Senior Manager, HR Shared Services (HR Operations)

Senior Manager, HR Shared Services (HR Operations)
Location: Deer Park, TX 77536
Schedule: Hybrid (4 days onsite, 1 remote)
Compensation: $175,000 – $180,000 base + 20% bonus

Lead the Build. Not Just the Function.
This is not a steady-state HR operations role.

We are looking for a senior HR leader who can step into a complex environment, stabilize what exists today, and thoughtfully build what comes next. You will lead an evolving HR Shared Services function supporting a large-scale business integration—working across teams, systems, and processes that are still taking shape.

If you’ve successfully led HR operations through change, know how to influence without forcing disruption, and can build structure in the “gray,” this is the kind of challenge you’ve been waiting for.

What You’ll Own

• Full leadership of an HR Shared Services function, including multiple layers of leadership

• Oversight of:

  • HRIS & Data (Workday environment)

  • Talent Administration

  • Benefits and Leave (with indirect oversight)

• A team of leaders (3–4 direct reports) with broader teams under each

• The balance between stability and transformation during an active integration

What You’ll Actually Do

• Build and refine HR processes without disrupting critical day-to-day operations

• Drive smarter ways of working through automation, standardization, and system optimization

• Partner across HR and business leadership to align operations with evolving organizational needs

• Introduce structure, KPIs, and service standards where they don’t fully exist today

• Lead change at the right pace—knowing when to push and when to adapt

• Navigate stakeholder dynamics with influence, not authority

What Makes Someone Successful Here
This role requires a very specific leadership profile:

• You’ve led leaders, not just teams

• You know how to improve processes inside imperfect systems

• You are comfortable operating without a perfect roadmap

• You influence effectively without being forceful or disruptive

• You can move things forward without breaking what works today

• You understand how to pace change in organizations that don’t move quickly

What You Bring

• 10+ years of HR experience, with a strong focus in HR Operations

• 7+ years specifically leading HR operational functions

• Proven experience managing managers and multi-layered teams

• Deep experience across areas like HRIS, benefits, onboarding, or shared services

• Strong process improvement and operational design mindset

• Experience working through organizational change or integration

Nice to Have

• Workday experience

• Background in HR Shared Services or centralized HR models

• Exposure to large, complex, or multi-entity environments

Why This Role Stands Out

• You’ll build and shape a function—not inherit a finished one

• High visibility with senior HR leadership

• Real opportunity to influence how HR operates at scale

• Complex, meaningful work—not maintenance

Pay Details: $175,000.00 to $180,000.00 per year

Search managed by: Laarnie Thompson

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