Associate Director, HR Technology

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life‑changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first.

We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

At Lilly, we serve an extraordinary purpose: improving lives globally through innovative medicines and meaningful contributions to the communities we serve. Our HR Technology organization plays a critical role in enabling this mission by delivering modern, scalable solutions that empower HR and the broader business.

This role combines expertise in compensation technology, deep understanding of HR business processes, strong project leadership, and a proactive, consultative approach to delivering solutions.

In this role, you will translate global compensation strategy into scalable system design, optimize Workday and other reward and compensation system capabilities, lead major multi‑functional initiatives, strengthen partnerships with HR and business leaders, and bring forward innovative ideas that enhance the employee and manager experience.

• Serve as the enterprise leader for Workday Compensation, including merit, bonus, equity, compensation statements, and related business processes.
• Ensure the accuracy, compliance, and effectiveness of global annual compensation cycles and reward programs.
• Partner with the Compensation COE to translate strategy into scalable, intuitive Workday configurations that support global needs.
• Evaluate and optimize compensation functionality to drive standardization, clarity, and efficiency across all compensation programs.

• Maintain deep understanding of Workday roadmap updates, platform enhancements, and industry trends; proactively recommend solutions that improve business outcomes.
• Find opportunities for A.I. automation, self‑service expansion, simplification, and system optimization.
• Translate business needs into clear functional and technical requirements; challenge assumptions and present industry‑aligned alternatives when appropriate.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to HR and business collaborators on compensation technology capabilities, limitations, and best practices.

• Lead sophisticated, multi‑functional HR technology projects in Compensation from planning through deployment.
• Develop project plans, define breakthroughs, track progress, lead risks, and ensure timely, high‑quality delivery.
• Apply structured project and organisational change methodologies to enhance clarity, alignment, and adoption.
• Coordinate multi‑functional work streams including Compensation COE, HR Operations, Tech@Lilly (IT), and business partners.

• Build strong relationships with Compensation HR Center of Excellence, People Leaders, Tech@Lilly, HR partners, and business collaborators.
• Act as a liaison between technical and business teams to ensure clarity, alignment, and shared understanding of requirements and solutions.
• Provide clear, concise communication through release notes, updates, technical explanations, decision documents, and stakeholder‑ready materials.
• Facilitate meetings, influence decisions, and proactively surface risks, insights, or recommendations.

• Configure and maintain Workday and related system components with a high degree of accuracy and governance.
• Conduct testing for weekly service updates and semi‑annual releases; communicate impacts and lead remediation activities.
• Support HR Operations and end users by resolving inquiries, issues, and customer concerns.
• Document processes, configuration decisions, and functional design with precision and clarity.
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