HR Technology and AI Analyst

About the Role

Leidos is seeking an HR Technology & AI Analyst to support our HR organization and drive the implementation of HR AI technology solutions. This role involves working with both in-house solutions and vendor platforms like Workday, Service Now, and UKG. The ideal candidate possesses a blend of AI strategy execution, application development, analytical skills, and the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical HR professionals. You will collaborate with HR leadership to transform advanced AI concepts into scalable, business-ready solutions.

Primary Responsibilities Include

AI Vision & Strategy

• Collaborate with the HR AI Lead to execute the HR and workforce AI vision, aligning with enterprise AI strategy.
• Partner with HR D&A leadership to identify high-value AI use cases.
• Define standards and best practices for responsible, ethical, and scalable AI adoption within HR systems.
• Clearly communicate complex AI concepts, results, and tradeoffs to non-technical audiences.

AI Application Development & Review

• Provide technical and functional expertise in the design, development, review, and deployment of AI-enabled applications.
• Review AI models, workflows, and system integrations for quality, explainability, fairness, and performance.
• Guide application lifecycle decisions, including build vs. buy, prototyping, and production readiness.
• Audit training data and model outputs to detect bias, adverse impact, and performance drift.

Collaboration with AI & Technology Teams

• Serve as a liaison between HR and the AI development team within the Technology organization.
• Translate business requirements into technical specifications and guide AI engineers towards practical, user-centered solutions.
• Work through AI governance to document HR AI applications, prepare materials for reviews, and present for approval.

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical or quantitative field with 4+ years of experience, or Master’s degree with 2+ years (additional experience may be considered).
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with AI/ML and software development concepts, including model development, data pipelines, ETL, and application integration.
• Demonstrated experience leading or influencing AI solution design and implementation.
• Strong understanding of data preparation, feature engineering, and model evaluation.
• Proficiency with scripting/programming languages and AI platforms (e.g., Python, R, JSON, OpenAI, Claude, etc.).
• Ability to assess AI solutions for accuracy, bias, scalability, and business alignment.
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working in complex, fast-paced, cross-functional environments.
• High level of discretion handling sensitive employee and enterprise data.

Preferred Experience

• Experience defining or implementing enterprise AI governance or responsible AI practices.
• Applied statistics expertise (e.g., regression, hypothesis testing, distribution).
• Experience with Workday and Workday Extend.
• Background working closely with centralized AI or advanced analytics teams.
• Experience leading AI initiatives from concept through production.

Company Culture

At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Key skills/competency

• AI Strategy
• HR Technology
• AI/ML
• Application Development
• Data Analysis
• Stakeholder Management
• Python
• Workday
• Responsible AI
• Communication Skills