Associate Director, Finance & HR Systems

HB Publishing

Country: United States of America

Location: Boston, MA USA (Hybrid)

Time Type: Full time

Posted On: November 18, 2024

(HBP) – the leading destination for innovative management thinking. We reach lifelong learners to improve the practice of management in a changing world. This mission inspires each of us to unlock the leader in everyone – including you!

The opportunity:

Reporting to the Vice President of IT, the Associate Director of HR and Financial Systems is a strategic business partner with ownership of the direction and business value results for HBP’s Finance and HR systems. With a focus on Workday and eCommerce platforms the Associate Director will build cross-functional relationships with Finance, IT, and HR colleagues to understand and shape demand for system capabilities and requirements and lead a high-performing, results-oriented team.  

What you’ll do:

  • Establish strong relationships with business stakeholders in Finance, HR, and other units. 

  • Partner with stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into capability/platform roadmaps.

  • Manage a high-performing team, ensuring workload and priorities are aligned with roadmaps.

  • Manage strategic vendor relationships, ensuring solutions are delivered in line with cost, schedule, and quality expectations. 

  • Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of Workday modules. 

  • Develop and deliver training programs for end-users to maximize the effective use of Workday. 

  • Oversee expert support and management for Workday, ensuring its effective utilization and integration with other systems. 

  • Lead the monitoring of Workday system performance and oversee troubleshooting of issues to ensure optimal functionality and data confidentiality. 

  • Stay current with Workday updates and new features and assess their potential impact on the organization. 

  • Manage support for HBP e-commerce solutions and their integrations. 

What you’ll bring:

  • 5+ years of experience managing teams supporting a HR and Financial set of applications. 

  • Experience managing teams using Agile and Waterfall methodologies. 

  • Experience defining business requirements, writing user stories, and providing detailed system and functional designs. 

  • Excellent oral and written communication, presenting, meeting facilitation, negotiation, decision making, and problem-solving skills. 

  • Experience and/or knowledge of change management and training principles and methodologies 

  • Located on the US East coast

You’ll stand out if you have:

  • Extensive experience with Workday, including implementation, configuration, and ongoing support. 

  • Acute business acumen and an understanding of organizational issues and challenges that are commonplace in HR and Finance practices.

What we offer:

As a mission-driven global company, Harvard Business Publishing is committed to fostering a culture of inclusion, trust, and engagement where everyone is welcome, valued, respected, and feels they belong. In addition to a competitive compensation and benefits package, we offer meaningful programs focused on career development and employee wellness, such as education reimbursement and early-release Summer Fridays!

HBP is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or any other characteristic protected by law.

$155,000 - $175,000

Above is the annualized pay range for this position. In addition, this position includes the opportunity to earn our annual Performance Based Variable Pay Program. Actual salary will be set based upon a range of factors, including external benchmark market data, individual knowledge, skills, experience, location and internal equity.