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HR Managed Services - Senior Manager

PwC

Irvine, CAJob$124–280K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$124–280K/yr
Location
Irvine, CA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The Senior Manager will lead client-facing workforce consulting and HR Managed Services engagements, overseeing organization and talent transformation initiatives. The role supports clients with workforce strategy, talent development, rewards, and organizational design, while guiding teams through complex delivery and coaching team members. The position is part of PwC’s Workforce Consulting practice and focuses on employee experience and organizational effectiveness.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

HR Managed ServicesPayroll AdministrationWorkforce AnalyticsProcess ImprovementClient CommunicationSystems ThinkingTeam CoachingHR Technology

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree7+ Years Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off

Full job description

The Opportunity

As a HR Managed Services you will lead client-facing workforce consulting efforts focused on human resources, talent management, and organizational development, helping clients address workforce needs through people and organization strategies. As a Senior Manager you will lead large projects, bring sound judgment to complex situations, and use your influence and communication skills to guide teams and stakeholders through delivery, coaching others while adapting as priorities change within our Workforce Consulting practice. In this role at PwC, you will oversee end-to-end organization and talent transformation initiatives, drawing on a broad understanding of workforce strategy, talent development, rewards, and organizational design to support employee experience and organizational effectiveness.

Responsibilities

  • Leading end-to-end HR Managed Services engagements across payroll, benefits administration, HR operations, and workforce analytics

  • Advising clients on HR strategy, organizational design, talent management, and employee experience improvements

  • Directing large cross-functional teams through complex service delivery, transformation activities, and issue resolution

  • Applying systems thinking to diagnose workforce and process challenges and develop practical solutions

  • Translating client needs into service plans, operating models, and process redesign efforts that support business goals

  • Utilizing HR technology, digital tooling, and workforce data to improve service delivery and operational efficiency

  • Coaching team members, shaping performance expectations, and supporting development across diverse teams

  • Validating service outcomes, gathering client feedback, and adjusting delivery approaches to address evolving needs

What You Must Have

  • At least a Bachelor's degree

  • At least 7 years of experience

What Sets You Apart

  • HR managed services background supporting payroll and administration

  • Experience validating workforce analytics and process improvement opportunities

  • Crafting clear messages for client-facing HR discussions

  • Applying systems thinking across complex HR operations

  • Coaching teams through ambiguity and difficult decisions

  • Deepening HR technology and managed services knowledge

The salary range for this position is: $124,000 - $280,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. All hired individuals are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance

As PwC is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law.

PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.

Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work

For only those qualified applicants that are impacted by the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable, arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with these laws. At PwC, we recognize that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to responsibilities such as accessing sensitive company or customer information, handling proprietary assets, or collaborating closely with team members. We evaluate these factors thoughtfully to establish a secure and trusted workplace for all.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled or the posting is removed, unless otherwise set forth on the following webpage. Please visit this link for information about anticipated application deadlines: https://pwc.to/us-application-deadlines

How this job compares

Set against the 402 open Talent Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$124–280K/yr
  • California median$102–174K/yr28 salary ranges
  • US median$101–178K/yr259 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $202K, is 51% above the California median midpoint ($134K) — in the middle half of Talent Management salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 33 open Talent Management jobs in California and 402 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 7 years of experience; Talent Management postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (342 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 193 of the 402 open Talent Management jobs (48%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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