Director - HRIS

MultiCare; United States; Remote; USD 133,000 - 192,000; Full time

Job summary

MultiCare Health System seeks a Director of HRIS to lead strategy, governance, and modernization of the HR technology ecosystem, overseeing Workday administration, data governance, reporting, analytics, integrations, security, and process automation.

The role partners with HR, IT, Payroll, Finance, Compliance and business leaders to drive improvements and digital transformation, ensuring solutions support objectives and enhance the employee experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HRIS, Information Systems, Business Administration, Computer Science, or related field.
• 8+ years of progressive HRIS or HR technology experience.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing HRIS teams, programs, or enterprise HR technology functions.
• Deep expertise administering and optimizing Workday in a complex organizational environment.
• Experience leading large-scale HR technology implementations, upgrades, or transformation initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of HR business processes, data governance, reporting, and compliance requirements.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and executive presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the HRIS strategy and technology roadmap aligned with organizational goals and HR priorities.
• Lead Workday administration, configuration governance, release management, optimization, enhancements, and implementation of new functionality.
• Partner with HR Centers of Excellence to improve business processes across Core HCM, Recruiting, Talent, Learning, Compensation, Benefits, and Absence Management.
• Collaborate with HR Operations and IT to streamline HR service delivery using ServiceNow for case management and workflow automation.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, automation opportunities, and AI-enabled HR solutions to increase efficiency and enhance the employee and manager experience.
• Establish HR data governance standards, ensure data quality across HR systems, and lead reporting, analytics, dashboards, metrics, and KPIs.
• Ensure compliance with employment regulations, data privacy laws, internal controls, system security requirements, and audit readiness.

Skills

HRIS Leadership

Workday Administration

Data Governance

Analytics & Reporting

Stakeholder Management

Security & Compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in HRIS / related field

Tools

Workday

ServiceNow

HR Analytics Tools

Job description

Join a team that shares your calling At MultiCare, you're more than just a job title — you're part of a team built on trust that cares for each other, our patients and our communities. Belonging here means living our mission and values every day. If your purpose and passions align with ours, you'll find a place to grow, do meaningful work and build a career you love in a community that feels like home. FTE: 1.0, Shift: Day, Schedule: 8a-4:30p M-F

Position Summary

The Director of Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS) is responsible for leading the strategy, governance, optimization, and ongoing management of the organization's HR technology ecosystem. This role serves as the primary leader for HR systems, data governance, reporting, analytics, integrations, security, and process automation, ensuring technology solutions support business objectives and enhance the employee experience. The Director will partner closely with HR, IT, Payroll, Finance, Compliance, and business leaders to drive system improvements, process efficiencies, and digital transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the HRIS strategy and technology roadmap aligned with organizational goals, HR priorities, and digital transformation objectives.
• Lead Workday administration, configuration governance, release management, optimization, enhancements, and implementation of new functionality.
• Partner with HR Centers of Excellence to improve business processes across Core HCM, Recruiting, Talent, Learning, Compensation, Benefits, and Absence Management.
• Collaborate with HR Operations and IT to streamline HR service delivery, including use of ServiceNow for case management, employee inquiries, knowledge management, workflow automation, and self-service improvements.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, automation opportunities, and AI-enabled HR solutions to increase efficiency and enhance the employee and manager experience.
• Establish HR data governance standards, ensure data quality across HR systems, and lead reporting, analytics, dashboards, metrics, and KPIs that support workforce insights and business decision-making.
• Ensure compliance with employment regulations, data privacy laws, internal controls, system security requirements, role-based access controls, and audit readiness in partnership with IT and compliance stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Information Systems, Business Administration, Computer Science, or related field.
• 8+ years of progressive HRIS or HR technology experience.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing HRIS teams, programs, or enterprise HR technology functions.
• Deep expertise administering and optimizing Workday in a complex organizational environment.
• Experience leading large-scale HR technology implementations, upgrades, or transformation initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of HR business processes, data governance, reporting, and compliance requirements.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and executive presentation skills.

Why MultiCare?

• Rooted in the local community — Partnering with patients, families and neighbors across the Pacific Northwest for more than 140 years.
• Growth and education — Competitive tuition assistance, award-winning residencies, fellowships and career development to invest in you.
• Well-being and support — Generous PTO, Code Lavender and Employee Assistance Programs to help you maintain balance and feel cared in your work and life.
• Living our values — Respect, integrity, kindness and collaboration guide how we care for patients, communities and each other.
• Belonging for all — Resource Groups and outreach programs help ensure every team member feels safe, seen, heard and valued.
• Pacific Northwest lifestyle — Work and live where natural beauty, adventure and strong community connections are part of everyday life.

Pay and Benefit Expectations

We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical, dental and retirement benefits and paid time off. As required by various pay transparency laws, we share a competitive range of compensation for candidates hired into each position.

• The pay scale is $133,140.80 - $191,588.80 USD.

However, pay is influenced by factors specific to applicants, including but not limited to: skill set, level of experience, and certification(s) and/or education. If this position is associated with a union contract, pay will be reflective of the appropriate step on the pay scale to which the applicant’s years of experience align. Associated benefit information can be viewed here.

MultiCare is a not-for-profit health care organization with more than 28,000 team members, including employees, providers and volunteers. MultiCare has been caring for our community for well over a century, since the founding of Tacoma’s first hospital and today is the largest community-based, locally governed system of health in the state of Washington, serving communities across Washington and Northern Idaho. MultiCare’s comprehensive system of health includes numerous primary care, urgent care and specialty services — including Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital & Health Network; MultiCare Indigo Urgent Care; Pulse Heart Institute; MultiCare Medical Associates, affiliated physicians; MultiCare Rockwood Clinic, the largest multispecialty clinic in the Inland Northwest region; and MultiCare Connected Care, our Accountable Care Organization. Thirteen hospitals complete the organization: Allenmore Hospital, Auburn Medical Center, Capital Medical Center, Covington Medical Center, Deaconess Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital, Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital — the Puget Sound region’s only children’s hospital and state-designated Level II Pediatric Trauma Center for Western Washington — Overlake Medical Center, Navos Behavioral Health Hospital, Valley Hospital, Yakima Valley Hospital, Tacoma General Hospital — which is home to the South Puget Sound region’s only Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit — and Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital. Our core values of Respect, Integrity, Stewardship, Excellence, Collaboration, Kindness and Joy, serve as our guiding principles and impact every aspect of our organization, including how we provide patient care and what we expect from each other. MultiCare is also proud of our commitment to workforce diversity and culturally competent care. This commitment is led by our CEO and supported through employee education and community outreach.

MultiCare provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and job applicants.

We do not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

If you are an external job applicant who requires reasonable accommodation in the job application process, please contact the Employee Resource Center (ERC) at 253-403-6947 and we will assist you with submitting a ticket to initiate your request for accommodation.

If you are a current employee, you can submit an ERC ticket or call the ERC for assistance.