Hybrid Executive Director, People Tech & Analytics

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, LLC.; Newton (MA); Hybrid; USD 199,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid vacation, sick, holiday, and Par*

Tuition assistance and education

Job summary

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, LLC seeks an Executive Director, People Intelligence and Technology to lead enterprise HRIS and People Intelligence functions. You will shape a multi-year HR tech and analytics roadmap, drive Workday governance, and partner with HRLT, IT, and Finance to deliver scalable, data-driven HR solutions.

The role requires 10+ years in HR technology, 7 years leadership, and 5 years Workday expertise, with hybrid in-person work in Newton, MA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, IS, business, CS, analytics, or related field.
• A minimum of three years of additional experience would be considered in lieu of applicable degree.
• 10 years progressive experience in HR technology, HRIS, people analytics, systems management, and HR operations.
• 7 years leadership experience managing HRIS, analytics, reporting, and technology teams.
• 5 years advanced Workday experience including configuration oversight, security, reporting, business processes, releases, and optimization.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a multi-year people technology and analytics roadmap aligned to HRLT priorities, enterprise objectives, and workforce strategy.
• Provide enterprise leadership for HRIS, People Intelligence, analytics, reporting, integrations, data governance, and related HR technology capabilities.
• Serve as the senior functional owner for Workday, including configuration oversight, optimization, release management, security governance, reporting, integrations, and roadmap planning.
• Lead leaders and teams responsible for HRIS administration, people analytics, reporting, integrations, data governance, platform optimization, and technology enablement.
• Direct the development and delivery of workforce analytics, dashboards, scorecards, predictive insights, and executive reporting for strategic decisions.
• Establish enterprise standards for HR data governance, data quality, reporting consistency, privacy, security, audit readiness, and compliance.
• Partner with HR Centers of Excellence; People Practices, Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards and IT, Finance, and business leaders to translate needs into scalable tech and analytics solutions.
• Identify and advance automation, AI-enabled capabilities, and digital employee experience solutions to improve efficiency, scalability, compliance, and service delivery.
• Oversee vendor relationships, technology contracts, service delivery, platform performance, investment planning, and budget management for HR tech.
• Champion change management, training, communication, adoption, and success measures for HR tech initiatives and People Intelligence capabilities.

Skills

HRIS management

People analytics

Workday

Data governance

Leadership

Reporting & dashboards

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR / IS / Business / CS / Analytics

3+ years of equivalent experience in lieu of degree

Tools

Workday platform

Job description

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, LLC seeks an Executive Director, People Intelligence and Technology to lead enterprise HRIS and People Intelligence functions. You will shape a multi-year HR tech and analytics roadmap, drive Workday governance, and partner with HRLT, IT, and Finance to deliver scalable, data-driven HR solutions.

The role requires 10+ years in HR technology, 7 years leadership, and 5 years Workday expertise, with hybrid in-person work in Newton, MA.