IT HR Principal Engineer

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!

As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets.

At Elanco, we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life and our purpose – all to Go Beyond for Animals, Customers, Society and Our People.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment.

We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success.

Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!

Your Role
As a Principal Engineer for HR Technology, you will be a technical thought leader shaping the strategy that powers Elanco’s end‑to‑end supervisor lifecycle and hire‑to‑retire experience.

You will be directly accountable for designing the digital backbone across Workday, ServiceNow HR Service Delivery, SuccessFactors, ADP, and SAP so managers and employees can complete critical actions quickly and confidently—from onboarding and job changes to performance, compensation, leave, and offboarding.

You will define the architectural vision and long‑term roadmap for the Manager and Employee Experience, ensuring it is robust, compliant, and aligned with our “One Elanco” experience ambitions.

This role is for a seasoned expert who sets technical standards, mentors engineers, and drives the evolution of our HR technology ecosystem to deliver measurable business value and a world‑class employee experience.

This includes several strategic priorities:


* Employee Lifecycle Excellence: Simplify and standardize core HR processes across the hire‑to‑retire journey (onboarding, job changes, transfers, promotions, compensation, leave, and offboarding) to reduce cycle times and increase data integrity.


* Manager Enablement: Equip supervisors with intuitive tools, guided workflows, and insights that improve decision quality and reduce administrative burden.


* HR Service Delivery & Automation: Modernize case management, knowledge, and orchestration in ServiceNow to improve resolution speed, self‑service adoption, and employee satisfaction.


* Productivity & Data‑Driven Decisions: Improve operating margin by streamlining processes and integrations, enhancing data quality, and enabling actionable analytics for HR and business leaders.

Your Responsibilities


* Architectural Leadership: Own the architectural roadmap for Elanco’s enterprise HR platforms (Workday, ServiceNow HRSD, SuccessFactors, SAP).

Ensure scalability, resilience, and a consistent cross‑platform user experience for managers and employees.


* Experience Design & Process Optimization: Lead re‑enginee...