Executive Director, People Intelligence and Technology

Bright Horizons Children's Centers • Newton, MA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Executive Director, People Intelligence and Technology provides enterprise leadership for HRIS and People Intelligence, advancing the organization’s HR technology ecosystem, workforce analytics, reporting, and people data strategy. The role partners with HRLT and senior functional leaders to develop and implement a multi-year people technology and analytics roadmap that strengthens HR operations, improves workforce insights, and enables consistent, data-driven decision-making across the business.

This leader provides governance, direction, and operational leadership for Workday and related HR platforms, HR data governance, reporting, analytics, integrations, and technology enablement. The role leads HRIS and People Intelligence leaders and partners with HRLT, IT, Finance, Payroll, and business stakeholders to execute the roadmap, ensure data integrity and compliance, improve user experience, and deliver scalable solutions that support HR strategy and business outcomes.

This is a hybrid role requiring in-person work at the Newton, Massachusetts headquarters three days a week. The position pays an annual salary of $199,000–$240,000 and is eligible for a bonus and RSUs. Bright Horizons will not sponsor employment authorization or a visa for this position.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Information Systems, Business Administration, Computer Science, Analytics, or a related field; a minimum of three additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of an applicable degree.
• 10 years of progressive experience in HR technology, HRIS, people analytics, systems management, and HR operations.
• 7 years of leadership experience managing HRIS, analytics, reporting, and technology teams.
• 5 years of advanced Workday experience, including configuration oversight, security, reporting, business processes, releases, and optimization.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to translate technical concepts into clear, actionable business recommendations.
• Ability to effectively communicate complex HR technology, workforce analytics, and business insights to executive and senior leadership audiences.

Nice To Haves

• Workday Pro certification is strongly preferred.
• Deep expertise in at least two Workday modules, such as HCM, Payroll, Compensation, Benefits, Recruiting, Talent, Performance, or Prism, and working knowledge across related modules.
• Prior Workday partner, consulting, or large-scale implementation experience.

Responsibilities

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

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Paid vacation, sick, holiday, and parental bonding leave.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Long-term and short-term disability insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Money-saving discounts and financial planning tools.
• Tuition assistance and education coaching.
• Caregiving support and resources for children and adults in the employee’s family.
• Bonus and RSU eligibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive