Director - People & Culture Operations

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.

Job Overview

The Director, P&C Operations is a member of the P&C Senior Leadership Team with a critical role in combining global P&C operations and shared service delivery in line with an IRC data-driven, employee-centric, and business enabling approach. This position leads a team responsible for the lifecycle of employee processes and practices across our P&C systems, from onboarding to separation. This position collaborates with P&C leaders, IT and teams at global, regional, and country levels to ensure that our People Ops agenda across all of IRC’s global units is coordinated, cohesive, synchronized, and implemented to achieve the desired impact in shaping the IRC employee experience. 

Major Responsibilities

• Lead the P&C Operations unit, overseeing global processes and systems that support employees, managers, and P&C teams throughout the employee lifecycle. The unit includes HR Operations, P&C Operations Transformation & Digital Delivery, and Global Contracts, ensuring data integrity, compliance, and efficient operational delivery across all employment activities.
• Align IRC’s Strategy 100 priorities with P&C processes and systems to create a multi-facet global workforce support strategy that enhances process efficiency, ensures data security, and positions the organization for future trends, including global HRIS implementation and long-term solutions
• Partner in the strategic planning, deployment, and optimization of Workday across global offices, ensuring seamless integration to support P&C operations and strategic goals.
• Accelerate the transition to a scalable P&C Shared Services model, designing and deploying a multi-functional approach that provides operational and system support throughout the employee lifecycle, ensuring effective change management and sustained adoption at global and regional levels.
• Ensure exceptional client service and resolution of P&C inquiries and issues, implementing strategies to enhance service quality, reduce response times, and deliver a positive employee experience through efficient service and solution management.
• Lead, empower and mentor a highly diverse team of direct reports, including communicating clear expectations, co-creating performance objectives, providing regular and timely constructive performance feedback, and supporting their overall well-being and professional aspirations.
• Partner with IT to ensure confidentiality, security, and compliance of sensitive workforce data, adhering to IRC system, data and security architecture and standards.
• Partner with the P&C Technology team in the identification, selection, and management of P&C technology vendors and solutions, ensuring alignment between operational processes and technology strategies to drive automation, efficiency, and scalability across global P&C systems. 

Key Working Relationships

• Position Reports to:  Chief People & Culture Officer
• Direct Reports: approximately 17 staff on the Global P&C Operations Teams
• Position works in collaboration with: IT, Finance, Global P&C Partners, P&C Global Practices, and key external partners

Job Requirements

• Minimum 10 years of experience in HR operations across key systems administration functions such as compensation, benefits, and payroll, combined with demonstrated expertise in business systems operations, process optimization, data management, project leadership, and strategic communication.
• At least 5 years of leadership experience managing large, cross-functional teams within matrixed, global, complex environments.
• Experience leading successful global deployment and integration of Workday in a 1000+ user environment, optimizing HR operations and aligning with strategic goals across international offices.
• Substantial experience in shared services and Workday
• Excellent management and leadership skills including coaching, mentoring, and performance management.
• Ability to work, manage, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment; exceptional problem solving and decision-making skills needed.
• Superb inter-personal, written, and verbal communication skills with ability to collaborate across countries, cultures, and departments required.
• Must possess a highly collaborative, inclusive, consultative, and resourceful workstyle that balances required compliance/policy enforcement with a steadfast commitment to client service and support.
• The ability to communicate at all levels of an organization in relevant, non-technical language.

Development Value for You

• Leadership role with a deepened understanding of global humanitarian aid, relief, and development sector.
• Significant global exposure to implementing large, complex transformational change by leveraging IT systems and P&C Operations. 

Working Environment

• Combination of standard office working environment and working remotely (i.e., telecommuting). Applicants must have a home or alternate workspace so they can effectively complete their work during regularly scheduled work hours.
• Some international travel as needed up to 10%

Compensation:  Ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job type, internal equity, and budget.  Exact offers are calibrated by work location, individual candidate experience and skills relative to the defined job requirements.

• US Pay Range: 155K - 180K

The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Equality, Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.

Standard of Professional Conduct: The IRC and the IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – our Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Accountability, and Equality.

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Compensation: Posted pay ranges apply to US-based candidates. Ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job type, internal equity, and budget.  Exact offers are calibrated by work location, individual candidate experience and skills relative to the defined job requirements.

US Benefits: We offer a comprehensive and highly competitive set of benefits. In the US, these include: 10 sick days, 10 US holidays, 20-25 paid time off days depending on role and tenure, medical insurance starting at $143 per month, dental starting at $6.50 per month, and vision starting at $5 per month, FSA for healthcare and commuter costs, a 403b retirement savings plans with immediately vested matching, disability & life insurance, and an Employee Assistance Program which is available to our staff and their families to support counseling and care in times of crisis and mental health struggles. 

Equal Opportunity Employer: IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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