Sr. Director, People Systems & Data Governance

About the Company At Current, everything starts with people. We partner with leading accounting firms across the United States, bringing them together through a shared platform that supports their growth while preserving the local identities and client relationships that make each firm unique. Our partner firms combine the close connections of a local team with the resources of a national community, giving professionals access to broader career opportunities, learning, collaboration, and innovative technology. Whether you join Current or one of our partner firms, you’ll be part of a connected team investing in your development and shaping the future of accounting. About the Role The Senior Director, People Systems & Data Governance leads the transformation of Current’s people systems, data, and processes across a rapidly growing, acquisition-driven organization. This leader owns people data and governance and is accountable for establishing reliable employee data, developing consistent processes across firms, and designing, building, and launching Rippling to replace UKG. Working across Human Capital, Payroll, Finance, Technology, Data, and acquired firms, this role owns implementation outcomes and builds the team, governance, and technology roadmap needed to support Current’s continued growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead the UKG-to-Rippling implementation, including design, data migration, testing, change management, cutover, stabilization, and UKG retirement.

• Own program governance, milestones, risks, budget, vendor performance, executive updates, and cross-functional decisions.

• Serve as enterprise product owner for Rippling and maintain a multiyear people technology roadmap aligned with business priorities.

• Harmonize processes across core HR, payroll, benefits, time, recruiting, onboarding, performance, learning, compensation, workforce planning, and offboarding.

• Oversee integration architecture and data flows between people systems and enterprise platforms, including data mapping, reconciliation, monitoring, error resolution, and accountability with Technology and Data partners.

• Lead people systems and data integration for acquired firms, establishing migration standards, validating data, and coordinating transitions.

• Own people data standards, quality, reporting, privacy, access controls, audit readiness, and system documentation.

• Automate employee processes, optimize adjacent platforms, and consolidate overlapping tools to improve efficiency and measurable business value.

• Develop the People Technology team and manage implementation partners, consultants, vendors, contracts, and renewals.

Qualifications Basic Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive experience in HRIS, People Technology, HR operations, or enterprise applications; broader enterprise leadership experience for Senior Director.

• Demonstrated ownership of a major HCM implementation through launch and optimization.

• Strong knowledge of employee lifecycle processes, including payroll, benefits, talent management, and workforce planning.

• Experience managing system integrations, data migration, governance, reporting, security controls, and vendors in complex, multi-entity or rapidly growing organizations.

• Proven people leadership, program management, process design, change management, and executive communication skills.

• Ability to travel and support flexible hours during implementations, acquisitions, payroll testing, and critical releases.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on Rippling experience and experience migrating from UKG.

• Experience with adjacent compensation, recruiting, learning, analytics, automation, or identity platforms.

• Experience in accounting, professional services, private-equity-backed, global, or acquisition-driven organizations.

Compensation & Benefits The total rewards package at Current includes base salary and benefits.

Our salary ranges are competitive within the accounting industry and are updated regularly using the most reliable compensation survey data for our industry. New hire offers are made based on a candidate’s experience, expertise, geographic location, and internal pay equity relative to peers.

We provide a robust benefits package, including:

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance (with options for fully paid employee only coverage for health and dental)

• Company-Paid Life and Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance

• Ancillary Benefits such as supplemental life insurance, critical illness, and accident insurance

• Classic Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan with employer contributions

• Opportunities for professional growth, learning, and development including access to Becker and LinkedIn Learning

Equal Opportunity We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other applicable legally protected characteristic.