Director - HR Digital Transformation and HRIS

Golden 1 Talent Acquisition Team•Sacramento, CA

3d•$172,900 - $190,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Golden 1 Credit Union is seeking a strategic, forward-thinking, and action-oriented leader to serve as the Director of HR Digital Transformation and HRIS. This role is crucial for driving a transformation mindset in how work gets done within HR, advocating for the employee experience while ensuring business needs are met. The ideal candidate will be data-driven, solutions-oriented, and capable of influencing at all levels to drive alignment across complex environments. This position requires balancing big-picture thinking with strong execution discipline, attention to detail, and sound judgment, fostering a collaborative and innovative approach to deliver measurable outcomes that improve operational effectiveness and the employee experience.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree required or equivalent combination of education and experience.
8+ years of experience in HR, operations, or transformation roles with demonstrated impact.

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree preferred

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary liaison to internal and external stakeholders, including HR leaders, business partners, IT, vendors, and solution providers, to ensure HR technology capabilities and integrated HR tools are fully leveraged and aligned with organizational needs.
Partner with stakeholders to gather, evaluate, and incorporate feedback into HR technology planning and continuous improvement efforts.
Own and maintain a strategic, enterprise-wide HR technology roadmap, ensuring alignment to business priorities, HR strategy, and employee experience objectives.
Ensure HR systems and platforms are designed and optimized to deliver consumable, decision-ready data, reporting, and analytics that enhance leader effectiveness and improve the employee experience.
Guide the use of HR technology to strengthen self-service capabilities, expand access to information and development resources, and improve the user experience for employees, leaders, and HR teams.
Maximize the value of HR technology investments by driving adoption, reducing user friction, identifying opportunities to streamline and simplify workflows, and reducing manual effort.
Ensure HR technology solutions support data accuracy, governance, compliance, and audit readiness, while enabling scalable and sustainable operations.
Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing HRIS team, establishing clear accountability for outcomes, delivery, and performance across HR technology.
Set expectations, goals, and governance to ensure execution excellence, continuous development, and sustained team performance.