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People lead jobs are open across technology, healthcare, financial services, and consumer goods, from mid-level manager to senior director, with specializations in HR business partnering, talent development, and organizational effectiveness. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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Job Description
Note: A successful candidate will reside in the Greater Boston, MA or Tampa, FL area.
Are you ready to write your next chapter?
Make your mark at one of the biggest names in payments. We’re looking for a Sales Manager Merchant Regional to join our ever evolving Merchant Services team and help shape the future of global commerce.
What you’ll own
- Provides leadership for area of responsibility including planning, coaching, recruiting, selection, performance development and mentoring.
- Monitors staff performance, works with employees to implement goals and document progress, approves incentive compensation calculations and works with Human Resources on employee related issues.
- Responsible for activities involved in selling products and/or services, developing new accounts and/or expanding existing accounts.
- Directs resources in a cost-effective, innovative manner including assisting sales executives in effective use of resources and tools.
- Participates in establishing financial goals, objectives and measurements to meet growth targets.
- Develops sales plans, goals, strategies and objectives to achieve team goals and revenue objectives.
- Identifies critical market segments through market research and competitor analyses and recommends sales strategies for improvement.
- Implements and executes sales policies and practices.
- Oversees trade show participation and participates in planning of sales meetings.
- Prepares sales production reports for senior management.
- Participates in building, packaging and price setting with members of management to meet market needs.
- Monitors client survey results to ensure positive client relationships and satisfaction and responds to any negative criticism.
- Ensures development and maintenance of long-term relationships with client base.
- Instills a belief in the company's vision, mission and goals and works to establish Worldpay as an industry expert and leader.
- Encourages staff to participate in product/service as well as industry related educational opportunities to strengthen and improve skill levels and ability to service customers.
- May assist sales executives in attaining revenue goals including the development of tactical and strategic plans to create and close product/service opportunities.
- Other related duties assigned as needed.
What you’ll bring
- Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent combination of education, training, or work experience.
- Requires strong management, organizational, team building, coaching and mentoring skills
- Requires strong business skills, industry knowledge, financial management and planning skills, long-term vision and executive presence
- In-depth knowledge of Worldpay products and services
- General knowledge of financial and/or payment solutions technology including systems, applications and banking practices
- Requires expert negotiation and communication skills, both written and verbal
- Excellent skills in communicating ideas both verbally and in written form in a clear, concise and professional manner including presentations
- Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of management in an organized, professional manner
- Skill in productivity, planning and workload management
- Requires solid decision-making and problem solving skills
- Analytical skills are required to determine client business needs and requirements
- Ability to remain calm under various levels of pressure
- Ability to show established track record of involvement in industry trade groups preferred
- Requires the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of management (internally/externally), employees, clients and public
- Ability to identify, address and resolve employee related issues
- Travel is required
- Think like a client: We care deeply about our clients' success. We ask, listen and learn — curious to understand first. Our passion drives excellence in everything we set out to do.
- Act like an owner: We take accountability — working at pace to own our outcomes. We empower each other to make decisions. We’re innovative — always finding better ways to deliver impact. Empowered – You use our initiative, taking calculated and thoughtful risks to progress
- Win as one team: We value personal connections — moving forward together with clarity. We build inclusive and global teams — embracing different perspectives and ideas. It’s always ‘we,’ never ‘me.’ We’re determined to succeed together.
About the team
Our inclusive and global teams win together every day. We’re proud to have the best minds in the industry, who you can learn from as you grow your career. The people, the energy, the connections it’s unmatched. Come and be part of an ever-evolving company and get dynamic opportunities that go beyond borders.
What makes a Globalpayer?
Globalpayers think like a client, act like an owner and win as one team. We’re curious and innovative always finding better ways to deliver impact. We empower each other to make decisions, and it’s our passion that drives excellence in everything we set out to do.
Does this sound like you? Then you sound like a Globalpayer. Apply now to take your career global.
$125,000 - $156,000 + Commission Compensation. The above represents the expected salary/hourly range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we'll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.
Global Payments offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, EAP, PTO, retirement and investment options, charitable gift matching programs, and worldwide days of service.
Global Payments Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
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EEOC Statement
Global Payments is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. The EEO is the Law poster is available here.
If you are made a conditional offer of employment and will be working in the United States, you will be required to undergo a drug test. In developing this job description care was taken to include all competencies and requirements needed to successfully perform the position. Reasonable accommodations will be provided for individuals with qualified disabilities both during the hiring process, as well as to allow the individual to perform the essential functions of the job, if hired.
Washington Candidates: Click here for information on the Fair Chance Act.
Job Description
Note: A successful candidate will reside in the Greater Boston, MA or Tampa, FL area.
Are you ready to write your next chapter?
Make your mark at one of the biggest names in payments. We’re looking for a Sales Manager Merchant Regional to join our ever evolving Merchant Services team and help shape the future of global commerce.
What you’ll own
- Provides leadership for area of responsibility including planning, coaching, recruiting, selection, performance development and mentoring.
- Monitors staff performance, works with employees to implement goals and document progress, approves incentive compensation calculations and works with Human Resources on employee related issues.
- Responsible for activities involved in selling products and/or services, developing new accounts and/or expanding existing accounts.
- Directs resources in a cost-effective, innovative manner including assisting sales executives in effective use of resources and tools.
- Participates in establishing financial goals, objectives and measurements to meet growth targets.
- Develops sales plans, goals, strategies and objectives to achieve team goals and revenue objectives.
- Identifies critical market segments through market research and competitor analyses and recommends sales strategies for improvement.
- Implements and executes sales policies and practices.
- Oversees trade show participation and participates in planning of sales meetings.
- Prepares sales production reports for senior management.
- Participates in building, packaging and price setting with members of management to meet market needs.
- Monitors client survey results to ensure positive client relationships and satisfaction and responds to any negative criticism.
- Ensures development and maintenance of long-term relationships with client base.
- Instills a belief in the company's vision, mission and goals and works to establish Worldpay as an industry expert and leader.
- Encourages staff to participate in product/service as well as industry related educational opportunities to strengthen and improve skill levels and ability to service customers.
- May assist sales executives in attaining revenue goals including the development of tactical and strategic plans to create and close product/service opportunities.
- Other related duties assigned as needed.
What you’ll bring
- Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent combination of education, training, or work experience.
- Requires strong management, organizational, team building, coaching and mentoring skills
- Requires strong business skills, industry knowledge, financial management and planning skills, long-term vision and executive presence
- In-depth knowledge of Worldpay products and services
- General knowledge of financial and/or payment solutions technology including systems, applications and banking practices
- Requires expert negotiation and communication skills, both written and verbal
- Excellent skills in communicating ideas both verbally and in written form in a clear, concise and professional manner including presentations
- Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of management in an organized, professional manner
- Skill in productivity, planning and workload management
- Requires solid decision-making and problem solving skills
- Analytical skills are required to determine client business needs and requirements
- Ability to remain calm under various levels of pressure
- Ability to show established track record of involvement in industry trade groups preferred
- Requires the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of management (internally/externally), employees, clients and public
- Ability to identify, address and resolve employee related issues
- Travel is required
- Think like a client: We care deeply about our clients' success. We ask, listen and learn — curious to understand first. Our passion drives excellence in everything we set out to do.
- Act like an owner: We take accountability — working at pace to own our outcomes. We empower each other to make decisions. We’re innovative — always finding better ways to deliver impact. Empowered – You use our initiative, taking calculated and thoughtful risks to progress
- Win as one team: We value personal connections — moving forward together with clarity. We build inclusive and global teams — embracing different perspectives and ideas. It’s always ‘we,’ never ‘me.’ We’re determined to succeed together.
About the team
Our inclusive and global teams win together every day. We’re proud to have the best minds in the industry, who you can learn from as you grow your career. The people, the energy, the connections it’s unmatched. Come and be part of an ever-evolving company and get dynamic opportunities that go beyond borders.
What makes a Globalpayer?
Globalpayers think like a client, act like an owner and win as one team. We’re curious and innovative always finding better ways to deliver impact. We empower each other to make decisions, and it’s our passion that drives excellence in everything we set out to do.
Does this sound like you? Then you sound like a Globalpayer. Apply now to take your career global.
$125,000 - $156,000 + Commission Compensation. The above represents the expected salary/hourly range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we'll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.
Global Payments offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, EAP, PTO, retirement and investment options, charitable gift matching programs, and worldwide days of service.
Global Payments Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
#LI-SM4
EEOC Statement
Global Payments is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. The EEO is the Law poster is available here.
If you are made a conditional offer of employment and will be working in the United States, you will be required to undergo a drug test. In developing this job description care was taken to include all competencies and requirements needed to successfully perform the position. Reasonable accommodations will be provided for individuals with qualified disabilities both during the hiring process, as well as to allow the individual to perform the essential functions of the job, if hired.
Washington Candidates: Click here for information on the Fair Chance Act.
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software
- Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in people lead jobs.
- 5 or more years of HR business partnering or people management experience
- Demonstrated experience leading full-cycle performance management programs
- Proficiency with HRIS platforms and applicant tracking systems
- Experience designing or scaling employee development and engagement initiatives
- Bachelor's degree in human resources, organizational psychology, or a related field
- SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR certification preferred
Tips for Your People Lead Job Search
Quantify your team-building outcomes
People lead resumes that land interviews show headcount growth, retention improvements, or time-to-hire reductions you owned directly. Replace phrases like 'managed a team' with the before-and-after numbers that prove the work moved the needle.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists people lead openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target postings by organizational stage
A people lead at a 50-person startup owns totally different work than one at a 5,000-person enterprise. Filter openings by company size so your cover letter speaks to the specific HR infrastructure challenges the hiring manager is actually solving.
Show your cross-functional influence clearly
Hiring managers want to know you can partner with engineering, finance, or sales leadership, not just run internal HR processes. Cite a specific initiative where you shaped a decision outside your direct reporting line.
Prepare a people-strategy narrative for interviews
Expect a panel that includes a senior HR leader and at least one business stakeholder. Rehearse a concise answer that connects your approach to employee engagement or career development directly to a business outcome you can name.
Negotiate total compensation, not just base pay
People lead offers frequently include equity, bonus structures tied to org-wide retention metrics, and professional development budgets. Know which levers matter most to you before the offer call so you're not negotiating blind on the fly.
People Lead Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most people leads?
The most active employers for people leads right now are Intuit, Nuro, and Meta, and the most openings are in California, New York, and Texas, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. High-growth technology companies and healthcare systems consistently post the largest volume of people lead roles.
How many people lead jobs are remote?
About 58% of people lead openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting strong employer demand for flexibility in this function. HR business partnering and talent development sub-specializations tend to have the highest remote availability, while roles tied to on-site workforce operations are more likely to require in-person presence.
How do you become a people lead?
Start by building a foundation in HR generalist or HR business partner work, where you gain exposure to performance management, employee relations, and organizational design. From there, take ownership of at least one people program end to end, earn a recognized HR certification, and document the business impact of your work before applying for people lead titles.
Can you get hired as a people lead without direct management experience?
Some employers will consider candidates who have led HR programs, cross-functional projects, or junior colleagues informally rather than through a formal reporting structure. Framing that influence clearly on your resume and demonstrating measurable outcomes from initiatives you owned significantly closes the gap that formal management experience would otherwise fill.
What does the people lead interview process look like?
Most people lead interviews include an initial recruiter screen, a hiring manager conversation focused on your HR philosophy and past programs, and a panel round with business stakeholders and senior HR leadership. Many employers also include a case study or take-home scenario asking you to diagnose an organizational challenge and recommend a people strategy response.
Where can I find and apply to people lead jobs?
You can find and apply to people lead jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the available roles to find positions that match your experience and location preferences, then apply directly to each listing that fits.
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