HCM Data & Technology Transformation Director

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance

Mobility Stipend

Employee Referral Program

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking an HCM Data & Technology Transformation Director in the United States to lead strategy, governance, architecture, migration, integration, and technical delivery of large-scale HCM modernization programs. This executive role aligns business objectives with data strategy and program execution for long-term success.

The ideal candidate has deep enterprise HCM transformation, data governance, systems integration, and organizational leadership experience, advising senior client

Qualifications

• Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "PUBLIC TRUST".
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Management, Engineering, HRIS, or a related field.
• TEN+ years of relevant experience in technology, data, enterprise systems, HR technology, or digital-transformation consulting.
• FIVE+ years of experience leading complex HCM, ERP, HRIS, data migration, or enterprise integration programs.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary technical teams and managing senior client relationships.
• Experience developing and executing enterprise data migration, data governance, or data-modernization strategies.
• Experience overseeing data profiling, cleansing, source-to-target mapping, transformation, validation, reconciliation, and cutover activities.
• Experience integrating enterprise platforms with payroll, finance, identity management, timekeeping, benefits, recruiting, learning, reporting, or other business systems.
• Working knowledge of APIs, middleware, ETL, file-based interfaces, and batch and real-time integration patterns.
• Experience directing system testing, data validation, deployment readiness, technical risk management, and operational transition.

Responsibilities

• Lead the HCM Data and Technology workstream as primary accountability for data, architecture, integration, testing, security, and technical readiness.
• Advise client executives, HR leaders, technology stakeholders, and program leadership at the highest level.
• Develop and execute integrated data and technology strategies aligned to business and transformation objectives.
• Establish governance structures, delivery plans, risk management, quality controls, and executive reporting.
• Mentor and develop cross-functional teams of architects, consultants, analysts, and technical specialists.
• Direct enterprise HCM data migration and governance across multiple data domains.
• Oversee data profiling, cleansing, transformation, validation, reconciliation, and migration readiness.
• Establish data ownership, stewardship, quality standards, and long-term operating models.
• Advise on data retention, archival, remediation, rationalization, and authoritative sources.
• Ensure sustainable governance and data quality beyond implementation.
• Provide architecture oversight for integration between HCM platforms and payroll/finance/identity management.

Skills

HCM transformation

Data governance

Enterprise data migration

Systems integration

Executive leadership

Client advisory

Program governance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Management, Engineering, HRIS, or related field

Tools

Workday/Oracle HRIS platforms

API/middleware/ETL concepts

Job description

Guidehouse is seeking an HCM Data & Technology Transformation Director in the United States to lead strategy, governance, architecture, migration, integration, and technical delivery of large-scale HCM modernization programs. This executive role aligns business objectives with data strategy and program execution for long-term success.

The ideal candidate has deep enterprise HCM transformation, data governance, systems integration, and organizational leadership experience, advising senior client