Business Integration Manager

Overview

AARP is the nation's largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering people 50 and older to choose how they live as they age. With a nationwide presence, AARP strengthens communities and advocates for what matters most to the more than 100 million Americans 50-plus and their families: health and financial security, and personal fulfillment. AARP also works for individuals in the marketplace by sparking new solutions and allowing carefully chosen, high-quality products and services to carry the AARP name.

As a trusted source for news and information, AARP produces the nation's largest-circulation publications, AARP The Magazine and the AARP Bulletin.

Human Resources is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining AARP enterprise-wide human resource strategies, initiatives, policies, procedures and related systems. This includes employee compensation and benefits, organization design and integration, talent acquisition, talent development and employee relations.

The Business Integration Manager plans and implements business unit and/or department integration initiatives, engages cross-functional teams to support program marketing, compliance, governance, and operational efficiency, and monitors program quality and performance post-implementation. Raises issues and integrates initiatives, solutions, and actions for management. Identifies operational and technological tools to enhance and support existing and/or new initiatives.

Collaborates with management to identify opportunities to streamline processes and develop new procedures that support the business unit and/or department.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with cross-functional teams on strategic business unit objectives. Identifies opportunities for efficiencies in organizational processes or programs and resolves challenges to optimize results. Provides data analysis and reporting to senior management. Organizes, problem solves, raises issues, and integrates initiatives, solutions, and actions for management.
• Plans, organizes, and implements assigned projects across recruiting, technology, compensation, and other HR initiatives. Determines resources needed, tracks budgets, defines project scope and execution, monitors progress toward milestones, establishes timelines, and evaluates outcomes. Ensures adherence to internal and external quality standards. Organizes project teams and leads internal and external team members and stakeholders to deliver on project goals. Partners with key stakeholders to support recruiting initiatives, compensation programs, technology implementations and enhancements, and process improvements. Establishes project communication plans and ensures stakeholders are informed of project status, processes, changes, and organizational impact.
• Identifies trends, resolves systemic issues across functions, and ensures strong communication within a matrixed environment. Acts as a liaison to resolve problems and to ensure successful implementation of company initiatives.
• Represents the business unit on internal working groups. Develops, advises, supports, coordinates, and collaborates on special/ high-level strategic projects across the department/organization.
• Provides advice and counsel to stakeholders on the implementation of the organizational and/or departmental priorities. Executes strategies that support and integrate cross-functional disciplines across multiple business units. Assesses needs and develops and implements related resources and/or programming, as needed. Provides support with systems and processes. Identifies and recommends best practices and resources to achieve strategic goals.
• Works with key teams to identify areas where process improvements can be achieved through improved workforce management and integration of current systems and process.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects across recruiting, compensation, HR technology, and other HR functions, with strong organizational and execution skills and minimal supervision.
• Experience supporting vendor management and procurement processes to enable efficient delivery of departmental initiatives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively engage stakeholders at all levels.
• Familiarity with HR technology, marketing tools and website design.
• Ability to drive alignment and integration of processes, tools, and initiatives to improve efficiency and business outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to handle sensitive information with the highest level of discretion and maintain strict HR confidentiality.
• AARP will not sponsor an employment visa for this position at this time.
• Additional Requirements
• Regular and reliable job attendance
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Exhibit respect and understanding of others to maintain professional relationships
• Independent judgement in evaluation options to make sound decisions
• In office/open office environment with the ability to work effectively surrounded by moderate noise
• Hybrid Work Environment
• AARP observes Mondays and Fridays as remote workdays, except for essential functions. Remote work can only be done within the United States and its territories.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with cross-functional teams on strategic business unit objectives. Identifies opportunities for efficiencies in organizational processes or programs and resolves challenges to optimize results. Provides data analysis and reporting to senior management. Organizes, problem solves, raises issues, and integrates initiatives, solutions, and actions for management.
• Plans, organizes, and implements assigned projects across recruiting, technology, compensation, and other HR initiatives. Determines resources needed, tracks budgets, defines project scope and execution, monitors progress toward milestones, establishes timelines, and evaluates outcomes. Ensures adherence to internal and external quality standards. Organizes project teams and leads internal and external team members and stakeholders to deliver on project goals. Partners with key stakeholders to support recruiting initiatives, compensation programs, technology implementations and enhancements, and process improvements. Establishes project communication plans and ensures stakeholders are informed of project status, processes, changes, and organizational impact.
• Identifies trends, resolves systemic issues across functions, and ensures strong communication within a matrixed environment. Acts as a liaison to resolve problems and to ensure successful implementation of company initiatives.
• Represents the business unit on internal working groups. Develops, advises, supports, coordinates, and collaborates on special/ high-level strategic projects across the department/organization.
• Provides advice and counsel to stakeholders on the implementation of the organizational and/or departmental priorities. Executes strategies that support and integrate cross-functional disciplines across multiple business units. Assesses needs and develops and implements related resources and/or programming, as needed. Provides support with systems and processes. Identifies and recommends best practices and resources to achieve strategic goals.
• Works with key teams to identify areas where process improvements can be achieved through improved workforce management and integration of current systems and process.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects across recruiting, compensation, HR technology, and other HR functions, with strong organizational and execution skills and minimal supervision.
• Experience supporting vendor management and procurement processes to enable efficient delivery of departmental initiatives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively engage stakeholders at all levels.
• Familiarity with HR technology, marketing tools and website design.
• Ability to drive alignment and integration of processes, tools, and initiatives to improve efficiency and business outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to handle sensitive information with the highest level of discretion and maintain strict HR confidentiality.
• AARP will not sponsor an employment visa for this position at this time.
• Additional Requirements
• Regular and reliable job attendance
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Exhibit respect and understanding of others to maintain professional relationships
• Independent judgement in evaluation options to make sound decisions
• In office/open office environment with the ability to work effectively surrounded by moderate noise
• Hybrid Work Environment
• AARP observes Mondays and Fridays as remote workdays, except for essential functions. Remote work can only be done within the United States and its territories.