Über diese Head of People Strategy, Planning, Portfolio & Transformation Stelle bei Kimberly-Clark
Job Description
Join the team behind iconic brands like Huggies®, Kleenex®, Cottonelle®, Scott®, Kotex®, Poise®, Depend®, and Kimberly-Clark Professional® At Kimberly-Clark, it’s all here for you—innovation, growth, and the chance to make a real impact.
You’re not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.
About You
In one of our professional roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center. Job responsibilities include:
This role leads the strategy, planning, portfolio governance and transformation execution agenda for the global People function. It is accountable for building the operating discipline, governance model, planning rhythm and delivery engine required to stand up a new People operating model across COEs, GBS, Digital Technology, regional teams and enabling partners. The role requires a leader who can move from strategy to execution quickly, define business processes and ownership clearly, drive change at scale, and operate with autonomy, courage and accountability in a high-complexity integration environment.
This role requires a ready-now leader with significant transformation experience and a track record of moving complex work from strategy through delivery. Candidates must bring direct experience leading enterprise-scale transformation, operating-model implementation, global planning and governance, and HR technology-enabled change. The successful candidate will be expected to operate with independence from day one, bring structure to ambiguity, challenge senior leaders constructively, and deliver outcomes at pace.
What this role will own
- Define and lead the global People planning and governance model, including annual roadmap planning, quarterly prioritization, portfolio health reviews, dependency management and decision discipline. This role will provide input to the Integration Planning and Communications Team to ensure the Business as Usual activity is connected to the broader Integration roadmap.
- Stand up the operating model required to connect strategy, work definition, business process ownership, GBS delivery, COE accountability and technology enablement.
- Partner with GBS to define which work should move, when it should move, what business processes must be clarified, and what ownership model is required to sustain service quality.
- Lead transformation delivery through agile-like ways of working, sprint-based problem solving, cross-functional delivery routines and rapid decision escalation.
- Participate in translating Workday strategy into executable requirements, delivery plans, governance decisions and adoption roadmaps.
- Build and drive project and program plans across complex, multi-year transformation priorities, including milestones, risks, dependencies, owners, investment choices and benefits realization.
- Prepare executive-level materials, trade-off analysis and recommendations that enable senior decision-making across the People function and enterprise leadership forums.
To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree or higher in Human Resources, Business, Information Systems, Engineering or related field. MBA or higher, preferred.
- 10+ years of experience in HR, HR Technology, HR Operations, Shared Services, HRIS, or Digital HR.
- 7+ years of experience leading enterprise HR technology initiatives, transformations, or system implementations.
- 5+ years of experience managing complex cross-functional programs involving HR, Digital, IT, Finance, and business stakeholders.
- Experience with enterprise HR platforms such as Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM, or PeopleSoft.
- Experience establishing governance, intake, prioritization, and portfolio management practices.
- Experience leading process improvement, operational excellence, or business transformation initiatives.
- Experience operating within global organizations and matrixed environments.
- Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills.
Led by Purpose. Driven by You.
Total Benefits
We believe that our employees are our greatest asset, and we're committed to providing them with the resources they need to be successful. If you're looking for a rewarding career with a company that cares about its employees, then Kimberly-Clark is the place for you.
Here are just a few of the benefits you’d enjoy working in this role for Kimberly-Clark. For a complete overview, see www.mykcbenefits.com
Flex That Works at Kimberly-Clark
We believe great work happens when people come together with purpose. That’s why we offer a flexible work model that blends remote work with intentional in-person collaboration — helping you connect, grow, and innovate while maintaining the balance you value.
To Be Considered
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And finally, the fine print….
For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world, which is why we seek to build a workforce that encompasses the experiences of our consumers. When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.
Employment is subject to verification of local policies.
Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests which may include drug screening, background check, and DMV check.
Veterans and members of the Reserve and Guard are highly encouraged to apply.
This role is available for local candidates already authorized to work in the role’s country only. Kimberly-Clark will not provide relocation support for this role.
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