Associate Director, HR Technology – Analytics

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Collaborate with the VP of HR Operations & Analytics and HR leadership to shape and enhance the HR technology strategy, ensuring alignment of systems and tools with organizational growth and HR objectives.

• Assist in the development and upkeep of the HR technology roadmap, assessing emerging tools, platforms, and functionalities against business requirements.

• Drive research, requirements gathering, and business case formulation for HR technology investments; present findings and recommendations to senior stakeholders.

• Remain updated on HR technology trends, innovations, and market changes to pinpoint opportunities for capability enhancement and improved user experience.

• Spearhead the implementation, configuration, and ongoing management of Mineralys’ HR systems, ensuring platforms are optimized, scalable, and operationally trustworthy.

• Oversee comprehensive HR technology projects, including system implementations, integrations, upgrades, and enhancements, serving as the project lead from requirements through to go-live and stabilization.

• Manage system releases, testing phases, issue resolution, and feature adoption throughout update cycles.

• Ensure HR systems proficiently support the employee lifecycle, encompassing recruiting, onboarding, compensation, benefits, performance management, learning, and offboarding.

• Collaborate with IT to oversee integrations, data architecture, access governance, security, and compliance across HR systems.

• Maintain thorough documentation of system configurations, workflows, business processes, and support materials.

• Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory, privacy, and data protection standards across HR systems.

• Act as the main point of contact and relationship manager for HR technology vendors and third-party service providers.

• Manage vendor contracts, service level agreements, renewal cycles, and performance expectations; effectively escalate and resolve issues.

• Assess vendor roadmaps and advocate for Mineralys’ requirements in product development discussions.

• Coordinate vendor-driven upgrades, enhancements, and new module launches in alignment with internal priorities.

• Assist in the ongoing development of Mineralys’ HR analytics capabilities, enhancing foundational reporting, dashboarding, and insight generation.

• Oversee recurring reporting cycles (monthly dashboards, quarterly workforce reviews) and address ad hoc analytical requests with clear, data-driven narratives.

• Collect, model, and interpret people data to identify trends and insights across talent acquisition, retention, engagement, compensation equity, diversity, and organizational effectiveness, providing actionable recommendations for HR business partners and senior leadership.

• Define and standardize HR metrics and KPIs, including data definitions, calculation standards, and reporting consistency across the organization.

• Collaborate with HR Business Partners, Centers of Excellence, and business leaders to comprehend priority analytical questions and develop scalable, repeatable reporting solutions.

• Work with IT to create cross-functional reporting tools and support a data governance framework for people data, including standards for data integrity, access, and security.

• Collaborate closely with HR leadership and cross-functional stakeholders on HR technology and analytics priorities.

• Simplify complex system capabilities and data into clear, actionable insights and recommendations for non-technical audiences.

• Lead change management activities tied to system implementations and enhancements, including communication, training, and adoption measurement.

• Foster data literacy and continuous improvement throughout the HR organization.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related field.

• 6–8+ years of progressive experience in HR technology and/or HRIS, with proven growth in scope and responsibility.

• Workday certification(s) or equivalent platform certification is preferred.

• Practical experience in leading HR system implementations and post-implementation optimization in a live environment.

• Proven experience managing HR technology vendors, contracts, and service delivery.

• Strong foundation in HR analytics, including experience in dashboard design, metric definition, and translating data into business insights.

• Familiarity with BI and data visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Workday Prism Analytics, or similar platforms is preferred.

• Knowledge of HR data governance, data integrity practices, and consistency standards in reporting.

• Experience collaborating with IT on enterprise application integrations, security, and data architecture.

• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management abilities, with a capacity to influence without direct authority.

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives in a dynamic environment with shifting priorities.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical

• Dental

• Vision

• Time off

• 401K