Human Resources Jobs in Kentucky
Human Resources jobs in Kentucky are concentrated in Louisville, Lexington, and the Northern Kentucky/Cincinnati metro, where major employers like Humana, Toyota Manufacturing, and the University of Kentucky maintain sizable HR teams. Demand is strongest in talent acquisition, employee relations, and HR business partnering, driven by the state's deep manufacturing, healthcare, and logistics sectors. Openings run from HR coordinator and generalist roles through senior HR business partner and director positions. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.
CVS Health is seeking a strategic and technically minded HR Technology Strategy & Delivery Lead to design and evolution of employee-facing HR technology experiences across the enterprise. This role will drive the strategy, requirements, solution design, and modernization of digital experiences supporting candidates, new hires, employees, managers, and HR teams.
The ideal candidate will combine deep HR Technology expertise with experience in solution design, digital transformation, AI-enabled self-service, and vendor evaluation to create seamless, intuitive, and connected experiences across Workday, ServiceNow HRSD, mobile platforms, knowledge management solutions, automation, and emerging AI technologies.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define and drive the HR Technology experience strategy across multiple personas and HR service journeys.
- Lead discovery, requirements gathering, process analysis, and solution design activities for strategic HR Technology initiatives.
- Identify experience gaps, process inefficiencies, and friction points across employee interactions and recommend technology solutions that improve adoption and self-service.
- Design integrated solutions leveraging multiple HR Systems including Workday, Workbrain ServiceNow HRSD, mobile capabilities, workflow automation, AI, and digital experience platforms.
- Develop future-state operating models, process flows, solution recommendations, and implementation roadmaps.
- Evaluate platform-native capabilities and provide build versus buy recommendations aligned with business objectives.
- Participate in vendor assessments, proof-of-concepts, and technology selection efforts.
- Partner with Product Managers, Engineering, Architecture, HR stakeholders, and vendors to deliver scalable, modern HR solutions.
- Assess opportunities to leverage AI, automation, conversational experiences, and agentic technologies to improve colleague experiences and reduce support demand.
- Develop business cases, executive presentations, strategic recommendations, and investment proposals.
- Define adoption metrics, experience KPIs, and reporting frameworks to measure business outcomes and colleague satisfaction.
- Support organizational change management, communication, training, and adoption activities for major HR technology implementations
- Develop clear documentation, training materials, and user guides to support system/product adoption.
- Lead the effort to ensure better user adoption enterprise wide of new functionality and products developed in HR technology
- Lead system testing efforts and coordinate user acceptance testing (UAT) with business stakeholders.
- Delivers findings and report to senior management and to the broader organization, influencing upwards and laterally to drive organizational change and alignment.
- Ensure the quality and accuracy of deliverables."
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in HR Technology, HRIS, HR Operations, Digital Product Management, Business Analysis, or HR Transformation roles.
- 4+ years of experience gathering business requirements, conducting fit-gap analysis, and delivering technology solutions in an Agile environment.
- 4+ years of experience supporting and configuring HR Technology platforms, including HCM, Payroll, Benefits, Time & Attendance, and Case Management solutions, with a strong understanding of how Core HCM, Payroll, Benefits, and downstream HR systems integrate and interact across end-to-end business processes.
- 3+ years of experience with ServiceNow or similar case management platforms.
- 3+ years of experience partnering with HR stakeholders to identify business needs, design solutions, and drive adoption.
- 3+ years demonstrating the ability to lead cross-functional initiatives involving HR, IT, Payroll, Benefits, and external vendors.
- 3+ years of experience creating functional requirements, process maps, business cases, testing strategies, and documentation.
- 2+ years of experience leading User Acceptance Testing (UAT), defect management, and solution validation activities.
- 2+ years demonstrating strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- 2+ years displaying excellent written, verbal, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
- 2+ years of experience presenting findings, recommendations, and project updates to senior leaders and executive stakeholders.
- 2+ years of experience managing multiple priorities and delivering results in a fast-paced environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Workday HCM, Payroll, Benefits, or Talent solutions.
- Experience supporting or implementing ServiceNow HR Service Delivery (HRSD).
- Experience within a large retail, healthcare, or matrixed enterprise environment.
- Experience leading HR Technology transformation, digital modernization, or M&A integration initiatives.
- Knowledge of AI, automation, and emerging HR technologies.
- Project or Program Management experience.
- Experience with organizational change management and communications.
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, Information Technology, or related field required.
- Advanced degree (MBA or Master's) preferred.
Anticipated Weekly Hours
40Time Type
Full timePay Range
The typical pay range for this role is:
$83,430.00 - $222,480.00This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above.
Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.
Great benefits for great people
We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.
This full‑time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.
Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.
We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 09/21/2026
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.
We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.
CVS Health is seeking a strategic and technically minded HR Technology Strategy & Delivery Lead to design and evolution of employee-facing HR technology experiences across the enterprise. This role will drive the strategy, requirements, solution design, and modernization of digital experiences supporting candidates, new hires, employees, managers, and HR teams.
The ideal candidate will combine deep HR Technology expertise with experience in solution design, digital transformation, AI-enabled self-service, and vendor evaluation to create seamless, intuitive, and connected experiences across Workday, ServiceNow HRSD, mobile platforms, knowledge management solutions, automation, and emerging AI technologies.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define and drive the HR Technology experience strategy across multiple personas and HR service journeys.
- Lead discovery, requirements gathering, process analysis, and solution design activities for strategic HR Technology initiatives.
- Identify experience gaps, process inefficiencies, and friction points across employee interactions and recommend technology solutions that improve adoption and self-service.
- Design integrated solutions leveraging multiple HR Systems including Workday, Workbrain ServiceNow HRSD, mobile capabilities, workflow automation, AI, and digital experience platforms.
- Develop future-state operating models, process flows, solution recommendations, and implementation roadmaps.
- Evaluate platform-native capabilities and provide build versus buy recommendations aligned with business objectives.
- Participate in vendor assessments, proof-of-concepts, and technology selection efforts.
- Partner with Product Managers, Engineering, Architecture, HR stakeholders, and vendors to deliver scalable, modern HR solutions.
- Assess opportunities to leverage AI, automation, conversational experiences, and agentic technologies to improve colleague experiences and reduce support demand.
- Develop business cases, executive presentations, strategic recommendations, and investment proposals.
- Define adoption metrics, experience KPIs, and reporting frameworks to measure business outcomes and colleague satisfaction.
- Support organizational change management, communication, training, and adoption activities for major HR technology implementations
- Develop clear documentation, training materials, and user guides to support system/product adoption.
- Lead the effort to ensure better user adoption enterprise wide of new functionality and products developed in HR technology
- Lead system testing efforts and coordinate user acceptance testing (UAT) with business stakeholders.
- Delivers findings and report to senior management and to the broader organization, influencing upwards and laterally to drive organizational change and alignment.
- Ensure the quality and accuracy of deliverables."
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in HR Technology, HRIS, HR Operations, Digital Product Management, Business Analysis, or HR Transformation roles.
- 4+ years of experience gathering business requirements, conducting fit-gap analysis, and delivering technology solutions in an Agile environment.
- 4+ years of experience supporting and configuring HR Technology platforms, including HCM, Payroll, Benefits, Time & Attendance, and Case Management solutions, with a strong understanding of how Core HCM, Payroll, Benefits, and downstream HR systems integrate and interact across end-to-end business processes.
- 3+ years of experience with ServiceNow or similar case management platforms.
- 3+ years of experience partnering with HR stakeholders to identify business needs, design solutions, and drive adoption.
- 3+ years demonstrating the ability to lead cross-functional initiatives involving HR, IT, Payroll, Benefits, and external vendors.
- 3+ years of experience creating functional requirements, process maps, business cases, testing strategies, and documentation.
- 2+ years of experience leading User Acceptance Testing (UAT), defect management, and solution validation activities.
- 2+ years demonstrating strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- 2+ years displaying excellent written, verbal, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
- 2+ years of experience presenting findings, recommendations, and project updates to senior leaders and executive stakeholders.
- 2+ years of experience managing multiple priorities and delivering results in a fast-paced environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Workday HCM, Payroll, Benefits, or Talent solutions.
- Experience supporting or implementing ServiceNow HR Service Delivery (HRSD).
- Experience within a large retail, healthcare, or matrixed enterprise environment.
- Experience leading HR Technology transformation, digital modernization, or M&A integration initiatives.
- Knowledge of AI, automation, and emerging HR technologies.
- Project or Program Management experience.
- Experience with organizational change management and communications.
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, Information Technology, or related field required.
- Advanced degree (MBA or Master's) preferred.
Anticipated Weekly Hours
40Time Type
Full timePay Range
The typical pay range for this role is:
$83,430.00 - $222,480.00This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above.
Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.
Great benefits for great people
We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.
This full‑time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.
Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.
We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 09/21/2026
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.
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Where Kentucky roles are concentrated, by current openings.
Human Resources Job Market in Kentucky
A snapshot from current Kentucky openings, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Healthcare & Medical Services
What Kentucky Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in human resources jobs across Kentucky.
- Bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, or a closely related field
- PHR or SHRM-CP certification preferred or required for mid-level and senior roles
- Experience with HRIS platforms such as Workday, ADP, or SAP SuccessFactors
- Working knowledge of federal and Kentucky employment law and compliance requirements
- Demonstrated experience in employee relations, performance management, or talent acquisition
- Strong communication skills and ability to advise managers across multiple departments
Human Resources Jobs in Kentucky: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a human resources professional in Kentucky?
Kentucky does not require a state-issued license to work in human resources, so the path starts with a bachelor's degree in human resources, business, or a related field. Most Kentucky employers expect candidates to pursue professional certification such as the SHRM-CP or PHR through the HR Certification Institute. Internships with Kentucky manufacturers, healthcare systems, or universities build the practical experience hiring managers look for in entry and mid-level candidates.
Which companies hire human resources professionals in Kentucky?
Employers hiring human resources professionals in Kentucky right now include Jabil, ADP, and Forvia, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Kentucky's mix of large manufacturers, regional healthcare networks, and logistics companies means HR roles appear across multiple industries rather than clustering in a single sector.
Which Kentucky cities have the most human resources jobs?
Lexington, Louisville, and Owensboro have the most human resources openings in Kentucky. Louisville dominates because it is home to major corporate headquarters and healthcare systems, while Lexington's university presence and Bluegrass manufacturing base generate steady demand, and Northern Kentucky benefits from its position in the greater Cincinnati metro with shared employers on both sides of the river.
Are there remote human resources jobs in Kentucky?
Yes, and more than many fields, because much of HR work in areas like recruiting, policy administration, and HR business partnering can be done without an on-site presence. About 11% of human resources openings tied to Kentucky are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, reflecting a broad post-pandemic shift among corporate and healthcare employers. Talent acquisition and HRIS administration roles tend to be the most consistently remote.
How can I get hired as a human resources professional in Kentucky with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry point is an HR coordinator or HR assistant role, often posted by Kentucky's large manufacturers such as Toyota, Ford, or UPS, or by regional hospital systems like Norton Healthcare and Baptist Health. Many of these employers run structured new-grad onboarding programs. An internship during a human resources or business degree, a SHRM student membership, and a basic Workday or ADP familiarity give early-career candidates a clear edge over applicants without any HR exposure.
Where can I find and apply to human resources jobs in Kentucky?
You can find and apply to human resources jobs in Kentucky on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from employers hiring across the state right now. Search the listings, find the roles that match your background and the part of Kentucky where you want to work, and apply directly to the ones that fit.
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