Enterprise Transformation Director - Strategy & Governance

TriNet is a leading provider of comprehensive human resources solutions for small to midsize businesses (SMBs). We enhance business productivity by enabling our clients to outsource their HR function to one strategic partner and allowing them to focus on operating and growing their core businesses. Our full-service HR solutions include features such as payroll processing, human capital consulting, employment law compliance and employee benefits, including health insurance, retirement plans and workers’ compensation insurance.

TriNet has a nationwide presence and an experienced executive team. Our stock is publicly traded on the NYSE under the ticker symbol TNET. If you’re passionate about innovation and making an impact on the large SMB market, come join us as we power our clients’ business success with extraordinary HR.

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Enterprise Transformation Director

A Brief Overview
The Director of Transformation - Strategy & Governance plays a pivotal role in driving TriNet's transformation agenda by ensuring strategic alignment, execution governance, and measurable business impact. This role supports the DVP of the Value Stream Management Office by establishing transformation governance frameworks, managing risks, tracking performance, and enabling cross-functional collaboration to optimize execution. This individual will work closely with value stream leads, program managers, and stakeholders across the organization to ensure transformation initiatives deliver on their objectives.

Location

Atlanta, GA (on-site)

What you will do

• Ensure transformation initiatives align with TriNet’s long-term vision, corporate strategy, and business objectives
• Integrate cross-functional workflows and optimize operational processes to enhance efficiency
• Develop and maintain governance frameworks that balance structured decision-making with startup-style agility in execution
• Standardize and optimize execution methodologies across value streams, ensuring consistency, accountability, and adaptability
• Identify and assess risks, developing actionable mitigation strategies to minimize disruption
• Establish escalation mechanisms and collaborate with senior leadership on issue resolution to keep transformation efforts on track
• Foster strong relationships and cross-functional collaboration that allow teams to remain aligned and transformation initiatives maintain momentum
• Define and track transformation management office key performance indicators (KPIs), financial performance (budget vs. actuals), and overall transformation impact
• Gather and analyze insights that drive informed decision-making and identify course corrections where necessary
• Support the preparation and presentation of executive-level materials and insights
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards

Education Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required
• Master's Degree MBA preferred

Experience Qualifications

• Typically 12+ years experience required
• Typically 4+ years experience in business transformation, strategy execution, portfolio management, or a related field preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Proven ability to operate at both strategic and tactical levels, with the agility to shift between governance and hands-on execution
• Expertise in governance frameworks, risk management, and transformation portfolio oversight
• Demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguity, remove roadblocks, and execute in a scrappy, problem-solving manner
• Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making skills, with experience in performance tracking and business impact assessment
• Exceptional collaboration and conflict resolution skills, with the ability to navigate competing priorities and drive alignment across functions
• Thrive in fast-paced, matrixed organization with multiple stakeholders
• Ability to anticipate challenges, understand interdependencies across initiatives, and proactively recommend solutions

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