, and eagerness to learn are just as important to us as the requirements for the role.

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