Vice President, HR Technology and People Operations

Coherent

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Vice President of HR Technology & People Operations is a strategic leader responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive global people operations and HR strategy while optimizing HR technology systems. This role oversees global HR shared services and all technology for the global HR group, with a key focus on building out HR Global Shared Service Centers (GSSC) to ensure operational excellence, efficiency, and scalability. The objective is to drive a high-performing talent function that attracts, engages, and retains top talent by leveraging HR technology for streamlined processes and enhanced decision-making, ensuring scalable processes are implemented worldwide. For the HR Technology component, the role defines and executes the enterprise HR technology strategy, shaping an integrated, AI-enabled HR technology ecosystem to simplify HR value delivery, enhance employee experience, and enable data-driven decision-making.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business, or a related field.
• 15+ years of experience in HR technology, or a related HR leadership role within a global organization.
• Proven experience in implementing, developing, managing and scaling a Global HR Business Service Center or HR shared service operations.
• Proven success in designing and deploying enterprise-wide HR systems and technologies that drive talent acquisition and talent management processes, learning and development, employee onboarding, compensation and benefits, executive onboard and global people operations including AI-driven technologies.
• Strong expertise in HR platforms (Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM, or similar) and other HR technologies.
• Prior experience in implementation of Workday desired.
• Expertise in developing dashboard, reporting, and metrics for the business.
• Deep understanding of global labor markets, talent mobility, and international compliance.
• Experience in change management, process automation, and HR digital transformation.
• Strong leadership experience, including managing and developing global teams to execute large-scale HR and organizational initiatives.
• Exceptional leadership, strategic thinking, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience leading talent strategies during periods of growth, transformation, or M&A.
• Strong project management and execution skills, with the ability to drive results across multiple business units, geographies, and HR teams.
• Large-scale corporate communication, stakeholder management, and change leadership skills.
• Excels at prioritizing stakeholders and assessing outcomes and the strategic return on initiatives, with the ability to pivot strategy and direction as needed.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to distill complex ideas into clear, engaging messages.
• Highly adaptable, with a low ego, high EQ, and strong relationship-building skills across all levels.
• Exceptional attention to detail and follow through, with ability to be flexible and adapt to change.
• Ability to navigate and succeed in a fast-paced global organization.
• Operates with a global mindset.
• Results-based leadership style with strong impact and influencing skills.
• Active listening, asking probing questions and offering creative solutions that meet our organizational objectives in the most effective way.
• Knowledge of dynamic talent management and development programs and emerging trends, ability to use metrics to continuously improve.
• Ability to take initiative, conscientiously following through on areas of responsibility, and manage the needs of multiple stakeholders.
• Flexibility and adaptability to work in a fluid environment, often working under pressure and juggling multiple deadlines.
• Demonstrate strong mentoring, influencing, relationship building, planning and organizational skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with multiple priorities.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, drive clarity.
• Create a working environment where productivity can be sustained and accomplished, and where innovation and personal growth is encouraged and realized.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in implementation of Workday desired.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategy deployment of a global people operations and HR technology group.
• Lead the strategic planning, setup, and operationalization of new GSSC, supporting global HR and other business functions.
• Stabilize and enhance current GSSC operations to better support the HR community, pulling more HR and COE tasks into the GSSC.
• Identify and secure a location for a new center that aligns with cost-saving objectives, talent availability, and business scalability.
• Develop talent strategies to attract, train, and retain skilled professionals for the GSSC.
• Oversee global immigration via the GSSC.
• Oversee the HR technology strategy, ensuring HR platforms support global business needs and enable data-driven decision-making.
• Drive the integration of HR tools with the company’s HRIS to enhance people-related analytics, reporting, and efficiency.
• Ensure HR systems comply with global data privacy and security standards.
• Leverage automation and AI-based recruitment technologies to streamline hiring processes and improve candidate experience.
• Partner with IT and HR teams to continuously assess and improve HR technology infrastructure, including the addition of AI related resources.
• Develop talent dashboards and metrics as needed.
• Foster strong partnerships with executive leadership, regional HR teams, and business unit leaders to align talent strategies with corporate objectives.
• Establish and track KPIs to measure success in hiring, HR technology adoption, core HR measures and GSSC efficiency.

Benefits

• Ensure adherence to company’s values (ICARE) in all aspects of your position at Coherent Corp.: I ntegrity – Create an Environment of Trust C ollaboration – Innovate Through the Sharing of Ideas A ccountability – Own the Process and the Outcome R espect – Recognize the Value in Everyone E nthusiasm – Find a Sense of Purpose in Work

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive