Senior Specialist, Talent Operations and Solutions
About The Position
This role serves as a senior operational authority for Regeneron’s expanded Talent organization, reporting to the Manager, Talent Operations and Solutions. The position owns the data accuracy, vendor relationships, and process quality behind the events, procurement, and programs that enable the Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Culture & Inclusion, and Learning & Development teams to deliver on their strategic priorities. The role involves evaluating current processes, identifying breakdowns across teams or geographies, and recommending broad fixes. Responsibilities include managing enterprise-facing events, owning the purchase order process end-to-end, building playbooks, and mentoring newer team members.
Requirements
- BS/BA in a related field plus 5+ years of experience in program operations, event management, HR/People operations, procurement administration, or a similar role.
- Demonstrated proficiency in procedure writing, auditing, HRIS/TA systems, or vendor management.
- Experience owning or administering a purchase order, procurement, or budget-tracking process.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to advise stakeholders confidently.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint and Excel in particular) and comfort working in Teams/SharePoint and managing trackers.
- Familiarity with Workday, Beamery, or similar HR/talent platforms, and enterprise procurement/invoicing systems.
- Experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, or large matrixed organizations.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end logistics for enterprise-facing Talent events, including leadership convenings, offsites, learning forums, recruiting/campus events, and signature internal conferences.
- Continuously improve event playbooks for consistency across teams.
- Serve as the escalation point for complex logistical, vendor, or stakeholder issues, partnering with external vendors and cross-functional teams (AV, Security, Facilities, Creative Services, Procurement) to keep deliverables on track.
- Oversee post-event logistics, asset management, and reporting to maintain accurate attendance, spend, and outcome data for future planning.
- Own and administer the purchase order process for the Talent organization, ensuring data accuracy and integrity of PO and spend records across all four functions.
- Advise stakeholders on procurement policy and vendor contract considerations.
- Continuously improve PO workflows and vendor management practices across the function.
- Prepare metrics, analytics, and dashboards on committed and actual spend to support budget decisions and flag risk early.
- Own data accuracy and integrity across the Talent portfolio’s operational infrastructure, including workplans, trackers, calendars, status updates, and decision records.
- Resolve escalated inquiries from Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Culture & Inclusion, and Learning & Development that require deeper program or policy knowledge.
- Mentor less experienced coordinators and associates, serving as a subject matter resource on tools, systems, and processes.
- Support enhancements to TA’s core systems (ATS, CRM, CMS), including issue resolution, reporting, and administration.
- Own vendor relationships for the recruiting technology stack, including product updates, contract renewals, and business reviews.
- Serve as point of contact for external candidate inquiries, partnering with the careers website team to resolve issues.
Benefits
- annual bonuses or other incentive plans
- equity awards
- pension or retirement benefits
- 401(k) company match
- health and wellness programs
- fitness centers
- insurance benefits (e.g. medical, dental, vision, life and disability)
- paid time off
- family support benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
