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Senior Manager, Technical Revenue
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Posted: 10/19/2026Core Competencies
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Demonstrates extensive experience in managing leave of absence programs, overseeing timekeeping operations, and leading cross-functional teams to enhance employee experiences and operational efficiency. Proficient in vendor governance, process improvement, and stakeholder management within HR operations.
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Leave Of Absence ManagementTimekeeping OperationsVendor Performance ManagementStakeholder ManagementProcess Improvement
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Provide operational accountability for third-party-administered leave services, including quality, timeliness, accuracy, employee experience, and issue resolution
- Lead vendor performance reviews, monitor service-level commitments, identify systemic problems, and drive corrective action plans
- Coordinate complex escalations and significant service failures with the third-party administrator and internal stakeholders
- Oversee leave data accuracy, file feeds, and integrations with HR, Payroll, Benefits, and Time and Attendance systems
- Partner with policy owners, Legal, Human Resources, and Benefits to support leave requirements and company policies
- Improve employee communications, digital experiences, manager support, and self-service capabilities
- Oversee operational readiness, testing, implementation, and stabilization of vendor, process, and technology changes
- Maintain quality assurance, audit controls, risk monitoring, and issue-management processes
- Lead internal Time and Attendance operations, including service delivery, team priorities, operational controls, and escalations
- Oversee support for time entry, approvals, attendance and absence coding, corrections, and timekeeping issue resolution
- Partner with Payroll to support timely, accurate pay-related data and resolve timekeeping exceptions
- Coordinate with HR Technology, Labor Relations, and business operations on system issues, policies, collective bargaining requirements, and process changes
- Establish performance metrics and quality controls for accuracy, transaction timeliness, backlog, and issue resolution
- Lead root-cause analysis and improvements that reduce manual work, rework, and avoidable effort
- Support timekeeping system enhancements, testing, implementation, and post-launch stabilization
- Define and monitor KPIs, service standards, and improvement priorities across both functions
- Use service data, employee feedback, and issue trends to identify systemic problems and improve end-to-end experiences
- Improve process documentation, controls, cross-functional handoffs, and operational resilience
- Partner with technology teams on automation, AI-enabled support, and digital simplification opportunities
- Balance ongoing service delivery with resource capacity, risk reduction, and transformation initiatives
- Serve as primary operational leader for third-party LOA service performance and governance
- Build relationships with Payroll, Benefits, HR Technology, Legal, Labor Relations, Employee Relations, and business stakeholders
- Translate operational issues into recommendations, decisions, corrective actions, and executive updates
- Lead coordinated responses to significant service disruptions, integration failures, and employee-impacting issues
- Lead, coach, and develop operational teams and people leaders; set priorities, goals, and performance expectations
- Build a culture of accountability, service excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement
- Develop capabilities in vendor governance, analytics, issue management, process improvement, and digital delivery
- Guide teams through organizational and operational change while sustaining engagement and performance
Requirements
What you’ll need- 10+ years of experience managing leave of absence or absence management
- 5+ years of experience in benefits, compensation, and/or international HR operations
- 5+ years of experience managing or leading people or teams
- Experience addressing customer, internal, and employee escalations
- Experience leading process evaluation and improvements
- Experience in payroll and/or timekeeping
- Experience with stakeholder management and translating business needs into technical requirements and acceptance criteria
- Experience overseeing outsourced leave administration in a large enterprise
- Experience with Alight or comparable providers
- Experience leading Time and Attendance operations for large or geographically dispersed workforces
- Experience supporting union-represented populations and collectively bargained requirements
- Experience with enterprise HRIS, timekeeping platforms, payroll interfaces, and data integrations
- Experience with vendor transitions, system implementations, automation, and employee experience improvements
- Must satisfy the Company's Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process
- Must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements as a “U.S. Person” under 22 C.F.R. §120.62
- Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status
Benefits
Comp & perks- Competitive base pay
- Variable compensation opportunities
- Health insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
- Health savings accounts
- Retirement savings plans
- Life and disability insurance programs
- Paid and unpaid time away from work
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Hard Skills
Absence ManagementPayroll ManagementData IntegrationQuality AssuranceKPI MonitoringIssue ResolutionAutomation ImplementationEmployee Experience ImprovementProcess DocumentationRoot-Cause Analysis
Soft Skills
LeadershipCollaborationCommunicationCoachingProblem-Solving
Tools & Technologies
HRISTimekeeping PlatformsPayroll InterfacesAlightDigital Delivery Tools
Industry Keywords
Collective BargainingUnion-Represented PopulationsService-Level CommitmentsOperational ReadinessRisk Monitoring