Manager Leave Management

Why You Should Apply for This Job

At Freeport-Mc Mo Ran , we are committed to providing employment that recognizes excellence and encourages safe production, with a culture supported by our core values. Here, you'll find a collaborative environment where safety is a top priority. Apply Today!

Where You Will Work

Our global headquarters is in Phoenix, Arizona. Several hundred employees support our operations in finance, human resources, health and safety, information technology, planning, and more. Our flexible work program allows employees to work virtually as well as come together in person when needed at our Collaboration Hub in Phoenix and/or one of our site locations. Employees can work remotely from most states in the U.S., with the exception of California, Connecticut, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma and South Carolina.

Additional states may be excluded from remote work based on business factors. Should the position shift to in-person (office/site) work in the future, the company will offer relocation benefits at that time, so long as the position meets the established eligibility for these benefits.

What You Will Do

Leads the design, delivery, and continuous improvement of enterprise leave and absence programs across North America, ensuring a compliant, consistent, and employee-centered experience. Serves as both a strategic leader and subject matter expert, partnering across HR, Safety, Payroll, HR Systems, and external vendors to deliver seamless support during critical employee life events. Drives operational excellence through process transformation, automation, AI-enabled solutions, and technology enablement to create scalable, efficient leave administration processes that improve payroll accuracy, compliance, and the employee experience.

Leave Operations Leadership & Capability Building

* Lead and develop a team responsible for leave administration across North America, establishing consistent performance standards, coaching practices, quality expectations, and a culture of accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement.

* Build team capability in compliance, case management, employee experience, and process improvement methodologies.

* Drive role clarity, workload balancing, and service delivery effectiveness to ensure scalable support and operational excellence.

Program Leadership, Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement

* Lead the design, governance, and continuous improvement of leave programs and service delivery processes to ensure compliance, consistency, and an employee-centered experience.

* Define and evolve operational strategies, service delivery models, performance standards, and key metrics that improve service quality, efficiency, and scalability.

* Serve as the escalation leader for complex or sensitive employee matters, ensuring aligned, compliant and employee-centered outcomes.

* Partner with HR, Legal, Benefits, and site leadership to address complex leave, accommodation, and compliance matters while mitigating organizational risk.

Leave Administration, Time Coding & Payroll Integration Strategy

* Oversee complex and high-risk leave cases while ensuring accurate leave administration, time coding, and payroll integration processes.

* Partner with Payroll, Benefits, and HR Systems to establish controls, audits, and process improvements that reduce errors, over payments, and compliance risk.

* Monitor operational trends and implement corrective actions that improve payroll accuracy, operational effectiveness, and employee outcomes.

Technology, Automation & Process Transformation

* Drive process transformation through technology enablement, automation, digital solutions, self-service capabilities, and service delivery innovation that improve efficiency, scalability, payroll accuracy, and employee experience.

* Partner with HR Systems, Payroll, Technology, and vendors to enhance system integrations, improve data accuracy, and reduce manual effort.

* Identify and champion opportunities to leverage emerging technologies, automation, and AI-enabled solutions to modernize leave administration and reduce…