HR Systems & Integrations Lead

About the Role

The HR Systems & Integrations Lead serves as the critical bridge between technical teams and business stakeholders, orchestrating integrations spanning Oracle HCM Cloud and the broader HR technology landscape. This role ensures business needs are accurately captured, clearly documented, and successfully translated into technical solutions. The position sits within the Work Forces Systems & Analytics (WFSA) department and requires the highest standards of professionalism, discretion, and data handling due to access to sensitive associate and PII data.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate requirements workshops, working sessions, and cross-functional reviews with HR functional owners, IT, and vendor representatives.
• Manage competing perspectives and drive consensus on requirements and solution direction.
• Identify cross-functional impacts of design decisions and provide feedback on Technical Design Documents (TDDs).
• Build and maintain strong working relationships across HR Operations, Talent, Staffing, Compensation, Benefits, Shared Services, Learning, and other operational teams.
• Develop and maintain high-quality functional and technical documentation including:
  • Functional Design Documents (FDDs)
  • Business Requirements Documents (BRDs)
  • Functional Specifications
  • Process Maps & User Stories
• Ensure all documentation is clear, structured, and accessible to both technical and business audiences.
• Maintain documentation as reliable long-term reference materials for debugging, research, and business clarification.
• Lead scoping and integration requirement gathering sessions with HR stakeholders, vendors, IT/development teams, and technical consultants.
• Define data flows, interface specifications, and integration touchpoints.
• Lead cutover planning in collaboration with internal and external developers and HRIT.
• Maintain project timelines by holding all stakeholders accountable for deliverables.
• Manage and maintain the RAID log (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, and Decisions).
• Provide high-level project summaries and escalations to Project Leads as needed.
• Drive data clarity, consistency, and alignment across HRIS, IT, and integrated solutions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and vendors to define, analyze, and validate data requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
• Contribute to and maintain the enterprise HR data catalog by documenting data elements, definitions, ownership, and system relationships.
• Proactively identify and address data dependencies, risks, and gaps in partnership with functional and technical teams.
• Perform other projects and tasks as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Systems, or Software/Computer Engineering or similar — Required.
• Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Organizational or HR Development or similar — Preferred.
• Equivalent work experience accepted in lieu of degree.
• 5+ years of experience in technology deployments (HR Systems preferred) and integration/project management consulting on technical solutions.
• 3+ years of proven Technical Project Management experience involving integration, application development, infrastructure implementations, and process improvement initiatives.

Skills

• Proficient technical writer with the ability to produce clear, structured documentation for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experienced in project management — managing timelines, stakeholders, and cross-functional deliverables.
• Ability to evaluate and document integration architecture and data flows.
• Skilled in identifying, validating, and governing data requirements.
• Familiarity with Oracle HCM Cloud and/or other HR technology platforms.
• Detail-oriented and highly organized with the ability to manage complex, multi-workstream projects.
• Strong communicator — able to translate complex technical concepts for non-technical audiences.
• Collaborative and inclusive — works effectively across diverse teams and functional boundaries.
• Adaptable and fast learner — quickly adjusts to new systems, tools, and organizational contexts.
• High integrity with the ability to handle sensitive and confidential data with professionalism.
• Emotionally aware with recognition of others' perspectives and needs.
• Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job.

Physical Requirements

The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Read; communicate verbally and/or in written form; remember and analyze certain information; and remember and understand certain instructions or guidelines.
• Stand, walk, and sit.
• Frequently use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25lbs/12kg.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Successful candidate must complete Penske employment application, submit to a background investigation (past employment, education, and criminal history), and complete a drug screening.