About the Role
Humana is seeking an Associate Director for Human Resources Technology to join their HRIT leadership team. This role will shape and execute the HR technology roadmap, ensuring alignment with enterprise strategy and the evolving needs of the HR organization. The position requires a deep understanding of HR technology trends and leadership in innovation across systems to deliver a modern, data-driven, and scalable associate experience.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute a forward-looking HR technology strategy that supports business growth, drives automation, and enhances the digital employee experience.
- Influence business leaders on process and key business solutions.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to HR customers, acting as the primary liaison between HRIT and business stakeholders to ensure solutions meet end-user needs and strategic goals.
- Lead a team of HRIT associates and contractors, driving a culture of innovation, excellence, and accountability.
- Identify and champion emerging HR technologies, AI capabilities, and automation to improve workforce intelligence and operational efficiency.
- Oversee implementation, enhancements, and support for key platforms including Workday, ServiceNow, Phenom, Cornerstone, and related technologies.
- Ensure strong system performance, data integrity, and security through rigorous governance and proactive compliance practices.
- Build best-in-class HR data and analytic platforms to deliver insights on workforce planning, retention, engagement, and performance.
- Drive continuous improvement across HR processes through automation, digital workflows, and user-centric design.
- Manage third-party vendors and contracts, including SLAs, renewals, and RFPs, ensuring service quality, cost-effectiveness, and future scalability.
- Collaborate with Finance, Legal, and Procurement to ensure alignment on sourcing, renewals, and commercial terms.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
- 7+ years of experience in HR, HR technology, or people analytics; at least 3 years in a leadership role.
- Experience with Data Management (e.g., Data bricks, Mango, SQL) and possess strong HR domain expertise.
- Experience with Anaplan module.
- Demonstrated success leading process reengineering and automation initiatives.
- Strong analytical mindset with a proven track record of data-driven decision-making and workforce analytics.
- Experience managing global HR Tech strategies and system consolidation.
- Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams, build stakeholder alignment, and drive innovation.
- Familiarity with compliance standards, HR data governance, and system audit-readiness.
- MBA or other Advanced Degree.
- Demonstrated ability to run large scale, highly visible programs with responsibility for multiple project teams.
- Possess a solid understanding of operations, technology, communications, and processes.
- Six Sigma certification.
- ITIL certification.
Skills
- HR Technology
- HR Technology Roadmap
- HR Technology Trends
- Innovation
- Data-Driven
- Scalable Associate Experience
- HR Technology Strategy
- Business Growth
- Automation
- Digital Employee Experience
- Process Improvement
- Business Solutions
- HR Domain Expertise
- Anaplan
- Process Reengineering
- Workforce Analytics
- Global HR Tech Strategies
- System Consolidation
- Cross-functional Team Influence
- Stakeholder Alignment
- Compliance Standards
- HR Data Governance
- System Audit-Readiness
- Operations
- Technology
- Communications
- Processes
Location
- Remote
- California
Work Type
- Work-At-Home
- Remote
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Associate Director
- 7+ years of experience
- 3+ years in a leadership role
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
- MBA or other Advanced Degree
Salary/Compensations
- $142,300 - $195,700 per year
Benefits
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
- 401(k) retirement savings plan
- Time off
- Paid time off
- Company and personal holidays
- Paid parental leave
- Paid caregiver leave
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Life insurance
- Bonus incentive plan
About the Company
- Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is a leading U.S. healthcare company.
- Through its Humana insurance services and its CenterWell healthcare services, it makes it easier for millions of people to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it.
- These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare and Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large.
Equal Opportunity
- It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status.
- It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements.
- This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.
