HR Process, Technology & AI Transformation Business Analyst

We are seeking an HR Process, Technology & AI Transformation Business Analyst to redesign how HR programs operate in the age of AI - moving from digitized legacy processes to intelligent, AI-enabled workflows that simplify work, accelerate decisions, and elevate employee and manager experience.

This role sits on the business side of HR, partnering with HR program owners, Digital Enablement, People Analytics, and IT to translate business intent into future-ready processes, AI-enabled workflows, and scalable solution designs grounded in SAP SuccessFactors and embedded AI capabilities including Joule.

The ideal candidate brings strong HR program understanding, demonstrated experience shaping process and system requirements, and the technology fluency to engage IT as a collaborative design partner - driving "yes, if..." outcomes rather than accepting "no" as a default. This role does not configure systems. It shapes requirements, influences design and ensures business intent is actually delivered.

This is not an IT, system administration, or analytics production role. The successful candidate will be accountable for business outcomes, process transformation, and AI enablement - ensuring that technology investments simplify work, improve decision quality, and create measurable value for Seagate employees, managers, and HR teams.

Business & Process Transformation: (Primary Accountability)

• Partner with HR program owners across Talent, Performance, EX, and Workforce Planning to reimagine end-to-end processes - not digitize current ones
• Design future-state HR processes that intentionally leverage AI, automation, and embedded intelligence within SAP SuccessFactors
• Identify and eliminate manual steps, decision friction, and low-value workflow work - shifting HR capacity from transactional to strategic
• Own the process design layer between business intent and system delivery, ensuring what gets built reflects how work should actually happen

AI-Enabled HR Program Design:

• Shape HR program requirements to support AI-enabled experiences - including embedded guidance (Joule, agents), skills-based and data-driven talent decisions, and proactive insights surfaced at the point of work
• Translate business problems into clear AI and automation use cases, including success criteria, process impacts, and adoption requirements
• Partner with Digital Enablement and IT to assess feasibility, sequencing, and readiness of AI-enabled capabilities - co-creating solutions rather than receiving them

SAP SuccessFactors & Technology Enablement:

• Serve as the business lead for HR initiatives leveraging SAP SuccessFactors - including Employee Central, Talent modules, Reporting, and the Talent Intelligence Hub
• Translate business requirements into structured functional requirements, user stories, and process documentation that IT and vendors can act on
• Participate in solution design reviews, impact assessments, UAT, and business sign-off - representing the business, not configuring the system

Data & AI Readiness: (In Partnership)

• Define business requirements that ensure HR data, skills structures, and job architecture are AI-ready, governed, and reusable across programs
• Partner with People Analytics to align process designs with data standards, reporting needs, and workforce intelligence use cases
• Support adoption of skills-based and data-driven decision frameworks across HR programs - ensuring the data layer can support the AI-enabled experiences being designed

Change, Adoption & Enablement:

• Develop business-friendly documentation, process narratives, and decision materials that make change tangible for HR leaders and stakeholders
• Partner on change impact assessments and adoption planning for new AI-enabled workflows
• Help HR leaders understand what is changing, why it matters, and how work will feel different - translating transformation into experience

• HR Technology & AI Fluency:Fluent in HR technology and AI concepts (e.g., SAP SuccessFactors and embedded AI), able to shape requirements and engage in solution design without owning configuration.

• Handling Complexity & Ambiguity: Comfortable operating in complex, ambiguous environments with many moving parts; able to absorb large volumes of information and synthesize them into clear, actionable direction.

• Analytical & Creative Problem Solving: Able to think both analytically and creatively-evaluating alternative approaches, trade offs, and "what could be" when designing future state solutions.

• Cross Functional Collaboration: Effective collaborator across HR, Digital Enablement, People Analytics, and IT-translating business intent into practical process and system designs.

• Process & AI Curiosity: Curious and proactive about rethinking HR processes, applying AI and technology thoughtfully to simplify work and improve employee and manager experience.

• Self Starter & Ownership Mindset: Highly self directed and dependable; identifies what needs to be done, takes ownership, and moves work forward without needing constant direction.

• Demonstrated experience as a Business Analyst, HR Program Analyst, or HR Transformation Analyst
• Excellent understanding of HR programs and processes (Talent, Performance, Workforce Planning, EX)
• Hands-on experience working with SAP SuccessFactors in a functional or business capacity
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex business needs into clear process and system requirements
• Partnering with IT, HRIS, and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver outcomes
• Technology fluency sufficient to engage in solution design tradeoffs - understanding platform capabilities, data dependencies, and integration considerations without owning configuration

You might also have:

• Experience supporting HR or digital transformation initiatives, particularly with AI-enabled tools or workflows
• Exposure to SAP Joule, Skills Intelligence Hub, or similar embedded AI capabilities
• Familiarity with skills-based talent approaches and HR data governance
• Strong facilitation, storytelling, and executive communication skills
• Change management experience, particularly in technology-enabled HR transformation

Salary: The estimated base salary range for this position is $105,600.00 - $154,000.00. The individual salary is based on work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Benefits: Seagate offers comprehensive benefits to its eligible employees, including, but not limited to, eligibility to participate in discretionary bonus program, medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, short-and long-term disability, 401(k), employee stock purchase plan, health savings account, dependent care, and healthcare spending accounts.

Seagate also offers paid time off, including 12 holidays, flexible time off provided pursuant to Seagate policy, a minimum of 48 hours of paid sick leave, and 16 weeks of paid parental leave. The benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year and may differ depending on work location.

Bloomington, MN or Longmont, CO (This is an onsite position which can be based out of one of these two sites)

Bloomington, MN:

Our Normandale campus spans two suburbs, Edina and Bloomington, and serves as the Recording Head development and manufacturing arm of Seagate. Located in the heart of a bustling community, Seagate offers an on-site cafe, or if you prefer, you can drive to one of many restaurants just minutes away. Need to grab a gift over lunch time? Shopping is abundant in the area. If working out is your thing, the on-site fully equipped fitness center hosts wellness programs, outdoor activities, tournaments and group workouts. Looking for something more laid back? Reset in one of our meditation rooms or simply take a walk around our indoor walking path. On-site cultural festivals, celebrations and community volunteer opportunities also abound.

Longmont, CO:

Our Longmont product-design campus is nestled against the foothills with exceptional views of the Rocky Mountains. Here at work, you can grab breakfast and lunch in the on-site cafeteria or get an afternoon espresso, prepared by a professional barista. Our 1,500+ employees enjoy an active on-site experience from sporting activities (get in a few laps at lunch on our 1-mile walking path around campus, play ping-pong or volleyball, or stop in our 24- hour fitness center for a group or individual workout) to community service and many employee resource groups including Pride!, Women's Leadership Network and a Young Professionals Network.

Travel: Minimal travel (If any it would be between sites in the US)

Location: Longmont, United States, Normandale, United States

Travel: Up to 10%