HR Operations Manager

Material • Los Angeles, CA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

This is a hybrid role to be based near one of our offices in Austin or Los Angeles. We drive intelligent growth for ambitious businesses and leading brands. Customer understanding is more potent and drives greater value when insights go to work directly within marketing and experience priorities. To give our clients that advantage, we put an insights-driven operating system at the core of our design, go-to-market and digital experience solutions. Material clients make smarter growth choices because they can see clearly how and when to take the shots that count. Together, we connect consumer intelligence with customer demand generation to build lasting, profitable relationships. The Opportunity: We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced HR Operations Manager to lead our HR operations initiatives in the United States. This individual will be instrumental in optimizing our HR processes, leveraging our Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) system, provide ground level operational support for our compensation programs. If you're a strategic thinker with a passion for HR technology and operational excellence, we encourage you to apply.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 6+ years of progressive experience in HR Operations across.
• Prior experience in operational role in another HR functions will be an added advantage.
• Proven expertise with Workday HCM functional operation (creating position; onboarding new hire and other transactions running reports, preparing EIB files.
• Familiarity of U.S. labor laws and HR best practices.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage and optimize all HR operational processes throughout the employee lifecycle, from onboarding to offboarding, ensuring efficiency, accuracy, and compliance.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for Workday HCM, overseeing system implementation, Testing etc in collaboration with our technical team and with other teams as needed.
• Oversee the change management process for Workday tenants, including testing, approval, and migration of changes to production.
• Ensure adherence to federal and state labor laws (FLSA, FMLA, EEO, and CCPA/Privacy laws), I-9 verification and compliance etc.
• Regularly audit employee records to ensure 100% data accuracy.
• Partner with and provide operational support to other HR functions including People Partners, Compensation, recruiting; liaison with Payroll for any pay related queries.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives in HR operations, leveraging Workday capabilities and industry best practices.
• Act as a consultant to managers and employees regarding HR policies, procedures, and Workday functionality.
• Stay informed on emerging HR technology trends, particularly in Workday, providing forward-looking recommendations for innovation and automation.
• Be part of global shared services team working in partnership with team based out of Gurugram, India.
• Act a primary point of contact of People Ops in US.

Benefits

• Equal Employment Opportunity All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other factors prohibited by law.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees