It's more than a career, it's a calling. MO-REMOTE Worker Type: Regular Job Highlights: Lead HR Technology Innovation at SSM Health. In this leadership role, you'll drive the optimization and evolution of our Workday ecosystem, oversee a high-performing team, and partner across the organization to deliver technology solutions that enhance the employee experience and support strategic business goals. The successful candidate will bring: Proven experience leading HR technology teams Strong expertise in Workday administration, optimization, and strategy Demonstrated people leadership and talent development experience

Experience

leading system enhancements, process improvements, and organizational change initiatives Ability to partner across departments to align technology solutions with business needs Strong project management, communication, and stakeholder management skills

Job Summary

Responsible for driving, championing, and executing initiatives which support the transformation of the SSM Health landscape. This role will understand current business processes, future goals, and system functionality to identify solutions and execute change.

Job Responsibilities

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Requirements

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES Manages all aspects of lifecycle of employee, including hiring, performance management, training and development, compensation recommendations, and separations. Manages HR technology installations, conversions, and upgrades, and develops implementation plans. Identifies opportunities to support manual processes and provides cost-benefit analysis of automated solutions. Deals effectively with ambiguous and unstructured problems and situations. Synchronizes projects and their interdependencies; coordinates resource capacity and availability; facilitates transitions from projects to operations; identifies barriers to change and drive organizational change. Collaborates with colleagues in the conceptual design and translation of business needs into innovative technology solutions and features. Builds, maintains, and implements strategic roadmaps for Centers of Excellence (COE’s) – user experience, talent, recruiting, learning, total rewards, and HR service delivery. Manages and identifies project risks and issues as appropriate, establishes success metrics for projects, and ensures project performance is tracked and measured. Creates metrics and dashboards to monitor work case load and team productivity. Monitors and reports on Service Level Agreements (SLA’s) and Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) to hold individuals and the team accountable. Acts with urgency and care to address critical system performance issues identified through SLA’s/KPI’s. Periodically reviews support team and structure to help demand management and capacity planning, utilizing metrics and services delivery standards. Provides thought leadership regarding HR technology solutions and strategies for new programs, projects, and enhancements to existing solutions. Serves as a strategist, problem solver, team enabler and barrier remover for team directly managed but also within the broader HR team. Lead teams and creates a culture of innovation and trust. Performs other duties as assigned. EDUCATION Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience EXPERIENCE Five years’ experience, with two years’ leadership and two years’ Information Technology change management Strong expertise in Workday administration, optimization, and strategy PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs. Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements. Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors. Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc. Frequent keyboard use/data entry. Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping. Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs. Rare climbing. REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS None Department: 8713010033 HR Technology - HCM Core

Work Shift

Day Shift (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Benefits

SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs. Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE). Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday. Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members. Explore All

Benefits

SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Click here to learn more. Please note that after August 29, 2026 your Candidate Workday account will be accessed at a new location - Future Candidate Home. Please use this link after that date and update any bookmarks at that time. Create or login to your SSM Health Candidate Workday account to track your application progress and see real-time updates. Remember to keep a record of your login information to access your Candidate Workday account in the future! Current Employees & Contractors – please apply internally via the Career app on your Workday home page. Do not continue here. Visit here for more information.