Since 2016, Edwards Lifesciences Costa Rica has been a hub for talented individuals seeking impactful careers that help patients worldwide. We exist to provide innovative solutions for people fighting cardiovascular disease and now, in support of this mission, we are hiring a Senior Specialist, Human Resources Business Leader, based in Costa Rica, that will support our Global Supply Chain and Quality organization in Corporate headquarters. We invite you to be part of this exciting journey.

We welcome you to learn more about this position and the opportunity to join our diverse and inclusive team. If this interests you, we encourage you to apply and help shape the future of HR in service of patient-centric innovation.

How you’ll make an Impact:

• The Sr. HR Specialist role is a trusted partner to the HR Business Partners, enabling timely, high-quality delivery of talent and organizational matters, culture, and change management for assigned groups. 
• This role supports our Global Supply Chain and Quality organization team in Irvine, CA.   
• Talent and Org Strategy: Assist the HRBL network with the execution of the Talent and Organizational activities.  Partners with HRBLs and COE to ensure delivery of these activities.
• Strategic Workforce Planning (SWP): Partners with COEs to provide accurate data and reports aimed at supporting the execution of the SWP process. Works alongside COE partners to ensure context for data is provided can be validated.
• Organization Design and Development: Facilitate information and data gathering, workshop preparation, and materials coordination with guidance of HRBL to effectively plan and deliver the org design and org development processes.
• Collaborates with COEs to ensure a successful delivery.
• Talent Development Reviews: Using COE training materials and approaches, coordinates information gathering, materials and meeting preparation, and rollup of results for the Talent Development Review (TDR) under direction of the HRBL.
• Change Management: Understand change impacts and coordinate activities associated with change management activities  (e.g., comms & training materials) consulting with COEs for thought partnerships. Assist the work on request.
• Engages COEs for additional training/resources.
• Talent Analytic: Produce and consolidate Global Supply Chain and Quality organizational metrics and reports, perform analysis on workforce and talent data, and assist with the storytelling, visualization, and insights to assist the HoHR and HRBLs in assessing and developing action plans for talent and org needs.
• Coordinate with COE and HR Ops counterparts to identify the data and reports to best drive insights, visualization, and progress dashboards.
• Provide feedback to COE regarding data issues or future reporting needs to best assist with assessing talent and org metrics and action planning.
• Culture and Value Steward: Assist with culture and engagement action planning and execution. Review and prepare rollup information on myVoice engagement survey results as requested.  Influencing decisions and actions to be aligned w/ culture.
• Liason between HR and the Business
• Coordinate with other areas of HR (Operations and COE's) for high-touch or ad-hoc situations requiring elevated or escalated coordination on behalf of employees and leaders.
• Utilizes materials/resources from respective COEs to support annual HR activities such as pay review, annual performance review, mid-cycle reviews, etc.

What you'll need (Required):

• Bachelor's Degree with 6 Years of previous related Human Resources experience Required

What else we look for (Preferred):

• Proven expertise in usage of MS Office Suite and HR systems, in particular Excel and PowerBI
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills including negotiating, consultative, and relationship management skills with ability to drive achievement of objectives
• Excellent conflict resolution skills
• Strong leadership skills with demonstrated ability to influence change
• Proven success adhering to and leading project schedules and managing complex sections of projects
• Excellent presentation and facilitation skills
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of HR functional areas with an expertise in one or two areas including: Talent Acquisition, Compensation, Benefits, Payroll, Leadership Development and Organizational Development
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of applicable employment laws and compliance implications
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office Suite and working knowledge of HR systems (e.g. Workday, Kronos)
• Excellent problem-solving, organizational, analytical and critical thinking skills
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships across the organization to influence
• Ability to assess risks, analyze situations and determine next course of action
• Ability to manage internal and external confidential information with utmost discretion
• Strict attention to detail
• Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Work is performed independently on complex projects and/or lines of work and reviewed for accuracy and soundness
•  Adhere to all company rules and requirements (e.g., pandemic protocols, Environmental Health & Safety rules) and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to the protection of environment and prevention of pollution under their span of influence/control