About the company
HelloFresh is a global meal-kit company. We are looking for an experienced Director, People Technology to lead the People Technology function.
Responsibilities
- Own the People Technology strategy and roadmap, aligned to People, Technology and Operations priorities.
- Lead the evolution of the People Technology operating model across Operations, Functional Development, Integrations and Programme Management.
- Ensure Workday and related People Technology platforms are stable, scalable, secure and fit for purpose.
- Own the technology performance of business-critical workforce processes, including Time Tracking, Absence and time clocking across distribution centres.
- Partner with Operations stakeholders to ensure workforce technology supports reliable execution in frontline and operational environments.
- Define and drive the People Technology AI strategy, including internal productivity, automation, service improvement and delivery effectiveness.
- Partner with People leaders to identify, prioritise and deliver responsible AI-enabled solutions for People function customers.
- Establish appropriate governance for AI use across People Technology, including risk, data protection, adoption, measurement and change management.
- Set priorities for major initiatives, balancing delivery ambition, operational risk, capacity and long-term platform health.
- Act as the senior escalation point for complex delivery, operational, vendor or system-risk issues.
- Partner with Technology leadership on architecture, security, integrations, data and platform sustainability.
- Represent People Technology in senior leadership forums and cross-functional decision-making.
Requirements
- Significant experience in People Technology, HR systems or enterprise SaaS leadership roles.
- Experience with Workday-centric technology landscapes, including implementation, optimisation and operational support.
- Proven experience leading multi-disciplinary technology teams across operations, delivery, integrations and specialist domains.
- Experience supporting technology used in frontline, operational or distribution-centre environments.
- Practical experience identifying and deploying AI or automation opportunities in an enterprise function.
- Strong understanding of responsible AI adoption, including governance, data, risk, change management and measurable business value.
- Strong judgement in balancing transformation, system stability, governance, operational risk and business continuity.
- Experience operating in global, complex organisations with senior cross-functional stakeholders.
- Ability to translate People, Technology and Operations priorities into clear, executable plans.
- Comfortable making and owning difficult prioritisation and trade-off decisions.
- Fluency in English; additional languages are a plus.
Conditions
- Compensation & Financial Wellbeing: Enjoy massive discounts: 85% off HelloFresh/Every Plate, 60% off Green Chef, 50% off Factor, 40% off Good Chop, and 50% off The Pets Table. Participate in the Employee Referral Program ($3,000 for salaried, $500 for hourly).
- Health & Wellbeing: Receive comprehensive coverage including Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA, and FSA.
- Flexibility & Work-Life: Benefit from flexible hybrid work arrangements. Accrue up to 160 hours (20 days) of annual PTO. Receive 8 company holidays and 2 additional personal holidays.
- Career & Development: Embrace "Learning Never Stops" with an annual $400 training stipend (after 6 months) and a Tuition Reimbursement Program of up to $5,250/year (after 2 years).
- New York Pay Range: $194,250 — $235,000 USD