HRIS & Data Leader: Workday, AI & Automation

Openkrill; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Pennylane is seeking an HR Systems, Data & Automation Lead to drive our People tech with Workday at the core. You will shape the HRIS roadmap, lead two Workday HRIS Experts and one HR Data Analyst, and partner with IT, Finance and business teams to deliver scalable solutions.

This role champions data quality, GDPR compliance, and governance while accelerating AI and automation initiatives across HR processes and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Own the People systems roadmap, balancing user needs, business impact, risk, and team capacity
• Lead discovery, solution design, user testing, and adoption; measure success through user satisfaction, adoption, time saved, and reduced manual work
• Identify and prioritize practical AI and automation opportunities across HR processes, reporting, knowledge access, and employee and manager support
• Translate stakeholder questions into actionable dashboards, KPIs, and reporting capabilities covering headcount, attrition, workforce planning, and other People priorities
• Oversee secure, scalable integrations between Workday and third-party tools, including Ashby for recruitment, Silae for payroll, and other HR and Finance systems
• Partner with IT to ensure integration architecture, monitoring, incident ownership, and recovery processes are robust and maintainable
• Own the post-go-live performance and evolution of Workday as our core HCM platform, ensuring reliability, scalability, and adoption
• Stakeholder collaboration & prioritization to understand needs and align on priorities

Job description

Pennylane is seeking an HR Systems, Data & Automation Lead to drive our People tech with Workday at the core. You will shape the HRIS roadmap, lead two Workday HRIS Experts and one HR Data Analyst, and partner with IT, Finance and business teams to deliver scalable solutions.

This role champions data quality, GDPR compliance, and governance while accelerating AI and automation initiatives across HR processes and reporting.