Manager, People Strategy Partner

Paychex•Saint Petersburg, FL

About The Position

Serves as a senior people strategy leader for a business unit or function, partnering with executive leaders and organizations of 1,000–3,000 employees. Brings business context, HR expertise, and integrated judgment to leadership decisions about organization, talent, workforce capability, culture, and change. Connects business strategy with HR Centers of Excellence to develop high-performing, future-ready teams that support growth and strengthen the organization. The role advises executive leaders, shapes workforce plans and organizational changes, guides talent and succession discussions, and supports material transformations. It combines business context with talent, engagement, retention, rewards, and workforce data to recommend actions and demonstrate the impact of people investments. The position also monitors external talent, technology, and market trends, including AI-enabled changes to work. Paychex describes its culture as grounded in integrity, service, innovation, partnership, accountability, and respect. The company offers employees comprehensive rewards, work-life balance programs, development opportunities, and ways to support their communities. The posted annual starting base pay range is $115,000–$140,000; total compensation may vary based on factors including location, skills, education, and experience.

Requirements

10 years of experience in human resources with progressively increasing scope and responsibility.
5 years of experience advising senior or executive leaders on organization, talent, workforce, or change strategy.
3 years of experience leading complex, enterprise-level change or transformation, such as organization redesign, operating model shifts, or integrations, in a dynamic environment.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Organizational Psychology, or a related field.
Master's degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Business, or a related field.

Responsibilities

Serve as a trusted advisor to executives, translating business priorities into people implications; coach and challenge leaders; and surface enterprise tradeoffs and workforce risks for consequential business decisions.
Consult with the business and HR Centers of Excellence on talent reviews, succession outcomes, critical-role coverage, internal movement, and leader accountability.
Shape workforce plans and future capabilities, including build/buy/borrow choices, capacity implications, and AI-enabled work changes; monitor external talent, technology, and market trends to inform business investment.
Diagnose operating models, organizational structures, spans and layers, and team effectiveness opportunities, and drive recommended changes.
Align executive sponsors, assess readiness and risk, shape leader actions, and drive adoption for material transformations; lead through ambiguity in daily interactions.
Combine business context with talent, engagement, retention, rewards, and workforce data to recommend action and demonstrate the impact of people investments.
Shape solutions early, integrate cross-functional input, and provide field context at key decision points; engage on operational matters when they involve business risk, executive judgment, or material precedent.