What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director, IT – HCG Enterprise Solutions position at Houlihan Lokey?
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Overview
Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) is a leading global investment bank recognized for delivering independent strategic and financial advice to corporations, financial sponsors, and governments. With uniquely deep industry expertise, broad international reach, and a partnership approach rooted in trust, the firm provides innovative, integrated solutions across mergers and acquisitions, capital solutions, financial restructuring, and financial and valuation advisory. Our unmatched transaction volumes provide differentiated, data-driven perspectives that help our clients achieve their most critical goals. To learn more about Houlihan Lokey, please visit HL.com.
As the Director, IT of HCG Enterprise Solutions, you are a strategic and technically adept leader responsible for the Human Capital Group’s enterprise software ecosystem across a global financial services organization. You bring deep expertise in implementing and optimizing platforms such as Workday—spanning Core HCM, Payroll, Compensation, and Talent Management—and you understand the unique operational demands of firms engaged in M&A, Financial Restructuring, and Valuation Advisory.
In this role, you will enable the HCG technology strategy, ensuring our systems are scalable, integrated, compliant, and aligned with the company’s broader business goals. You will lead a high-performing team accountable for delivering solutions that contribute to the elevation of the employee experience and support a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
You will oversee financial performance for the IT function that supports HCG initiatives, set long-term strategic direction, and make decisions that directly impact operational and organizational outcomes. As a visible and influential leader, you will communicate effectively across all levels, foster innovation, guide the team through change, and ensure your group’s work is aligned with the priorities of both the Human Capital Group and the broader HL organization.
Key Responsibilities
We believe that as we grow individually, we also grow as an Information Technology team allowing us to contribute to the overall growth of Houlihan Lokey. We embrace challenges and try new things, always looking for ways to improve. We deliver technology products and services enabled everywhere, so business can happen anywhere. We like where we work, who we work with, and what we do. We cultivate a culture where we all thrive.
Compensation And Benefits
Houlihan Lokey is committed to providing its employees with an exciting career opportunity and competitive total compensation package, which may include other components such as discretionary incentive compensation. The firm’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the possible salary range for this role at the time of posting is:
$200,000-$275,000
Actual salary at the time of hire may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant qualifications, skills, and experience and the location where this position may be filled.
Houlihan Lokey provides a competitive benefits package. Our current benefits offerings can be found here:
2026 Benefits
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Information Technology
Industry:
No Industry
Overview
Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) is a leading global investment bank recognized for delivering independent strategic and financial advice to corporations, financial sponsors, and governments. With uniquely deep industry expertise, broad international reach, and a partnership approach rooted in trust, the firm provides innovative, integrated solutions across mergers and acquisitions, capital solutions, financial restructuring, and financial and valuation advisory. Our unmatched transaction volumes provide differentiated, data-driven perspectives that help our clients achieve their most critical goals. To learn more about Houlihan Lokey, please visit HL.com.
As the Director, IT of HCG Enterprise Solutions, you are a strategic and technically adept leader responsible for the Human Capital Group’s enterprise software ecosystem across a global financial services organization. You bring deep expertise in implementing and optimizing platforms such as Workday—spanning Core HCM, Payroll, Compensation, and Talent Management—and you understand the unique operational demands of firms engaged in M&A, Financial Restructuring, and Valuation Advisory.
In this role, you will enable the HCG technology strategy, ensuring our systems are scalable, integrated, compliant, and aligned with the company’s broader business goals. You will lead a high-performing team accountable for delivering solutions that contribute to the elevation of the employee experience and support a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
You will oversee financial performance for the IT function that supports HCG initiatives, set long-term strategic direction, and make decisions that directly impact operational and organizational outcomes. As a visible and influential leader, you will communicate effectively across all levels, foster innovation, guide the team through change, and ensure your group’s work is aligned with the priorities of both the Human Capital Group and the broader HL organization.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the strategic direction, development, and operational execution of HCG enterprise solutions, including Workday, payroll systems, compensation platforms, performance management platforms, and advanced analytics tools such as Workday Analytics and Prism Analytics.
- Act as the primary liaison between HR, Finance, IT, and executive leadership, translating business needs into technology solutions that drive efficiency and insight.
- Drive end-to-end Workday implementations, upgrades, and enhancements, with a focus on HCM, Payroll, Compensation, and Talent modules.
- Collaborate with the business partner teams to manage system integrations, onboarding, and data migration for acquired entities or divestitures.
- Ensure data integrity, security, and compliance with industry regulations, including SOX, GDPR, and other applicable financial and HR-related standards.
- Oversee vendor relationships, contract negotiations, and service level agreements (SLAs) for all HCG-related systems and tools.
- Lead a high-performing IT team, fostering innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement across global HR tech operations.
- Support HR and Finance leaders with reporting, analytics, and workforce planning tools tailored to a financial services workforce, leveraging Workday Analytics and Prism for actionable insights.
- Partner with HCG to evaluate emerging technologies in the HCM space, ensuring the company remains ahead of digital transformation trends.
- Influence a wide range of audiences; present and defend complicated or delicate issues that have an important impact on the business.
- Lead the team through change, listening and providing tools to help move through the change curve, helping the team understand opportunities in change, and motivating them through transitions.
- Integrate fundamental organizational requirements (structure, policies, resources) and innovative thinking to develop new solutions.
- Create opportunities for leadership and visibility for direct reports, playing a significant role in their career development and identifying talent across the organization.
- 10 years of progressive IT leadership experience, with at least 5 years focused on HR technology and enterprise HCM systems.
- Proven expertise in Workday HCM and Workday Payroll as well as Compensation, and Talent Management systems.
- Strong track record of implementing or optimizing Workday in a complex, multi-entity organization.
- Deep understanding of compliance, data privacy, and regulatory environments impacting both HR and financial services.
- Demonstrated experience with M&A-related IT integration, including employee data migrations and cross-platform system alignment.
- Exceptional stakeholder management, communication, and change leadership skills.
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field. Master’s degree or MBA preferred.
- Certification in Workday (especially HCM or Payroll).
- Familiarity with financial services software ecosystems (e.g., ERP, CRM, Compliance tools).
- Experience working in or supporting a Financial Services company, particularly one engaged in M&A, Financial Restructuring, or Valuations.
- Experience working in a private equity-backed or highly acquisitive environment.
- Exposure to workforce planning in professional services or high-growth consulting environments.
- Executive-level impact in a highly respected global financial services firm.
- Opportunity to drive digital transformation initiatives within a collaborative and high-performance culture.
- Competitive compensation, performance incentives, and comprehensive benefits.
- A seat at the table in shaping the future of enterprise HR and IT strategies.
We believe that as we grow individually, we also grow as an Information Technology team allowing us to contribute to the overall growth of Houlihan Lokey. We embrace challenges and try new things, always looking for ways to improve. We deliver technology products and services enabled everywhere, so business can happen anywhere. We like where we work, who we work with, and what we do. We cultivate a culture where we all thrive.
Compensation And Benefits
Houlihan Lokey is committed to providing its employees with an exciting career opportunity and competitive total compensation package, which may include other components such as discretionary incentive compensation. The firm’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the possible salary range for this role at the time of posting is:
$200,000-$275,000
Actual salary at the time of hire may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant qualifications, skills, and experience and the location where this position may be filled.
Houlihan Lokey provides a competitive benefits package. Our current benefits offerings can be found here:
2026 Benefits
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Salary : $200,000 - $275,000