Hospital for Special Surgery is hiring: HR Technology Director in New York

Overview

How you move is why we’re here. ® Now more than ever. Get back to what you need and love to do. The possibilities are endless. Our guiding principles help us identify exceptional talent that aligns with our unique workplace culture and opportunities for growth and success. HSS is consistently among the top-ranked hospitals for orthopedics and rheumatology and a Magnet Award recipient for Nursing Excellence. We strive for an innovative, supportive and inclusive environment where you can be part of our transformation across the enterprise.

What You Will Be Doing

• Lead the strategy, design, and execution of HR technology and analytics solutions.
• Oversee the full HR technology ecosystem, including evaluation, implementation, and optimization of systems.
• Ensure the HR technology strategy aligns with business objectives and drive innovation through the adoption of new technologies (e.g., Agentic AI, Data Lake, Prism & More).
• Develop and maintain HR metrics, dashboards, and predictive models to support data-driven decision-making.
• Work with HR Senior Management to establish and promote best practices for system configuration, security, and data governance.
• Collaborate with HR, IT, Finance, Legal, and Compliance teams to ensure adherence to regulations and seamless system integrations.

Key Competencies

• Strategic Thinking & Business Acumen: Ability to translate business needs into scalable digital solutions and align the HR technology roadmap with HSS organizational goals.
• Technical Proficiency: Deep expertise in Workday, HCM Cloud applications & Agentic AI.
• Data Literacy & Analytics: Proficiency in metrics, reporting, and data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, Prism). Includes the ability to interpret data, identify trends, and derive and deliver compelling stories that influence stakeholders and drive outcomes.
• Leadership & People Management: Proven ability to build, mentor, and lead high-performing teams, manage cross-functional relationships, and foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation amongst HSS team members both within and outside of HR.
• Project & Change Management: Expertise in overseeing complex projects, from system implementations to change management initiatives, ensuring quality, deliverables and milestones and user adoption.
• Innovation & Digital Agility: Staying current on emerging trends and leveraging new technologies like AI, machine learning, and automation to optimize HR operations and services that leverage Workday as the system of source.
• Communication & Stakeholder Management: Exceptional communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills with demonstrated influence of senior leaders across the organization.

Typical Responsibilities

• Lead the strategy, design, and execution of HR technology and analytics solutions.
• Oversee the full HR technology ecosystem, including evaluation, implementation, and optimization of systems.
• Ensure the HR technology strategy aligns with business objectives and drive innovation through the adoption of new technologies (e.g., Agentic AI, Data Lake, Prism & More).
• Develop and maintain HR metrics, dashboards, and predictive models to support data-driven decision-making.
• Work with HR Senior Management to establish and promote best practices for system configuration, security, and data governance.
• Collaborate with HR, IT, Finance, Legal, and Compliance teams to ensure adherence to regulations and seamless system integrations.

Non-Discrimination Policy

Hospital for Special Surgery is committed to providing high quality care and skilled, compassionate, reliable service to our community in a safe and healing environment. Consistent with this commitment, Hospital for Special Surgery provides care, admits, and treats patients and provides all services without regard to age, race, color, creed, ethnicity, religion, national origin, culture, language, physical or mental disability, socioeconomic status, veteran or military status, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law or by accreditation standards.

Seniority level

• Director