HCM Data & Process Modernization Lead

Guidehouse; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Mobility Stipend

Parental Leave & Adoption Assistance

Emergency Back-Up Childcare

Job summary

Guidehouse seeks an experienced Associate Director, Data & Process Modernization, to lead a federal HCM modernization—overseeing data products, governance, and architectures for enterprise HR systems. You will advise executives and guide multidisciplinary teams across data engineering, governance, and change management.

The role requires 10+ years’ experience in data or transformation programs, with federal program experience and strong leadership of large teams.

Qualifications

• Ten (10+) years of overall work experience in data, analytics, or modernization programs.
• Experience leading enterprise data, analytics, business transformation, or technology modernization programs.
• Experience managing large federal government programs.
• Experience working with federal HR, workforce, financial, payroll, or ERP modernization programs.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams of 20+ personnel.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise-wide data and process modernization initiatives supporting federal HCM transformation.
• Establish vision, roadmap, governance models, and operating frameworks for HCM data and analytics.
• Advise senior executives on modernization strategy, organizational readiness, governance, and business transformation.
• Serve as the primary interface between business, HR, technology, security, and data stakeholders.
• Establish and operate enterprise data governance frameworks.
• Define and implement data products, ownership models, stewardship processes, and data contracts.
• Lead development of metadata management, lineage, cataloging, quality, and security strategies.
• Oversee implementation of federated governance and data operating models.
• Aid in design and implementation of cloud-based data platforms, Lakehouse architectures, and enterprise analytics solutions.
• Guide modernization of legacy HR, payroll, workforce, and personnel systems.
• Oversee enterprise API adoption, data integration patterns, master data management, and system interoperability initiatives.
• Evaluate current-state HR and business processes.
• Lead process reengineering initiatives aligned with HCM 2.0 modernization goals.
• Define target-state business processes, SOPs, governance controls, and service delivery models.

Skills

Data Strategy

Data Governance

Data Products

Cloud Platforms

API & Integration

Data Quality

Analytics Platforms

Security & Privacy

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Visio

Jira

Databricks

Azure

AWS

Power BI

Tableau

MuleSoft

REST APIs

Spark

SQL

Delta Lake

Unity Catalog

Job description

Guidehouse seeks an experienced Associate Director, Data & Process Modernization, to lead a federal HCM modernization—overseeing data products, governance, and architectures for enterprise HR systems. You will advise executives and guide multidisciplinary teams across data engineering, governance, and change management.

The role requires 10+ years’ experience in data or transformation programs, with federal program experience and strong leadership of large teams.