HR Technology Consultant

Southwest Airlines•Dallas, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Excited to shape the technology that powers Southwest’s People experience? As a Human Resources Technology Consultant, you will lead advanced payroll configuration, deploy enhancements, and optimize existing architecture while building skills across multiple modules within the Workday suite. You will work closely with Internal Customers to leverage technology solutions that improve business processes and maximize return on investment. With a focus on reducing manual work and increasing automation, you will identify opportunities to streamline operations and lower costs. You will partner broadly across the People Department, support the full People Technology portfolio, reduce redundant capabilities, and ensure consistent protection of sensitive Personal Identifiable Information. This role offers the opportunity to influence how people systems operate across the enterprise and strengthen the technology foundation that supports every Employee. The culture of Southwest Airlines means we value the camaraderie, collaboration, and innovation that occurs when we come together and interact face-to-face at our vibrant Corporate Campus. Due to the nature of this role, you would be required to work from our Dallas, TX headquarters facility during business hours. We’re committed to fair hiring practices and to making employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, military or veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other legally protected characteristics.

Requirements

Knowledge of principles and processes for providing Customer and personal services including Customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of Customer satisfaction
Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography, and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology
Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods including alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media
Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems
Skilled in understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making
Skilled in using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems
Skilled in identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions
Ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense
Ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand
Required: High School Diploma or GED
Advanced-level experience, seasoned and specialized knowledge in: Functional experience and support of HR and/or Payroll systems
Must maintain a well-groomed appearance per Company appearance standards as described in established guidelines
Must be a U.S. citizen or have authorization to work in the United States as defined by the Immigration Reform Act of 1986
Must be at least 18 years of age
Must be able to comply with Company attendance standards as described in established guidelines

Nice To Haves

Experience in Workday with a focus in Payroll, Talent Performance Management, Workday Help, and HCM processes
Experience in Business Processes and Calculated Fields to support enhancements and updates
Experience in managing intake processes through Jira or a similar tool
Experience in process documentation

Responsibilities

Conduct analysis and identify solutions to business problems
Collaborate with Stakeholders to ensure features and subsequent stories meet expectations
Communicate with key Stakeholders to determine project requirements and objectives
Develop, document, and revise system design procedures, test procedures, and quality standards
Assess the usefulness of pre-developed application packages and adapt them to a user environment
Configure, maintain or update business intelligence tools, databases, dashboards, systems, or methods
Expand or modify system to serve new purposes or improve workflow
Identify impediments and potential solutions; challenge the status quo to improve quality, predictability, flow, and velocity
Define and drive direction for the enterprise within an agile framework and achieve goals using standard program and project management methodologies and practices
May perform other job duties as directed by Employee’s Leaders

Benefits

Fly for free, as a privilege, on any open seat on all Southwest flights (your eligible dependents too)
Southwest will help fund your Retirement Savings Plan with Company contributions up to 9.3% of your eligible earnings
Potential for annual ProfitSharing contribution in the Southwest Retirement Savings Plan- when Southwest profits, you profit
Competitive health insurance for you and your eligible dependents (including pets)
Southwest offers health plan coverage options that start from the very first day of employment.
You will have 30 days to select and enroll in your health plan with coverage retroactively available to your first day of employment.

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