Senior Director, People Technology and Data Insights

Alterra • Denver, CO

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

Alterra Mountain Company is a family of iconic year-round mountain destinations, the world’s largest heli-skiing operation, and Ikon Pass - the premier ski and snowboard season pass offering access to more than 50 iconic mountain destinations around the world. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado and born out of a shared love of the mountains and adventure, Alterra Mountain Company exists to shape the future of mountain adventure.

The Senior Director of People Technology & Data Insights is a people leader and delivery-focused Senior Director responsible for translating Workday strategy into high-quality, scalable execution. This role serves as the primary bridge between tactical delivery teams (Analysts and Developers) and strategic leadership (VP level). The Senior Director leads day-to-day operations of the Workday Center of Excellence, ensuring governance, quality, prioritization, and workload balance across the team. This role plays a critical part in shaping the Workday roadmap, enforcing standards, driving adoption, and delivering enterprise-wide Workday solutions that align with business goals. The Senior Director models strong emotional intelligence, curiosity, accountability, and courageous leadership, while building an inclusive, high-performing team culture.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in Workday, HRIS, or enterprise application environments.
• 5+ years of people management or team lead experience.
• Hands-on experience with Workday configuration, reporting, integrations, or testing.
• Strong understanding of governance, release management, and quality assurance practices.
• Proven ability to manage multiple initiatives and priorities simultaneously.
• Professional/lived experience working in a culturally competent manner with a broad range of people.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in a Workday Center of Excellence model.
• Workday certifications (any modules).
• Experience supporting large, complex organizations.
• Background partnering closely with HR, Payroll, Finance, and IT teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day execution of Workday initiatives across multiple modules (e.g., HCM, Payroll, Time Tracking, Absence, Scheduling, Reporting, Integrations).
• Allocate work across Analysts and Developers to ensure balanced workloads, efficient delivery, and alignment with roadmap priorities.
• Enforce governance, release management, and change control processes to ensure platform stability and compliance.
• Oversee configuration design and solution delivery to ensure scalability, quality, and adherence to enterprise standards.
• Manage multi-module rollouts and enhancements, ensuring readiness, testing, and adoption.
• Act as a tactical governance enforcer, ensuring standards for configuration, integrations, security, reporting, and testing are consistently applied.
• Implement and oversee quality assurance practices, including peer reviews, automated testing frameworks, and release validation.
• Monitor delivery progress, identify risks, and develop contingency plans to maintain timelines and quality.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, audit requirements, and Workday best practices.
• Partner with the VP of People Technology to prioritize initiatives in alignment with the Workday roadmap and business strategy.
• Contribute to defining the Workday roadmap and long-term platform direction through insights from delivery, trends, and stakeholder feedback.
• Advise on policy–process–technology fit, helping shape scalable solutions that meet enterprise needs.
• Translate strategic priorities into clear execution plans, milestones, and deliverables.
• Serve as a key liaison between HR, IT, Payroll, Finance, and other business partners.
• Facilitate decision-making across business and technology teams, helping resolve competing priorities and trade-offs.
• Communicate clearly and confidently in written, verbal, and presentation settings, tailoring messages to diverse audiences.
• Influence leaders by presenting insights, options, and recommendations grounded in data and experience.
• Lead, coach, and develop Workday Analysts and Developers, setting clear expectations and providing timely, actionable feedback.
• Foster ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement across the team.
• Assess skills, strengths, and development needs, supporting growth through coaching, learning opportunities, and stretch assignments.
• Create an inclusive, fair, and respectful team environment where individuals feel valued and empowered.
• Support onboarding and integration of new team members to ensure quick ramp-up and success.
• Build and manage delivery plans that define objectives, scope, timelines, resources, dependencies, and risks.
• Balance short-term delivery demands with longer-term platform sustainability and improvement.
• Define and track KPIs related to delivery performance, quality, adoption, and system health.
• Take ownership for results, ensuring commitments are met and outcomes align with business expectations.
• Identify opportunities to automate, simplify, and improve Workday processes, reporting, and integrations.
• Standardize KPIs and reporting strategies across modules to enable enterprise insight.
• Support scalable integration architecture and contribute to integration platform strategy.
• Encourage experimentation and learning, using trial and error to improve outcomes while managing risk appropriately.

Benefits

• Free Ikon Pass for all eligible employees + additional free skiing/riding privileges across the family of Alterra Mountain Company resorts for eligible employees and their dependents
• Discounted skiing/riding for friends and family of eligible employees across the family of Alterra Mountain Company resorts
• Flexible Time Off (FTO) and Paid Time Off (PTO) policies for eligible employees to relax and recharge
• Generous discounts on outdoor gear, apparel, rental cars, etc.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, short-term & long-term disability insurance, EAP, HSAs, FSAs, and more
• 401(k) plan with generous company match
• Paid parental leave of up to 6 weeks for eligible employees
• Commuter benefits (Denver employees only)
• Hybrid workplace policy encouraging regular in-person collaboration in our dog-friendly company headquarters office located in Denver’s RiNo Art District neighborhood (for eligible employees).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed