Director HR Technology

When you join Renaissance®, you join a global leader in pre-K–12 education technology! Renaissance’s solutions help educators analyze, customize, and plan personalized learning paths for students, allowing time for what matters—creating energizing learning experiences in the classroom. Our fiercely passionate employees and educational partners have helped drive phenomenal student growth, with Renaissance solutions being used in over one-third of US schools and in more than 100 countries worldwide.

Every day, we are connected to our mission by exemplifying our values: trust each other, win together, strive for the best, own our actions, and grow and evolve.

The Director HR Technology will provide functional and technical expertise and leadership to drive, maintain and optimize our HR Technology. This role will work closely and collaboratively with key stakeholders (HR Business Partners, HR Centers of Expertise, Finance, Payroll, IT, Legal, Compliance, etc.) to implement scalable solutions and enhancements for an engaging employee experience. This is a hands-on leader who meets regularly with their team to identify opportunities to improve HR processes with the use of technology while maintaining compliance with all policies and procedures and federal and state regulations.

Renaissance has grown significantly both organically and through acquisition and we have evolved our HR technology to drive toward an increasingly consistent employee experience that is scalable to deliver. Your technology leadership expertise, eye toward security and compliance, and knack for data, analytics, and insights makes you a valued partner within and beyond HR as we strive to enable our employees to be at their best as they work in service of Renaissance’s mission to accelerate learning for all children and adults of all ability levels and ethnic and social backgrounds, worldwide.

As a Director HR Technology, you will:

• Drive Renaissance’s overall HR Technology and data strategy, managing interdependencies and reviewing existing HR Technology landscape on an ongoing basis to deliver on the current and future needs of the organization
• Maintain and evolve HR Technology platforms and roadmap in partnership with key stakeholders
• Oversee day-to-day maintenance, administration, enhancements, and communication related to global HRIS (UKG Pro) including managing releases/upgrades, developing project plans to leverage new features, and serving as primary subject matter expert for optimizing system design, configuration, and integration
• Partner across HR, Finance, IT, and the broader organization to drive streamlined management and delivery of employee-related data and systems
• Provide both a technical and business lens on HR vendor selection and management in service of maximizing return on investment in HR Technology
• Work in partnership with the Renaissance IT Team to ensure HR Technology’s integration to the core IT stack where applicable and leveraging enterprise-wide technology solutions where appropriate
• Lead approach for security, compliance, and controls within HRIS and integrations to adjacent systems ensuring audit readiness across our HR Technology tools, processes, and practices
• Support applicable due diligence and integration projects and activities related to mergers and acquisitions
• Address data and reporting needs from various internal and external stakeholders with a focus on data quality, data governance, and building data fluency within the team
• Keep current on both HR Technology industry and UKG Pro trends and best practices in service of continuous improvement of processes and systems
• Prepare and manage budget as assigned; analyze variances and initiate corrective actions where needed
• Provide consultation and tactical support on technology-related projects, issues, and escalations
• Build strong relationships with other HR teams and business stakeholders
• Manage the HR Technology team with a focus on progressing toward goals, clarifying roles and responsibilities and providing an opportunity for team members to grow and develop as Renaissance continues to evolve

For this role as a Director HR Technology, you must have:

• Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university, or equivalent combination of experience and education.
• 8+ years’ experience in the strategy, implementation, governance, and administration of a variety of human capital management systems/HR Technology; UKG Pro experience required
• Experience developing reports and managing reporting needs for internal and external audiences, advanced Excel required
• Experience managing an HR Technology function and as a people manager, preferably leading HR Technology teams
• Demonstrated strengths in collaboration and influencing skills and ability to anticipate challenges and opportunities
• Ability to listen and engage with empathy, communicate clearly, and present successfully to a variety of audiences

Preferred:

• UKG Pro People Analytics (BI) and PowerBI experience highly preferred
• Experience working in a private equity held company, in company with an international footprint, and in a matrixed management environment highly preferred

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Salary Range: $132,500 to 182,200

LI-Remote

Benefits:

• World Class Health Benefits: Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision, Telehealth
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(k) and Roth 401(k) with company match
• Paid Vacation and Sick Time Off
• 12 Paid Holidays
• Parental Leave (20 total weeks with 14 weeks paid) & Milk Stork program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Life & Disability Insurance
• Well-being and Employee Assistance Programs

Frequently cited statistics show that some women, underrepresented individuals, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities may only apply to roles if they meet 100% of the qualifications. At Renaissance, we encourage all applications! Roles evolve over time, especially with innovation, and you may be just the person we need for the future!

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Renaissance is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate with respect to any term, condition or privilege of employment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, military or veteran status, marital status, or status of an individual in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS

Renaissance also provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local laws. If accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact Talent Acquisition.

EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

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