Description:
HR Systems Leadership and Administration
- Manage the day-to-day operations, configuration oversight, and continuous improvement of the firm’s Workday environment and related HR technologies.
- Lead the evaluation, implementation, integration, and support of HR systems and tools across the employee lifecycle, including recruiting, onboarding, compensation, performance management, learning, benefits, time tracking, and reporting.
- Partner closely with IT to ensure system reliability, security, integration architecture, data governance, and effective change management practices.
- Serve as a strategic partner to HR leadership and cross-functional stakeholders on HR technology initiatives and process transformation efforts.
- Collaborate with global HR teams and business leaders to identify opportunities for system enhancements and process standardization.
- Oversee system releases, upgrades, testing coordination, issue resolution, and enhancement prioritization.
- Ensure global HR systems comply with applicable legal, regulatory, privacy, and data protection requirements.
- Stay updated on HR technology trends and system capabilities.
Analytics, Reporting and Data Governance
- Lead the firm’s HR reporting and workforce analytics function, delivering actionable insights to HR and business leadership.
- Develop and maintain dashboards, scorecards, and operational reports to support strategic decision-making.
- Establish and enforce standards for HR data integrity, governance, and reporting consistency.
- Identify trends and opportunities through workforce analytics related to talent acquisition, retention, engagement and inclusion, compensation, and organizational effectiveness.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to define reporting requirements and implement scalable analytics solutions.
Team Leadership & Service Delivery
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of analysts, fostering a collaborative, service-oriented, and high-performance culture.
- Manage workload prioritization, project assignments, professional development, and performance management for the team.
- Establish service delivery standards, support processes, and operational metrics to ensure timely and effective issue resolution.
- Promote continuous improvement and operational efficiency through process redesign, automation, and technology optimization.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Bachelor's degree (B. A.) in Human Resources, Business Administration, Information Systems or a related field and,
- 5+ years of progressive experience in HR systems, HRIS, workforce analytics or HR technology roles, with at least 3 years in a managerial and leadership position.
- Hands-on experience administering and supporting Workday in a complex, global organization.
- Strong understanding of HR operations, data governance, reporting, integrations, and HR technology best practices.
- Experience partnering closely with IT teams on enterprise applications, integrations, and security.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and projects in a fast-paced, professional services environment.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience within a law firm or other professional services organization strongly preferred.
- Workday certifications or advanced Workday functional knowledge strongly preferred.
- Experience with reporting and visualization tools such as Power BI, Prism Analytics, or similar platforms strongly preferred.