job summary: The Director role leads a cross-functional team responsible for driving strategic initiatives, enabling operational excellence, and delivering high-value insights across the organization. This role oversees a portfolio that includes project managers, report developers and analytics specialists, and budgeting and planning system owners, ensuring alignment to business priorities and organizational strategy. The Director partners closely with business and technology leadership to translate complex needs into actionable plans, orchestrate successful implementations, and promote data-driven decision-making. They ensure that new functionality, major enhancements, and projects are executed with clarity, structure, and measurable outcomes, while also owning the governance, standards, and processes that enable smooth delivery. location: Somerville, Massachusetts job type: Permanent salary: $190,000 - 220,000 per year work hours: 9am to 5pm education: Bachelors responsibilities: Lead a team of project managers responsible for delivering large-scale initiatives, system enhancements, and cross-functional programs. - Establish and maintain delivery standards, intake processes, governance models, and execution frameworks that support consistency, transparency, and efficiency. - Drive alignment across stakeholders-HR, Finance, Payroll, Digital, Operations, and external partners-to ensure initiatives are delivered with clear business value. - Partner with digital application and technology teams to deliver on these initiatives - Oversee report writers and analytics specialists, ensuring timely delivery of reporting solutions that support operational needs, regulatory requirements, and strategic decision-making. - Define reporting standards, data quality expectations, and development practices in collaboration with data governance teams. - Guide prioritization of analytics and reporting requests based on business impact, complexity, and resource capacity. - Provide leadership for budgeting and planning software (e.g., Workday Adaptive, Hyperion, or similar), including roadmap ownership, enhancements, change management, and relationship management with Finance partners. - Ensure integration, reporting, and planning capabilities support Finance forecasting, budgeting cycles, and strategic planning activities. qualifications: Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field; Master's degree preferred. 10+ years of progressive experience in enterprise applications or HRIS/ERP technology, with at least 5 years in a leadership role managing technical teams. Information Technology Experience 8-10+ years required and Applications Development Experience 8-10+ years required. Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com. Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility). This posting is open for thirty (30) days. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.