Director, HR Operational Excellence and Compliance

At Bayer, we're visionaries driven to solve the world's toughest challenges and strive for a world where 'Health for all, Hunger for none' is a reality.

Job Summary: The Director, HR Operational Excellence and Compliance will lead North America-wide governance, execution, and modernization of critical HR compliance, immigration, onboarding, and other Talent Acquisition compliance processes.

Responsibilities:

• Lead North America-wide HR compliance governance across U.S. and Canadian support structures
• Oversee critical compliance domains, including ERISA governance, regulatory body interactions, and audit readiness
• Establish governance forums and decision frameworks to clarify accountability across HR, Talent Acquisition, Payroll, Benefits, Legal, Finance, Tax, Operations, Digital, and external partner interfaces
• Strengthen preventive and detective controls across federal, state, provincial, and local requirements
• Serve as a trusted advisor during internal and external audits
• Identify control gaps, process fragmentation, ownership ambiguity, and single points of failure; drive sustainable remediation plans
• Own delivery of priority initiatives while organizing the team, routines, escalation paths, documentation, and decision rights
• Design a future-state resource model that blends core internal expertise, AI-enabled agents, workflow tools, shared services, external vendors, and outsourcing support
• Lead practical deployment of AI agents, automation, workflow technology, analytics, and knowledge tools to improve compliance execution, employee support, and operational decision-making
• Partner with functional owners to transition selected operational activities into Payroll and Benefits

Requirements:

• Significant progressive leadership experience in HR Compliance, HR Operations, Talent Acquisition Operations, Immigration/Talent Mobility, Payroll, Benefits, Risk Management, Governance, Operational Excellence, or related disciplines
• Demonstrated success leading director-level operating model transformation, cross-functional governance, resource model design, outsourcing/vendor strategy, and execution of complex enterprise initiatives
• Strong understanding of U.S. HR compliance requirements and governance frameworks; ability to learn and navigate cross-border U.S./Canada implications
• Working knowledge of ERISA/DOL governance, pension and savings plan oversight, Form 5500 processes, SPD controls, employment tax interfaces, I-9 governance, and regulatory audit management
• Experience partnering with Legal, Audit, Tax, Payroll, Benefits, Finance, HR Operations, and external advisors
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and systems-thinking capabilities; excellent executive communication, stakeholder management, facilitation, and influencing skills

Benefits:

• Health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, sick leave, etc.

Salary:

• $144,640 to $216,960 per year