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HR Systems Technical Lead- 3134001
New York City, NY
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Job Title:  HR Systems Technical Lead

Location: New York, NY 10019

Salary/Payrate: $130K-$140K annually plus a performance-based bonus and AWESOME benefits!!!

Work Environment: Hybrid (4 days onsite, 1 remote)

Term: Permanent / Fulltime 

Bachelor’s degree required: Yes 

Referral Fee: AMS will pay $500 should the person you refer gets hired

 

 

JOB DESCRIPTION

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Our client, an AmLaw 100 firm, is seeking an HR Systems Technical Lead at their offices in midtown New York City. This is a full time, direct hire role paying an annual base salary of $130K to $140K plus a performance-based bonus and excellent benefits plan. This role has a hybrid work schedule allowing for 1 day a week of remote work.

 

Key Responsibilities:

 

HR Systems Strategy and Roadmap Development

  • Create and maintain the long-term global HRIS strategy and roadmap, ensuring that system capabilities align with business needs and can scale with organizational growth.
  • Translate business objectives and user needs into technical system requirements to facilitate requests for proposal (RFPs) and vendor evaluations.
  • Assess market for HR solutions and evaluate alternative systems and vendors.
  • Identify and assess emerging HR technology trends and recommend potential use cases to address firm needs.


HR Systems Management

  • Manage the firm’s suite of HR systems, in collaboration with others in HR, Benefits, and Payroll, ensuring that all HR processes run smoothly.
  • Project manage HR systems initiatives including system upgrades, customizations, configurations, and implementations for new and existing HR systems (e.g., Applicant Tracking, Performance Management, Time & Attendance, Global Cloud HRIS).
  • Configure and customize HR systems to meet complex business requirements; create workflows, define business rules, and implement advanced reporting capabilities.
  • Manage the integration of cloud-based HR solutions (SaaS) with existing enterprise applications, ensuring data flows seamlessly between HRIS and other business-critical systems (e.g., Payroll, FP&A).
  • Create, develop, manage, and optimize integrations and feeds between systems, including APIs and third-party solutions to ensure seamless data transfer and system integration.
  • Ensure all current state HR processes, systems, and data flows are documented.
  • Work with IT to develop and implement disaster recovery plans for critical HR systems to ensure minimal disruption in the event of system outages or failures.
  • Ensure that systems are prepared for internal and external audits, and lead efforts to automate compliance-related tasks, such as document retention, reporting, and workflows related to regulations (e.g., FMLA, EEO, OSHA).
  • Continuously assess and evaluate HR systems and processes to identify opportunities for further optimization.


HR Data Governance, Reporting, and Analytics

  • Develop full inventory of critical employee data points; document current state and identify new data fields that need to be collected.
  • Define and document data models, map information flows through various systems, and ensure seamless data integration and reporting.
  • Develop and implement recurring data quality management procedures and audits to ensure accuracy, integrity, and security of all HR data.
  • Oversee HR data architecture, establishing data governance frameworks to ensure consistent data standards, quality, and security across systems.
  • Identify, recommend, and implement process and system improvements to ensure timely, accurate capture of HR data.
  • Define HR KPIs and reporting requirements; design and build reports, dashboards, and analytical tools that enable data-driven decision-making about the firm’s people.
  • Ensure the confidentiality and protection of confidential and sensitive information.


Client Support

  • Provide end-user support for complex system questions and troubleshoot complex system issues.
  • Serve as subject matter expert and primary point of contact for all questions related to HR systems.
  • Handle confidential and sensitive information with professional maturity and discretion.


Demonstrates the Following Required Competencies:


Conscientiousness & Proactivity

  • Strong attention to quality and details.
  • Manage large amounts of data accurately.
  • Strong organizational and time management skills.
  • Proactively share ideas and contribute to discussions.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.


Analytical Thinking & Strategic Problem-Solving

  • Strong schematic and systems thinking skills.
  • Excellent analytical and problem and solution identification skills in the context of the situation and the environment.
  • Effective in analyzing abstract situations, concepts and hypothetical solutions to identify patterns and connections. 
  • Connect the big picture with the details.


Client Service Orientation

  • High accountability, ownership, and self-management.
  • Excellent follow-through and on-time delivery.
  • Flexibility and adaptability to manage multiple priorities and shift focus quickly in a fast-paced environment in order to deliver white glove service.
  • Commitment to work and be responsive outside traditional business hours.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong ability to interact with, build effective relationships, and work collaboratively with co-workers and clients.
  • Project a “can do” and team player attitude.


Growth Mindset

  • Willingness to learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment.
  • Self-motivated, continuous learning and intellectual curiosity.
  • Keen self-awareness and openness to feedback.

 


Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree (BA/BS) required.
  • At least seven (7) years of relevant experience mapping, configuring, implementing, and supporting SaaS-based HR technology solutions required; ADP Enterprise and Oracle HCM preferred.
  • Proficiency with HR processes, policies, and systems best practices.
  • Advanced proficiency with database design, system integrations, and the system development lifecycle.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Suite, including advanced Excel (Lookup Functions, Pivot Tables, IF statements, nested formulas).
  • Proficiency with Applicant Tracking Systems (e.g., Taleo, Greenhouse).
  • One or more relevant certifications (e.g., HRIP, HR Analytics) preferred.
  • Relevant work experience in the legal, professional services and/or financial services industries preferred.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in SQL preferred.


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