M4M4 — Director
HRIS Assistant Director
Oversees the HRIS function at a departmental or business unit level, responsible for aligning the HRIS strategy with organizational needs.
What this level means
Leads a function or department; owns strategy, budget, and outcomes for the area.
- Scope
- A function or department
- Autonomy
- Owns area strategy and budget
- Complexity
- Strategic priorities and cross-functional alignment
- Impact
- Function-level results
- Decision rights
- Owns strategy, budget, and org design for the area
- Leadership
- Leads managers; sets direction for the function
- Typical experience
- 10–15 yrs
What you'd do
- Serve as the top technical and functional lead for the enterprise HRIS
- Oversee the architecture of HR systems and integrations
- Develop and enforce policies and procedures for the HRIS function
- Lead and mentor a larger HRIS team
- Act as the executive sponsor for large-scale HR technology implementations
- Serve as the face of HRIS to senior stakeholders
- Lead HRIS function
- Oversee architecture
- Develop policies
- Mentor team
- Engage stakeholders
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Leadership
- System architecture
- Policy development
- Team mentorship
- Stakeholder engagement
- HR technology ecosystem
- Systems architecture
- Policy development
- Team leadership
- Stakeholder management
- Functional leadership
- Systems architecture oversight
- Policy development
What good looks like
- Mastery of the organization’s entire HR technology ecosystem
- Up-to-date on industry best practices for HRIS
- Knowledge of systems development life cycle (SDLC)
Common titles
HRIS Assistant Director
Where it sits & what it pays
O*NET / SOC: 13-0000 — Business & Financial Operations Occupations(inferred · under review)
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