Head of People Technology

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Drive Platform Strategy & Architecture: Set the long-term technical vision, architecture, and strategy for all People platforms (HRIS, ATS, Total Rewards, and Performance systems), evolving them from legacy setups into…
• Lead Technical Design & Data Integration: Serve as the hands-on principal architect for internal people systems.
• Deploy AI & Automation: Identify opportunities to replace manual HR workflows with AI-powered agents. Build and manage "internal agents" to automate employee self-service, reporting, and routine data auditing.
• Establish Strong Governance: Mature our core People systems by establishing disciplined change management, strict data governance, and control frameworks to support auditability, global data privacy (GDPR/CCPA), and…
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Serve as the primary senior technology partner to executive leadership across People, Finance, and Security IT, translating complex technical needs, platform risks, and roadmap…
• Lead and Upskill: Build and mentor a high-impact platform team, fostering a culture of domain depth and AI fluency, speed, and proactive system ownership rather than reactive support.

Job requirements

• 14+ years of experience leading People / HR business technology, including 6+ years of experience in leadership and management track in high-growth technology environments.
• Proven, hands-on configuration mastery of core enterprise HRIS platforms (Workday, Greenhouse, Ashby). You thoroughly understand the backend logic, system limitations, and how these platforms integrate with downstream…
• A proven track record of designing and deploying workflows with advanced automation to drastically improve business efficiency.
• Exceptional ability to design scalable data architectures, manage integrations, and map out complex technical ecosystems.
• Experience operating in a public-company environment, with a strong understanding of compliance, security controls, and audit expectations.
• Demonstrated success influencing C-level executives and managing strategic, complex technology vendor relationships to ensure platforms deliver to high standards of reliability and innovation.
• Experience in designing, building, or deploying Agentic AI automation.
• Experience in master data management (MDM) in the HR domain.