Director, Digital HR Strategy & People Analytics

Location: Corporate Office, Menomonee Falls, WI. Work onsite Monday‑through‑Thursday with the option to work remotely on Fridays.

About the Role

As Director, Digital HR Strategy & People Analytics you will develop the strategy for the HR Digital roadmap, connect all HR technologies for a seamless user experience, and integrate and innovate Artificial Intelligence (AI) into human resource practices within the Kohl’s organization. You will manage day‑to‑day functional Workday operations, including people analytics reporting, and drive an analytics discipline across people strategies to enable business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Provide thought leadership and act as a subject matter expert in the design and recommendation of HR Digital strategy and people analytics solutions.
• Collaborate with analysts and report developers to improve data models that support business objectives and strategies.
• Manage external vendor relationships with HR technology providers, including negotiations, regular oversight, and enforcement of contractual obligations.
• Analyze HR data to identify trends, patterns, and insights that inform decision‑making throughout the associate life cycle.
• Ensure operational excellence across the team in key processes and deliverables within the data analytics organization.
• Establish strategy for technology and analytical tools to develop and analyze enterprise‑wide people and cross‑functional data as needed.
• Identify opportunities for automation, consolidation, and simplification in both analytics and technology platforms.
• Develop business cases that cover people, process, technology, and data for enterprise HR transformations.
• Establish project teams and lead multiple improvement initiatives from initiation through analysis, solution design, execution, and delivery on success criteria.
• Collaborate with HR leaders, business process owners, and Technology teams to gather requirements, define system specifications, and recommend effective solutions.
• Perform additional tasks as assigned.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Human Resources and/or Human Resource Information Systems.
• 2+ years of experience in Project Management.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources Management, Business Administration, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of trends in new HR technologies and other technologies.
• Proficiency in HCM (Workday) and other HRIS systems.

Schedule

On‑site work Monday through Thursday; remote work option on Fridays.