M3M3 — Senior Manager
Human Resources (HR) Senior
Senior HR roles involve strategic decision-making and department leadership.
What this level means
Leads multiple teams or a sub-function; sets goals and owns cross-team execution.
- Scope
- Multiple teams or a sub-function
- Autonomy
- Sets goals within functional strategy
- Complexity
- Multi-team execution and resourcing trade-offs
- Impact
- Sub-function outcomes
- Decision rights
- Owns goals, budget input, and people decisions across teams
- Leadership
- Manages managers and/or several teams
- Typical experience
- 8–12 yrs
What you'd do
- Supervising the HR team
- Overseeing all major HR functions
- Driving people strategy at the highest level
- Developing HR policies and procedures
- Advising senior management on HR issues
- Lead HR strategy development
- Oversee HR operations
- Advise on strategic HR initiatives
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Strategic planning
- Leadership
- Financial analysis
- Negotiation
- Change management
- Strategic HR management
- Business leadership
- Financial principles in HR
- Change management strategies
- Advanced HR policies
- Strategic Thinking
- Business leadership
- Financial literacy
- Change management
- Influence and Negotiation
What good looks like
- 5-10+ years of experience
- Advanced education (master’s or MBA) and certifications
- Proven leadership experience
Common titles
Senior Manager, Human Resources (HR)Human Resources (HR) Senior ManagerSenior Manager, RecruitmentRecruitment Senior ManagerSenior Manager, Employee RelationsEmployee Relations Senior ManagerSenior Manager, Compensation and BenefitsCompensation and Benefits Senior ManagerHuman Resources (HR) SeniorSenior-Level and Leadership
Where it sits & what it pays
O*NET / SOC: 11-3121.00 — Human Resources Managers
Market-pay benchmarks for this family × level are coming — JobFrame anchors pay to the family/level structure rather than the raw title.