Sr Director, Strategy & Operations - HR Technology

Hiring Near Irving, TX & Stamford, CT Centers of Excellence

Program Manager, HR Technology – Gartner’s HR organization

Reporting to the head of HR Technology, the Program Manager will organize, prioritize, and deliver Gartner’s most important technology initiatives, ensuring value creation and alignment with business strategy.

• Cultivate strong stakeholder partnerships to prioritize initiatives and deliver complex HR technology programs.
• Lead, develop, and mentor a team of program managers who plan, organize, and execute transformative work.
• Own the intake and prioritization process to maintain HR technology roadmaps and value‑realization metrics.
• Ensure initiatives are well scoped, anticipate risks, and actively manage delivery issues.
• Promote Agile best practices across delivery teams and IT partners for streamlined delivery.
• Manage financials for HR Technology, including software cost, labor budgets, vendor contracts, and renewals.
• Develop strategic communications for executive leaders and large audiences, illustrating strategy and delivery updates.
• Establish a culture of data‑driven operational excellence.
• Support internal operations for the HR Technology function with efficiency and simplicity.
• Lead and support significant Workday delivery efforts.

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 10+ years of progressive business experience delivering transformation initiatives.
• Strong HR Technology experience preferred.
• Background in Management and/or Strategy Consulting preferred.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, including effective presentation to senior executives.
• Track record of solving client problems with technology‑based solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex, unstructured problems from discovery to execution.
• Proven skill managing multiple stakeholders, ensuring alignment.
• Strong quantitative and qualitative business analytics skills, turning analysis into actionable recommendations.
• Ability to lead and influence cross‑functional teams across all organizational levels.
• A bias for action, balancing trade‑offs and willingness to roll up sleeves to get things done.
• Comfortable in a culture that thrives on feedback and continuous improvement.

• Competitive compensation.
• Limitless growth and learning opportunities.
• Ongoing mentorship and apprenticeship programs.
• Leadership courses, development programs, technical courses, certification opportunities.
• Collaborative, diverse, and positive work culture.
• Flexibility to work from home and dynamic office collaboration.
• 20+ PTO days, holidays, and floating holidays in the first year.
• Extensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) with corporate match and immediate vesting.
• Health‑and‑wellness allowance programs.
• Parental leave.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Gartner Gives Charity Match.

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