The Associate Director is accountable for technology strategy, platform stewardship, architecture capacity, delivery execution, application reliability, and continuous improvement across Core HR, Recruiting, Benefits, Absence, Compensation, Talent/Performance, Learning, and integrations with Payroll and other enterprise workforce management platforms. Working in partnership with HR product and functional leaders, this role helps establish and lead a product-oriented operating model in which multidisciplinary teams are organized around HR capabilities, employee and candidate experiences, and measurable business outcomes rather than individual applications or projects.