Director, People Services — Americas (Payroll & Benefits)

Molnlycke Health Care; Norcross (GA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) plan

Profit sharing

Tuition reimbursement

Life insurance

FSAs and HSAs

Paid time off

Parental leave

Employee Assistance Program

Entertainment discounts

Travel discounts

Job summary

Molnlycke Health Care seeks a Director, People Services - Americas to lead regional payroll governance, benefits administration, and employee lifecycle operations across the United States, Canada, and Latin America. You will build and guide a high-performing regional team, partnering with Finance, Legal, IT, and vendors to scale processes and deliver insights to senior leadership.

You will oversee governance, controls, compliance, talent development, and continuous improvement initiatives to

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading HR Operations, People Services, Shared Services, Payroll, Benefits, or Employee Administration functions.
• Strong payroll governance, vendor management, and compliance across complex environments.
• Experience managing employee benefits and leave programs across multiple countries.
• 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 SuccessFactors or similar systems.
• Process-improvement mindset with a track record of operational excellence.
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional partnership skills.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

HR Ops leadership

Payroll governance

Benefits admin

Employee lifecycle

Multi-country ops

HRIS (SuccessFactors)

Vendor management

Stakeholder mgmt

Tools

SuccessFactors

Job description

Molnlycke Health Care seeks a Director, People Services - Americas to lead regional payroll governance, benefits administration, and employee lifecycle operations across the United States, Canada, and Latin America. You will build and guide a high-performing regional team, partnering with Finance, Legal, IT, and vendors to scale processes and deliver insights to senior leadership.

You will oversee governance, controls, compliance, talent development, and continuous improvement initiatives to