HR & Legal Corporate Technology, Senior Manager

Overview

Pernod Ricard USA.

Location:

New York, NY. Apply. Where Conviviality is at work.

Pernod Ricard is a global premium spirits and wine company. We're the team behind leading brands such as ABSOLUT® Vodka, Jameson® Irish Whiskey, Malibu®, Kahlúa® Liqueur, The Glenlivet® Gin, and Skrewball™ whiskey, as well as many more superior wines and exquisite champagnes. Working at Pernod Ricard is all about igniting conviviality in all that we do. Convivial ité means human connection, authenticity, friendly, and jovial.

Conviviality is energy and spirit with a splash of je ne sais quoi and is a core philosophy around how we live and work at Pernod Ricard. Our 4 core values are: grounded in the real; fiercely authentic; passion for challenge; and connected beyond borders. We are a team of performers who love living life to the fullest and realizing our potential as people and as a business.

The salary range for this role, based in New York, is $ to $. The range may vary if the role is outside of this location. Base salaries are determined during the interview process, by assessing a candidate's experience, skills, internal peers, and the scope and responsibilities of the position.

Join our global agile Tech team to drive HR and Legal technology transformation through modern platforms, workflow tools, and AI-enabled solutions that support HR, Legal, and related risk and compliance functions.

As an HR & Legal Corporate Technology Proximity Specialist, you will optimize and deliver technology solutions across the full HR lifecycle, as well as Legal, Compliance, and Risk-related solutions. You will bridge business needs with technical delivery, manage cross-functional system implementations, and drive adoption of automation, analytics, and AI capabilities across HR and Legal business areas.

• Capture and analyze global and local business requirements for HR and Legal technology solutions; identify standardization, simplification, and automation opportunities using workflow tools and AI.
• Lead incident and problem management between HR/Legal business stakeholders and support teams for their respective applications; drive root cause analysis, corrective actions, and continuous improvement.
• Plan and execute rollout and change management for global HR and Legal products, including deployments, integrations, security/controls, and AI features (chatbots, automated workflows, investigation case management, contract lifecycle automation, and HR self-service).
• Define, measure, and report value realization metrics, including adoption rates, process efficiency, employee experience improvements, risk/control enhancements, and stakeholder satisfaction across HR and Legal functions.
• Partner with product and architecture teams on requirements, solution design, testing, configuration, and iterative delivery in an agile environment for HR, Legal, and risk/compliance solutions.
• Collaborate with Corporate Compliance, Group Audit & Risk, and Global Investigations & Security to ensure technology solutions support regulatory, audit, and investigation needs, including data integrity, traceability, and auditability.
• Support Contract Management teams by enhancing contract lifecycle tools, electronic signature integrations, templates, and approval workflows to drive speed, consistency, and compliance.
• Promote best practices, training, and change adoption for HR and Legal technology platforms, ensuring global and local stakeholders understand processes, capabilities, roles, and governance models.

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in HR, Law, Information Systems, Business Administration, or related field (Master's or PMI/SHRM/HRIT/Legal Operations certifications preferred).

• 7+ years in business stakeholder management, cross-functional project management, and business systems/data integration with exposure to HR and/or Legal functions.
• 5+ years in HR technology, HRIS, HR operations and/or Legal Operations / Legal technology with end-to-end system implementation experience.
• 5+ years in IT product management or product ownership in agile environments (backlog management, feature prioritization, sprint…