Head of Strategy and Implementation - GSHR

Role Summary

Head of Strategy and Implementation - GSHR. Leads the development and delivery of the GSHR multi-year strategic plan and annual operating and financial plans, overseeing high-impact programs across people, process, technology, and capability development. Global, cross-functional role with significant stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Own GSHR‚Äôs strategic roadmap by developing / refreshing multi-year strategy with internal and external insights.
• Provide leadership and oversight to cross-functional programs, ensuring integrated plans, coaching, and value realization across efficiency, effectiveness, and experience.
• Influence sponsors and stakeholders on scope, resources, performance, risks, and value delivery.
• Partner with finance to develop balanced financial plans and allocate resources to high-impact initiatives.
• Ensure end-to-end integrated plans across people, process, and technology; identify interdependencies.
• Develop cross-functional execution plans and align timelines/resources with other strategic initiatives.
• Collaborate with change management and communications to develop strong change plans.
• Establish governance with PMO, manage risk, resolve issues, and plan contingencies.
• Advance project management maturity within GSHR; monitor portfolio health and manage trade-offs.
• Provide team guidance, practice Servant Leadership, and foster an inclusive, high-performance culture; coach a diverse leadership pipeline.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree required; advanced degree in business or organizational management preferred.
• Minimum 15 years of program and strategy design/execution experience, including 10 years of people management.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills; ability to present to diverse audiences.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking capabilities; problem-solving skills.
• Experience designing and implementing large-scale, cross-functional programs.
• Proven people management and team development in a matrixed environment (‚â•10 years).
• Collaborative, able to navigate complexity and ambiguity; visionary problem solver.
• Global leadership experience with sensitivity to regional differences; adaptable to a fast-paced environment.
• Financial acumen; ability to manage budgets and realize value; preferred in process design/improvement and change management.
• Time Zone Availability: must work U.S. time zones.

Skills

• Business Alignment, Coaching, Developing Others, Employee Retention, HR Business Partnership, HR Strategic Management, Human Resources Consulting, Human Resources Law, Inclusive Leadership, Interpersonal Influence, Leadership, Leading Change, Organizational Change Management, Problem Solving, Tactical Planning, Talent Management

Education

• Undergraduate degree required; advanced degree preferred.

Additional Requirements

• Time Zone Availability: U.S. time zones