via Greenhouse · 2 October 2026 ·2 days ago

Senior Director – Global Shared Services

Globalization Partners
Ireland (Remote-First) Remote
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<div class="content-intro"><p style="line-height: 1.5;"><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(40, 40, 40);">About Us</span></strong></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.5;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(40, 40, 40); font-size: 12pt;">Our leading SaaS-based Global Employment Platform™ enables clients to expand into over 180 countries quickly and efficiently, without the complexities of establishing local entities. At G-P, we’re dedicated to breaking down barriers to global business and creating opportunities for everyone, everywhere.</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.5;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(40, 40, 40); font-size: 12pt;">Our diverse, remote-first teams are essential to our success. We empower our Dream Team members with flexibility and resources, fostering an environment where innovation thrives and every contribution is valued and celebrated.</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.5;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(40, 40, 40); font-size: 12pt;">The work you do here will positively impact lives around the world. We stand by our promise: Opportunity Made Possible. In addition to competitive compensation and benefits, we invite you to join us in expanding your skills and helping to reshape the future of work.</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.5;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(40, 40, 40); font-size: 12pt;">At G-P, we assist organizations in building exceptional global teams in days, not months—streamlining the hiring, onboarding, and management process to unlock growth potential for all.</span></p></div><h3 style="line-height: 1.5;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(40, 40, 40);"><strong>About The Position:</strong></span></h3>
<p style="line-height: 1.5;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(40, 40, 40);">We are seeking an executive operational transformation leader to serve as <strong>Senior Director – Global Shared Services</strong>. In this role, you will lead the strategic evolution, automation, and scaling of G-P’s multi-product global service delivery engine (EOR, Contractor, and GIA). Reporting directly to the<strong> </strong>VP of Global Operations, you will own the full operational ecosystem across Tier 1 (24/7 Scaled Support) and Tier 2 (Regional Onboarding &amp; Lifecycle Support) teams. Working closely with cross-functional leadership in Product, Engineering, Customer Success, Revenue, Legal, and Finance Operations, you will translate operational insights into core product features and automated workflows to protect enterprise retention and deliver a frictionless global experience.</span></p>
<h3 style="line-height: 1.5;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(40, 40, 40);"><strong>What You Will Do:</strong></span></h3>
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<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(40, 40, 40);"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(40, 40, 40);"><strong>Drive Shared Services Transformation:</strong> Re-architect multi-tiered global support models (24/7 Tier 1 HR Ops/Technical Support &amp; Tier 2 Regional Lifecycle Support) to maximize ticket deflection while maintaining exceptional CSAT.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(40, 40, 40);"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(40, 40, 40);"><strong>Lead AI &amp; Product Feedback Loops:</strong> Partner directly with Product and Engineering leadership to translate front-line customer friction into AI-driven features, platform enhancements, and automated self-service flows.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(40, 40, 40);"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(40, 40, 40);"><strong>Own Customer Activation &amp; Onboarding:</strong> Manage full lifecycle customer onboarding and implementation across all product lines (EOR, Contractor, GIA), ensuring rapid time-to-value for enterprise clients.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(40, 40, 40);"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(40, 40, 40);"><strong>Optimize Operational Health &amp; Analytics:</strong> Utilize workforce management telemetry and service desk analytics to forecast capacity, optimize regional coverage, and manage key SLAs (Response Time, Re-open Rates, CSAT, FCR, TTR, and Automation %).</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(40, 40, 40);"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(40, 40, 40);"><strong>Design Segmented CX Delivery:</strong> Establish customized service SLAs and high-touch support tiers tailored to distinct client segments (SMB vs. Enterprise) and multi-product configurations.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(40, 40, 40);"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(40, 40, 40);"><strong>Manage Executive Escalations:</strong> Serve as the senior escalation point for complex operational or technical issues, driving root-cause resolution and structural platform remedies.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(40, 40, 40);"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(40, 40, 40);"><strong>Align Cross-Functional Operations:</strong> Consult with Legal, Finance, Revenue, and CS teams to streamline customer handoffs and ensure business policies align with continuous improvement and compliance.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(40, 40, 40);"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(40, 40, 40);"><strong>Scale &amp; Develop Global Leadership:</strong> Lead, mentor, and build a high-performing global team of regional directors, operational managers, and support engineers, cultivating a robust pipeline of future operational managers.</span></li>
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<h3 style="line-height: 1.5;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(40, 40, 40);"><strong>What We Are Looking For:</strong></span></h3>
<h4 style="line-height: 1.5;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(40, 40, 40);"><strong>Minimum Requirements:</strong></span></h4>
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<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(40, 40, 40);"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(40, 40, 40);"><strong>12+ years of progressive leadership experience</strong> in Global Shared Services, Technical Customer Support, Customer Onboarding, or Operations Management within SaaS or technology environments.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(40, 40, 40);"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(40, 40, 40);"><strong>Scaled Services &amp; Onboarding Leadership:</strong> Proven track record of leading customer onboarding, technical implementations, and 1:Many scaled customer enablement programs.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(40, 40, 40);"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(40, 40, 40);"><strong>Technical Support Architecture:</strong> Demonstrated experience building and scaling multi-tiered technical support organizations (ticketing systems, API/integration support, knowledge base architecture).</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(40, 40, 40);"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(40, 40, 40);"><strong>AI &amp; Automation Fluency:</strong> Hands-on experience leveraging modern AI, data, and automation tools (e.g., Databricks, Salesforce, Cursor, N8N) to optimize workflows and data analysis.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(40, 40, 40);"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(40, 40, 40);"><strong>Product &amp; Engineering Partnership:</strong> Experience serving as an operational feedback mechanism to CPO/Product teams, driving platform roadmap features and automated workflows.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(40, 40, 40);"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(40, 40, 40);"><strong>Segmented CX &amp; Escalation Management:</strong> Proven capability designing multi-tier support models for SMB/Enterprise accounts and resolving high-stakes executive client escalations.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(40, 40, 40);"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(40, 40, 40);"><strong>Analytical &amp; Workforce Modeling Rigor:</strong> Advanced expertise in capacity planning, service desk analytics, SLA tracking, and process improvement methodologies (Lean/Six Sigma preferred).</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(40, 40, 40);"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(40, 40, 40);"><strong>Global People Leadership:</strong> Track record of developing managers, leading mu

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