Cantrell-Gainco

Director

• Develop and maintain a multi-year global HR technology roadmap aligned with Fortifi's organizational growth strategy.
• Define enterprise HR technology vision and long-term system architecture across all business units.
• Lead digital transformation initiatives across Human Resources, including AI, machine learning, and process automation.
• Evaluate emerging HR technologies and employee experience platforms; recommend technology investments supported by business cases and ROI analysis.
• Develop annual strategic objectives and KPIs for HR technology; serve as the executive sponsor for HR technology initiatives.
• Establish and maintain enterprise governance for HR technology including standards for system configuration, change management, production releases, security administration, data ownership, and workflow governance.
• Facilitate executive prioritization of system enhancements including new module implementations, system upgrades, and global deployments.
• Drive enterprise operational excellence by eliminating manual processes, increasing automation, simplifying workflows, and standardizing global business processes across all Fortifi business units.
• Promote Lean methodologies and continuous process improvement across the HR technology function.
• Develop enterprise standards ensuring accurate, consistent workforce information across all business units and countries.
• Lead enterprise workforce reporting strategy by developing executive dashboards and business intelligence to support strategic decision-making.
• Partner with Finance and Executive Leadership to develop enterprise KPI scorecards.
• Partner with Global Payroll leadership to support enterprise payroll operations through accurate system configuration and data governance.
• Provide strategic oversight of benefit technology including carrier integrations, eligibility rules, open enrollment, life event processing, ACA support, global benefits administration, vendor interfaces, and benefit data audits.
• Ensure HR technology complies with applicable laws and regulations including GDPR, HIPAA, ACA, FLSA, EEO, OSHA reporting, SOX controls, country-specific labor regulations, and global record retention requirements.
• Partner with Legal, Internal Audit, and Information Security during compliance reviews; ensure all HR systems meet corporate cybersecurity standards.
• Lead HR technology workstreams for mergers and acquisitions including HR technology due diligence, data conversion strategy, organizational design, payroll setup, security provisioning, historical data migration, integration testing, benefit eligibility, and go-live planning.
• Drive post-acquisition optimization to ensure newly integrated business units align with Fortifi enterprise HR technology standards.

Global HRIS Director