HR Analytics & Systems Director; Internal

* This opportunity is open to current, internal OFM employees only.*

The Office of Financial Management (OFM) serves as the backbone of Washington state government. Our mission is to make our state a better place by connecting people, budgets, policies, data, and systems for state agencies and the Legislature. Our team includes budget advisors, researchers, and other experts, all dedicated public servants working towards an equitable future for every Washingtonian.

If you want to play a key role in enhancing how state government serves its citizens, you’ve found the right place. Join us in making a meaningful difference for every Washingtonian!

As the HR (Human Resources) Analytics and Systems Director, you will provide enterprise leadership for State Human Resources’ workforce data, analytics, human resources systems, and technology-enabled decision-support capabilities. State HR serves as the statewide authority for workforce policy and management, helping ensure HR practices are consistent, equitable, effective, and legally sound across Washington state agencies. In this role, you will establish enterprise approaches for workforce data governance and HR systems;

oversee analytics, reporting, data quality, and system operations; and lead efforts to modernize HR technology. You will ensure State HR and agency partners have reliable, secure, accessible, and actionable workforce information and technology that supports effective workforce management and informed decision-making.

You will serve as a strategic advisor and subject‑matter expert in workforce data, analytics, HR systems, and emerging HR technology. Working collaboratively with State HR, the Office of Financial Management, state agencies, technology partners, and other stakeholders, you will translate business needs into practical data, analytics, and system capabilities. Your analysis and recommendations will help executive and legislative leaders understand workforce trends, technology capabilities, and operational impacts and will inform statewide workforce policy, labor policy, and workforce strategy.

This role offers an opportunity to shape how Washington uses workforce information and technology to support a responsive, equitable, and effective state workforce.

Provide strategic and operational leadership for enterprise HR systems to ensure reliable service delivery, effective governance, appropriate controls, and alignment with statewide HR business needs.

• Establish enterprise business priorities, governance structures, and strategic direction for statewide HR and Payroll systems.
• Provide oversight of HR system operations to support reliability, continuity, service quality, compliance, and effective risk management.
• Coordinate with IT Services, Statewide Accounting, OFM Legal, and agency partners to prioritize enhancements, resolve operational issues, and align enterprise needs.
• Lead evaluation and implementation of system modernization initiatives, upgrades, and technology improvements.

Lead statewide workforce analytics and data governance to ensure workforce information is accurate, secure, consistent, accessible, and useful for enterprise decision-making.

• Establish enterprise workforce data governance standards, stewardship practices, reporting methodologies, and data quality expectations.
• Direct development and delivery of workforce analytics, dashboards, reports, and decision‑support products for State HR leadership, OFM, agencies, legislative audiences, and other authorized stakeholders.
• Ensure workforce data is accurate, consistent, appropriately maintained, and fit for intended use across reporting and system environments.
• Establish and oversee practices governing…