Executive Director, P&P Tech & Operations

Acadia Pharmaceuticals; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 248,000 - 310,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Discretionary bonus and equity awards

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Employee stock purchase plan

Generous vacation and holidays

Paid parental leave

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Acadia Pharmaceuticals is seeking an Executive Director, P&P Technology & Operations to define and deliver the future-state blueprint for People & Payroll operations, technology, data, automation and self-service. This leadership role will translate strategy into a sequenced roadmap with measurable outcomes across workforce analytics and governance.

The successful candidate will guide a hybrid,-office-based team in San Diego, CA or Princeton, NJ, partnering with Finance, IT, Legal

Qualifications

• Significant progressive experience leading P&P operations, HR technology, service delivery, people analytics or enterprise transformation, including multidisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated success transforming an HR operating model or enterprise service delivery ecosystem and turning a future-state blueprint into a sequenced roadmap.
• Deep experience with Workday and related service delivery, knowledge, case management, integration and workflow technologies.

Responsibilities

• Define the future-state P&P operations and service delivery model, including self-service, automation, People Operations, specialist teams, PBPs and cross-functional partners.
• Establish a service catalog, delivery tiers, decision rights, handoffs, standards and escalation pathways.
• Build a multiyear roadmap that balances immediate improvements with longer-term transformation.
• Redesign priority employee-lifecycle processes, eliminating unnecessary steps, approvals, handoffs and manual work before applying technology.
• Build and prioritize a portfolio of workflow, automation and AI opportunities based on employee value, business impact, risk and feasibility.
• Create an intuitive front door for P&P information, transactions and support through effective portal, knowledge, case management and workflow capabilities.
• Use employee and manager feedback to continuously improve service quality, cycle time and experience.
• Own the enterprise P&P technology strategy, architecture and roadmap, including Workday and the broader technology ecosystem.
• Establish product governance for prioritization, investment, design standards, releases, security, testing and adoption.
• Partner with IT, Finance, Legal and other functions to deliver integrated, scalable solutions and evaluate emerging technology based on value, risk, user experience and total cost.
• Establish Acadia’s People Intelligence capability by connecting workforce, talent, organization, engagement, performance, recruiting, learning, compensation and planning data.
• Create a scalable data and analytics strategy with clear architecture, definitions, quality standards, ownership and governance.
• Deliver executive and manager insights on workforce trends, organizational health, talent risks and business performance.
• Advance reporting toward predictive and prescriptive insights, applying AI and advanced analytics where they improve decision quality and speed.
• Partner with Finance, IT and business leaders to connect people insights with enterprise planning and investment decisions.
• Translate strategy into a focused portfolio with clear outcomes, milestones, resources, owners and measures of success.
• Lead implementation, change, adoption, testing, training and stabilization for major operational and technology initiatives.
• Manage portfolio tradeoffs, dependencies, risks and investments with transparent governance.
• Build and lead a high‑performing P&P Operations, Technology and People Analytics team, while effectively managing vendors and implementation partners.

Skills

Workday proficiency

HR technology

Enterprise transformation

Stakeholder influence

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Equivalent combination of education and relevant experience

Tools

None

Job description

Acadia Pharmaceuticals is seeking an Executive Director, P&P Technology & Operations to define and deliver the future-state blueprint for People & Payroll operations, technology, data, automation and self-service. This leadership role will translate strategy into a sequenced roadmap with measurable outcomes across workforce analytics and governance.

The successful candidate will guide a hybrid,-office-based team in San Diego, CA or Princeton, NJ, partnering with Finance, IT, Legal