Director, Systems & Analytics Onsite - Austin, TX

Apptronik is a human‑centered robotics company developing AI‑powered robots to support humanity in every facet of life. Our flagship humanoid robot, Apollo, is built to collaborate thoughtfully with people, starting with critical industries such as manufacturing and logistics, with future applications in healthcare, the home, and beyond. We operate at the cutting edge of embodied AI, applying our expertise across the full robotics stack to solve some of society’s most important problems.

You will join a team dedicated to bringing Apollo to market at scale, tackling the complex challenges like safety, commercialization, and mass production to change the world for the better.

We are looking for a Director, People Systems & Analytics to lead our HRIS implementation and build the people data infrastructure that will scale with our business. This is a high‑impact, hands‑on leadership role at a robotics company in rapid growth mode. You will drive one of the most consequential people systems investments we will make while building the analytics capabilities that give our leadership team real‑time visibility into workforce health.

• Transform, mature and elevate the People Operations foundation to manage rapid growth, expansion domestically and internationally.
• Serve as the internal program lead for our HRIS implementation, owning scope, timeline, stakeholder alignment, and executive reporting throughout the project lifecycle.
• Manage day‑to‑day relationships with the implementation partner; hold the SI accountable to deliverables, quality, and timeline while protecting the company’s interests.
• Lead change management efforts across HR, Finance, and IT to ensure successful adoption; develop training materials, communication plans, and rollout sequencing.
• Drive configuration decisions for HCM, Benefits, and Payroll modules in alignment with business requirements and best practices.
• Oversee data migration strategy and execution ensuring clean, auditable, and complete people data enters the new system.
• Manage integrations between the HRIS and adjacent platforms (payroll processors, equity management, benefits carriers, ATS) in partnership with IT.
• Build the internal systems ownership model post‑go‑live: define ongoing governance, admin responsibilities, and upgrade management processes.

• Build people analytics capabilities that give leadership real‑time visibility into workforce cost, headcount trends, attrition risk, and org health.
• Design and maintain dashboards and reporting frameworks that translate raw people data into decision‑ready insights for the executive team and board.
• Partner with Finance on headcount planning, workforce cost modeling, and scenario analysis for fundraising, board reporting, and organizational change.
• Develop a people data governance framework: define data standards, ownership, and quality controls across all HR systems.
• Partner with the VP, People Operations & IT to determine the AI strategy, productivity metrics, and deployment plan for the People function; contribute to the broader organizational strategy.
• Identify and close gaps in data quality, system coverage, and reporting maturity as the company scales.

• Act as the primary systems and analytics partner to the VP, People Ops, CIO, CFO, and executive team, translating business questions into people data solutions.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition, HR Business Partners, IT and Finance to ensure data flows cleanly across all workforce processes.
• Advise hiring managers and HR business partners on how to interpret and act on people data; build their analytical fluency over time.
• Ensure all people systems and data practices remain compliant with applicable privacy regulations, FLSA, and state and local requirements across all operating locations.

• Proven experience leading or co‑leading a major HRIS implementation (Workday, SAP, or equivalent).
• Strong project management discipline; able to manage a complex multi‑workstream implementation with a cross‑functional team and external SI partner.
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