Director, Digital HR Strategy & People Analytics

Kohl's; Menomonee Falls (WI); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Kohl's Corporation in Menomonee Falls, WI is seeking a Director, Digital HR Strategy & People Analytics to design the HR digital roadmap and integrate AI into people practices. You will manage day-to-day Workday operations and lead analytics across HR initiatives to drive business objectives.

Based at the corporate office with onsite Monday-Thursday and optional remote Fridays, you will partner with HR leaders to define data models, automate processes, and govern vendor relationships.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level degree in HR, business or tech field is required.
• Experience with HR technologies, analytics and data modeling.
• Proven ability to manage vendors and external partners.
• Strong knowledge of Workday and related HRIS platforms.

Responsibilities

• Provide thought leadership in HR digital strategy and people analytics.
• Collaborate with analysts to improve data models supporting business objectives.
• Manage vendor relationships with HR technology providers and enforce contracts.
• Analyze HR data to identify trends and insights across Kohl’s associates.
• Ensure operational excellence in data analytics processes.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives from initiation to execution.

Skills

HR analytics

Workday

People analytics

HR technology

Vendor management

Data modeling

Automation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources Management, Business Administration, Computer Science or related field

Tools

Workday

Job description

This role is based at our Corporate Office in Menomonee Falls, WI. You’ll work onsite from Monday through Thursday, with the option to work remotely on Fridays.

About The Role

As Director, Digital HR Strategy & People Analytics you will develop the strategy for the HR Digital roadmap, as well as connecting all HR technologies for a seamless user experience. You will be setting the integration and innovation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into human resource practices within the Kohl’s organization. You will manage the day-to-day functional Workday operations, including people analytics reporting, and driving an analytics discipline across people strategies to enable business objectives.

What You'll Do

• Provide thought leadership and acts as a subject matter expert in the design and recommendation of HR Digital strategy and people analytics solutions
• Collaborate with analysts and report developers to improve data models that support business objectives and strategies
• Manage external vendor relationships with HR technology providers, including negotiations, regular oversight and enforcement on contractual obligations
• Analyze HR data to identify trends, patterns and insights that inform decision-making through the life cycle of Kohl’s associates
• Ensure operational excellence across the team in key processes and deliverables within the data analytics organization
• Establishes the strategy for technology and analytical tools to develop and analyze enterprise wide people and other cross functional data as needed
• Identify opportunities for automation, consolidation and simplification in both analytics and technology platforms
• Develop the case-for-change, including a business case, that covers people, process, technology and data for enterprise HR transformations
• Establish project teams & lead multiple improvement initiatives from initiation, analysis, solution design and execution and deliver on success criteria
• Collaborate with key stakeholders, including HR leaders, business process owners, and Technology team to gather requirements, define system specifications and recommend effective solutions
• Additional tasks may be assigned

Required

What Skills You Have

• Strong knowledge and understanding of trends on new HR technologies and other technologies
• 7+ years of experience in Human Resources and/or Human Resource Information systems
• 2+ years of experience in Project Management
• Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources Management, Business Administration, Computer Science or related field
• Proficiency in HCM (Workday) and other HRIS Systems