Global Leave of Absence & Accommodations Leader - Remote

SOLVENTUM•Remote - Wisconsin, MN

2d•$163,200 - $224,400•Remote

About The Position

At Solventum, we enable better, smarter, safer healthcare to improve lives. As a new company with a long legacy of creating breakthrough solutions for our customers’ toughest challenges, we pioneer game-changing innovations at the intersection of health, material and data science that change patients' lives for the better while enabling healthcare professionals to perform at their best. Because people, and their wellbeing, are at the heart of every scientific advancement we pursue. We partner closely with the brightest minds in healthcare to ensure that every solution we create melds the latest technology with compassion and empathy. Because at Solventum, we never stop solving for you. The Impact You’ll Make in this Role As the Global Leave of Absence & Accommodations Leader, you will provide global leadership for the delivery, governance, and continuous improvement of Solventum’s Leave of Absence and Workplace Accommodations operations. Partnering closely with Total Rewards, which owns the overall program strategy and policy direction, you will be accountable for the global operating model, process strategy, operational excellence, service delivery, vendor governance, employee experience, and global team leadership across legally mandated leave and accommodation programs. Vacation, Paid Time Off, Holidays, Bereavement Leave, and Paid Sick Time are outside the scope of this role. You will partner with stakeholders across Total Rewards, HR, Legal, Payroll, HRIS, Employee Relations, Occupational Health, Compliance, and business leadership while overseeing a strategic external leave administration partner responsible for day-to-day case management. This role is responsible for translating program strategy into scalable, compliant, and employee-centered service delivery across regions, ensuring clear accountability, consistent execution, and measurable outcomes for employees, managers, internal stakeholders, and external partners.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree or higher AND ten (10) years of progressive experience in HR Operations, Total Rewards- Benefits, Leave Administration, Disability Management, Employee Relations, or a related discipline.
OR
High School Diploma AND fourteen (14) years of progressive experience in HR Operations, Total Rewards- Benefits, Leave Administration, Disability Management, Employee Relations, or a related discipline.
Five (5) years of experience leading enterprise-wide Leave of Absence and Accommodations programs.
Experience establishing governance, quality controls, and compliance frameworks for complex leave, disability, accommodations, or employee relations programs across multiple jurisdictions.
Experience managing outsourced service providers and vendor governance frameworks.
Strong knowledge of leave, disability, accommodation, and employment regulations across global markets.
Experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives and influencing executive stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Legal Studies, Organizational Development, or a related field.
Experience working with HR technology and case management platforms; Workday experience preferred.
Experience leading HR transformation, process redesign, or shared services global initiatives.
Lean Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement, or Project Management certification.
Experience implementing leave administration technologies or digital HR solutions.
Strong analytical, change management, vendor management, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

Leading Solventum’s global Leave of Absence and Workplace Accommodations process strategy, governance, end-to-end operating model, and long-term roadmap to deliver consistent, compliant, and scalable employee experience across regions.
Driving the evolution of the global Leave of Absence and Accommodations service model by establishing service delivery standards, streamlining and modernizing ways of working, and balancing enterprise consistency with country-specific statutory, regulatory, and works council requirements.
Partnering across Total Rewards, HR, Legal, Employee Relations, Payroll, Occupational Health, HRIS, Compliance, and business leaders to ensure seamless delivery of leave and accommodation programs and clear accountability across the global operating model.
Serving as the strategic relationship owner for the outsourced Leave Administration partner, driving vendor performance and accountability through governance oversight, SLA management, service improvement initiatives, compliance, escalations, audit readiness, and ongoing optimization of operational and employee experience outcomes.
Driving vendor governance through Quarterly Business Reviews, vendor scorecards, remediation planning, SLA performance reviews, and continuous service improvement to ensure measurable service outcomes and strong external partner accountability.
Championing an employee-centered leave and accommodations experience by applying service design and employee journey principles to simplify processes, improve communications, strengthen manager and employee education, enhance accessibility, support return-to-work, and embed service excellence standards across internal teams and external partners.
Owning and governing global process documentation, standard operating procedures, knowledge articles, and employee and manager guidance materials to ensure consistent, compliant, and scalable Leave of Absence service delivery.
Ensuring compliance with applicable leave, disability, accommodations, privacy, and employment regulations across global markets, including the establishment of operational controls and audit evidence standards.
Driving operational excellence through process optimization, automation, AI-enabled solutions, digital employee experience enhancements, knowledge management, and vendor improvement initiatives.
Leading Workday User Acceptance Testing, business validation, and operational sign-off activities for leave and accommodation process enhancements, system changes, and workflow updates.
Using leave utilization, accommodation trends, operational metrics, vendor performance data, employee experience feedback, and compliance insights to inform executive decision-making, prioritize improvements, strengthen service performance, and drive measurable outcomes.
Leading and developing a high-performing global team with the capability, cross-training, and operational resilience needed to deliver consistent service execution, business continuity, vendor governance, process excellence, compliance, analytics, and complex case escalation support.