Vice President, Global Head of HR Systems

Job Description

Ameriprise is seeking an innovative leader to join our team as the Vice President, Global Head of HR Systems. This critical role will be responsible for contributing to and operationalizing our enterprise HR technology roadmap in partnership with senior leadership, leveraging our investment in Workday, and other technology solutions.

The Vice President, Global Head of HR Systems will oversee a global team of technologists responsible for developing and configuring simple, innovative, and efficient technology solutions and processes that enable business growth through seamless processing of HR transactions related to payroll, benefits, talent development, candidate attraction and selection, and the administration of HR processes such as talent development, performance management, and compensation management.

We are a client‑centric, relationship‑based business. Working together, in‑person, is foundational to how we achieve results. By fostering a culture of face‑to‑face collaboration, idea sharing, productivity and personal connection, we deliver for our stakeholders — clients, advisors, employees and shareholders. Our employees work in the office at least four (4) days per week, with flexibility to work from home one (1) day per week.

Some roles may require additional in‑office time or different in‑office expectations, and specific requirements will be discussed during the hiring process.

Applicants must have a valid work authorization that does not now, or in the future, require visa sponsorship for employment in the United States (e.g., H‑1B, F‑1 CPT, F‑1 OPT, TN).

• HR Technology Strategy & Roadmap :
  Partners with senior leadership to design a comprehensive and forward‑looking HR technology strategy that aligns with business growth objectives, enables the broader HR and organizational strategy, and maximizes return on investment to drive business outcomes.
• Team Leadership :
  Lead, engage, instill a growth mindset, and inspire the global HR Systems team to achieve high performance and deliver on commitments.
• Workday Technical Leadership :
  Lead the design and execution of enterprise scale Workday solutions, bringing deep hands‑on experience across configuration, reporting, integrations, and module functionality to deliver scalable, secure, and business‑aligned solutions. Serve as the lead technical subject matter expert and liaison between HR leadership and Technology.
• Platform & Process Simplification :
  Increase Workday capability through driving agenda to design and implement user‑friendly HR systems and processes that streamline operations, create HR transaction efficiency and support business growth. Ensure effective controls are in place to proactively manage risk.
• Innovation :
  Proactively scan the market and peer firms to recommend best practice solutions and emerging technologies to continue advancing our capabilities. Leverage a strong technical network to anticipate industry trends and evolving solutions.
• Implement an Agile Product Model :
  Implement and utilize agile product methodology to prioritize work most critical to the organization. Create and implement a resource plan based on business needs, scope of work, cost, and skill requirements.
• Collaborate with HR Centers of Excellence :
  Leverage your team and a framework to partner and provide innovative solutions to our HR customers in the following areas:
  • Talent Development :
    Create and manage systems that support the development and growth of talent within the organization.
  • Candidate Attraction & Selection :
    Consult on technology solutions that improve the attraction, selection, and onboarding of top talent.
  • Performance Management & Compensation :
    Collaborate on administration of performance development, performance management, and compensation processes through effective HR systems.
  • Learning Management :
    Partner with talent and learning and well as corporate compliance to deliver digital leaning experiences that build skills and abilities that meet required compliance.
  • Efficient HR Administration :
    Leverage platform to ensure flawless transaction processing of core HCM, compensation, payroll, year‑end…