Head of HR (Remote)

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, one of the world's leading global law firms with offices in strategic hubs of commerce, law, and government across North America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, is seeking a Manager, HR Systems & Analytics. Reporting to the Director, HR Systems Strategy and Service Delivery, this role has global responsibility for the strategic management, optimization, and delivery of global HR technology, reporting, and analytics solutions across the firm.

This role leads a team of analysts and serves as a key partner to HR leadership, Information Technology, Finance, and business stakeholders to ensure the firm's HR technology ecosystem supports operational excellence, compliance, data integrity, and an efficient and user-friendly employee experience. The Manager oversees the administration and enhancement of the firm's Workday platform and other related HR technologies, while driving reporting capabilities, workforce analytics and process improvement.

Morgan Lewis recognizes the benefits of supporting flexible working arrangements. This position can reside in any US office (Philadelphia, PA, Boston, MA, New York, NY, Washington, D.C, Princeton, NJ, Pittsburgh, PA, Miami, FL, Chicago, IL, Dallas, TX, Houston, TX, Los Angeles, CA, Orange County, CA, Century City, CA, San Francisco, CA, Silicon Valley, CA, or Seattle, WA) with a hybrid in‑office/remote working schedule. Manage the day‑to‑day operations, configuration oversight, and continuous improvement of the firm's Workday environment and related HR technologies.

Lead the evaluation, implementation, integration, and support of HR systems and tools across the employee lifecycle, including recruiting, onboarding, compensation, performance management, learning, benefits, time tracking, and reporting.

Partner closely with IT to ensure system reliability, security, integration architecture, data governance, and effective change management practices.

Serve as a strategic partner to HR leadership and cross‑functional stakeholders on HR technology initiatives and process transformation efforts.

Collaborate with global HR teams and business leaders to identify opportunities for system enhancements and process standardization.

Ensure global HR systems comply with applicable legal, regulatory, privacy, and data protection requirements.

Stay updated on HR technology trends and system capabilities.

Lead the firm's HR reporting and workforce analytics function, delivering actionable insights to HR and business leadership.

Establish and enforce standards for HR data integrity, governance, and reporting consistency.

Identify trends and opportunities through workforce analytics related to talent acquisition, retention, engagement and inclusion, compensation, and organizational effectiveness.

Lead, mentor, and develop a team of analysts, fostering a collaborative, service‑oriented, and high‑performance culture.

Manage workload prioritization, project assignments, professional development, and performance management for the team.

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Information Systems or a related field.

5+ years of progressive experience in HR systems, HRIS, workforce analytics or HR technology roles, with at least 3 years in a managerial and leadership position.

Hands‑on experience administering and supporting Workday in a complex, global organization.

Strong understanding of HR operations, data governance, reporting, integrations, and HR technology best practices.

Experience partnering closely with IT teams on enterprise applications, integrations, and security.

Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and projects in a fast‑paced, professional services environment.

Strong analytical, problem‑solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Experience within a law firm or other professional services organization strongly preferred.

Workday certifications or advanced Workday functional knowledge strongly preferred.

Experience with reporting and visualization tools such as Power BI, Prism Analytics, or similar platforms strongly preferred.

Qualified candidates must apply online by visiting our website at and selecting "Careers".

The base salary or hourly wage range for this position will be determined during the interview process and will vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to prior experience, relevant expertise, current business needs, and market factors. The final salary or hourly wages offered may be outside of this range based on other reasons and individual circumstances. Additionally, salary or hourly wages may be only part of the total compensation package. The total compensation package for this position may also include a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. If hired, the employee will be in an "at‑will" position and the firm reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation or benefit program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, firm or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. We value inclusion and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

California Applicants: Pursuant to the California Consumer Privacy Act, the following link contains the Firm's California Consumer Privacy Act Privacy Notice for Candidates which explains the categories of personal information that we collect and the purposes for which we use such personal information. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP reasonably accommodates applicants and employees who need them to perform the essential functions of the job because of disability, religious belief, or other reason protected by applicable law. If you believe you need a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please contact Talent Acquisition at View phone number on click.appcast.io or View email address on click.appcast.io hired, your employment relationship with the firm will be on an "at‑will" basis, meaning that the firm may modify the terms and conditions of your employment at any time, and that either you or the firm will be free to end the relationship at any time with or without cause and with or without advance notice, although reasonable notice would be expected.

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