HR Analytics & Systems Director (Internal Only)
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Thurston County – Olympia, WA
- Work setup
- Hybrid
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Not specified
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Progressively responsible experience leading HR systems, workforce analytics, policy, or enterprise programs in a mid- to large-sized organization, including experience managing large-scale initiative
- Experience supervising, mentoring, and developing professional staff, including establishing expectations, fostering accountability, and supporting high performance and professional growth.
- Advanced ability to analyze complex workforce and organizational data; develop and test hypotheses; synthesize findings; identify trends and risks; and translate analysis into actionable, evidence-bas
- Demonstrated expertise in policy development and legislative analysis, including evaluating operational, fiscal, workforce, and systems impacts and translating policy requirements into effective busin
- In-depth knowledge of state civil service rules, collective bargaining agreements, and agency directives, with the ability to assess their implications for workforce administration, HR systems, and bu
- Strong political and organizational acumen, including the ability to understand governance structures, stakeholder dynamics, competing priorities, and authorizing environments and use that awareness t
- Proven ability to build and sustain effective relationships, influence decision-makers, facilitate complex discussions, and align diverse stakeholders across agencies and disciplines toward shared obj
- Experience leading enterprise projects and programs through the full lifecycle, including planning, requirements development, implementation, testing, communications, change management, governance, ri
- Progressive experience implementing new technologies, services, or business capabilities, including evaluating emerging technologies, developing proof-of-concept initiatives, and assessing feasibility
- Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in complex, evolving, and ambiguous environments; establish structure where no predefined roadmap exists; and lead multidisciplinary teams in resolving chal
- Demonstrated ability to identify and assess emerging risks, control gaps, operational inefficiencies, and compliance vulnerabilities; conduct root cause analysis; evaluate cross-functional impacts; an
- Experience providing enterprise leadership for workforce modernization and innovation initiatives, including workforce systems, data governance, analytics, automation, artificial intelligence, or busi
- Curious about themselves and others, who take responsibility for knowing their own strengths and weaknesses, and who use their learning to make government programs and processes more efficient and eff
- Flexible, adaptable, customer-service focused, and willing and able to empathetically respond to the unique needs of the people we work with and serve.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree in human resources, data analytics or other related fields
- Workday implementation experience
- Project Management/Change Management certifications
- HR/payroll enterprise modernization experience
- State government HR/payroll experience
- Experience with higher education workforce data
- Experience with enterprise technical systems
Full description
Description
*This opportunity is open to current, internal OFM employees only.*Hybrid: Our physical office is in Olympia, WA. We offer flexible work schedules and locations. This is a hybrid position where most of the work allows for telework. However, you will need to travel to in-person activities, meetings, and events according to business needs.
Why work for OFM
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!
The job opportunity
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.
What you’ll work on
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