Global Head of People Strategy & Transformation

Kimberly-Clark; Roswell (GA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Kimberly-Clark is seeking a senior leader to drive the global People function transformation, governance, and operating-model implementation. The role requires moving strategy to execution across COEs, GBS, Digital Technology, and regional teams with independence from day one.

Candidates should have extensive experience in enterprise HR technology programs, governance, and global program delivery, plus strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills. Hybrid work model offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in HR, Business, Information Systems, Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years in HR, HR Technology, HR Operations, Shared Services, HRIS, or Digital HR.
• 7+ years leading enterprise HR technology initiatives, transformations, or system implementations.
• 5+ years managing complex cross-functional programs involving HR, Digital, IT, Finance, and stakeholders.
• Experience with HR platforms such as Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM, or PeopleSoft.
• Experience establishing governance, intake, prioritization, and portfolio management practices.
• Experience leading process improvement, operational excellence, or business transformation initiatives.
• Experience operating within global organizations and matrixed environments.
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the global People planning and governance model, including annual roadmap planning, quarterly prioritization, portfolio health reviews, dependency management and decision discipline.
• Stand up the operating model required to connect strategy, work definition, business process ownership, GBS delivery, COE accountability and technology enablement.
• Partner with GBS to define which work should move, when it should move, what processes must be clarified, and what ownership model is required.
• Lead transformation delivery through agile-like ways of working, sprint-based problem solving, cross-functional delivery routines and rapid decision escalation.
• Translate Workday strategy into executable requirements, delivery plans, governance decisions and adoption roadmaps.
• Build and drive project and program plans across complex, multi-year transformation priorities with milestones, risks, dependencies and benefits realization.
• Prepare executive-level materials, trade-off analysis and recommendations for senior decision-making across People and enterprise leadership.

Skills

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

HR technology

Governance

Global delivery

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Job description

Kimberly-Clark is seeking a senior leader to drive the global People function transformation, governance, and operating-model implementation. The role requires moving strategy to execution across COEs, GBS, Digital Technology, and regional teams with independence from day one.

Candidates should have extensive experience in enterprise HR technology programs, governance, and global program delivery, plus strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills. Hybrid work model offered.