Director, HR Information Systems

Grand Canyon EducationPhoenix, AZ
Hybrid

About The Position

This role is responsible for the strategic planning, maintenance, and optimization of the HRIS system. The Director will lead a team of HRIS professionals, ensure data integrity and security, and serve as a liaison with IT and system vendors. The position requires a strong understanding of HRMS database design, configuration, and reporting, with a focus on Workday HCM. The role also involves managing projects, ensuring SOX compliance, and establishing systematic reporting processes.

Requirements

  • Demonstrated skilled knowledge in HRMS database design, structure, and processes
  • Strong understanding of the logic applied in database design to extract data for reports, audit information, recognize and correct errors, etc.
  • Possess business acumen to be able to match requirements against system capabilities to provide quality deliverables
  • Detailed oriented with a high level of accuracy
  • Strong technical aptitude and comfort level accessing and navigating HR software
  • Advanced skills in Excel and MS office for preparation and presentation of reports
  • Ability to work in high volume, pressure environment
  • Self-starter with good organizational, time management, analytical and troubleshooting skills
  • Solutions oriented, good decision-making skills
  • A bachelor’s degree in human resources, business, or technology-related discipline, preferred
  • 12 plus years’ progressive HRIS experience required
  • 5 plus years’ demonstrated experience in the design and hands on configuration of Workday HCM, including Compensation, Absence, Timekeeping, Talent, and Benefits modules, implementations, integrations, and complex reporting
  • 10 plus years’ experience as a people manager/leader
  • Project experience in a technical or techno-functional role on one or more HR ERP implementations

Responsibilities

  • Strategic planning and prioritization of HRIS requests and projects to meet department and organization goals and business objectives
  • Maintain data integrity and provide reporting information to a variety of stakeholders both internal and external on an ad hoc basis
  • Lead, manage, and performance manage a team of HRIS professionals
  • Lead projects which pertain to the HRIS system, such as maintenance, updates, implementing additional functionality and optimizing the current systems
  • Assure security of HR information through established security protocol
  • Serve as liaison with IT and other system vendors to ensure feed and data transmissions are accurate
  • Maintain system procedures and practices to meet SOX compliance
  • Establish systematic reporting calendar to ensure meeting all required reports
  • Compile or assist with acquisition of complex data reports, summaries and employee-based data as needed
  • Provide audit of system on regular basis to ensure data integrity
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