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POSITION SUMMARY
The Director, HR Technology Governance & Project Management leads the planning, governance, project management, and vendor management disciplines that turn HR priorities into an executable technology portfolio. The role owns HR technology intake, quarterly and annual planning, portfolio prioritization, capacity planning, and delivery visibility across major HR technology initiatives.
The Director serves as a connective leader across HR Product, HR Systems, McKesson Technology, and HR functional teams, ensuring work is appropriately evaluated, sequenced, resourced, governed, and delivered. The role directly manages strategic HR technology vendor relationships and leads a team responsible for project management, vendor management, and portfolio execution.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. HR Technology Planning, Intake & Prioritization | 30%
Own the enterprise HR technology intake and planning process, including quarterly PI Planning and annual portfolio planning.
Establish the cadence, criteria, and governance used to evaluate incoming demand, assess capacity and dependencies, prioritize investments, and translate HR and Product priorities into an executable roadmap.
Maintain a transparent technology backlog and provide leaders with clear recommendations and tradeoffs when demand exceeds available capacity.
2. HR Technology Project Management & Delivery | 30%
Lead the HR technology project management capability and establish consistent standards for project planning, execution, risk management, status reporting, and delivery.
Direct and develop project managers responsible for medium through large, complex HR technology initiatives.
Maintain portfolio-level visibility into scope, timelines, dependencies, resource requirements, and delivery risks. Ensure issues are surfaced early, decisions are made at the appropriate level, and projects deliver against committed outcomes.
3. Portfolio Governance & Executive Visibility | 10%
Maintain a consolidated view of the HR technology portfolio that gives leaders clear visibility into work in flight, planned investments, capacity constraints, dependencies, and decisions requiring leadership attention.
Establish practical governance connecting intake, solution design, prioritization, delivery, and operational handoff.
Partner with HR Product leaders to translate strategy and priorities into sequencing and execution plans.
4. HR Technology Vendor Management | 15%
Directly manage key HR technology vendor relationships and lead vendor governance across the portfolio.
Own relationship management, performance reviews, QBRs, escalations, renewal planning, contract coordination, and ongoing assessment of vendor value and performance.
Partner with Procurement, Legal, Finance, HR Product, HR Systems, and McKesson Technology on commercial decisions, contract strategy, technology roadmaps, and vendor performance.
5. Team Leadership & Cross-Functional Partnership | 15%
Lead, develop, and set direction for a team responsible for HR technology project management, vendor management, and portfolio execution.
Serve as a senior HR technology leader with the executive presence to represent portfolio priorities, risks, and tradeoffs with HR and technology leadership.
Build strong cross-functional partnerships with HR Product, HR Systems, functional COEs, and McKesson Technology, ensuring clear…