Senior Benefits Analyst, HR Technology Solutions

WM•Houston, TX

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior level Business Analyst with Functional Ownership of the benefits vendor integrations to consult, innovate, enhance and/or deliver technology solutions to the organization. The Senior Business Analyst will work with the Benefits and Payroll team to understand the business requirements, vision, system issues and recommend a solution that will meet their short and/or long-term needs. Acts as liaison between business stakeholders and HRT team to translate business data and technology needs into Oracle HCM system configurations, integration modifications and process improvements. The Senior Business Analyst will serve as the functional subject matter expert for US and Canada benefit plans, including health & welfare, retirement, and ancillary programs. Generally provides functional input for application/vendor support of a moderate level of complexity including support for business as usual activities such as open enrollment.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree (accredited)
High School Diploma or GED (accredited) and four years of relevant experience
5 years of experience supporting Technology Service Delivery (in addition to education requirement)
Strong knowledge of Oracle HCM Cloud/ ServiceNow HRSD and related HR technology solutions, with experience configuring, supporting, and optimizing solutions across multiple HR functional areas.
Ability to combine business process expertise with technical understanding to evaluate solution options, translate requirements into system capabilities, troubleshoot issues, and deliver scalable technology solutions.
Working knowledge of HR business processes and technology solutions, with the ability to quickly understand operational needs, align technology capabilities to evolving workforce strategies, and support the continuous evolution of assigned products or capabilities.
Demonstrated ability to identify opportunities for process improvement, automation, reporting, AI, and system optimization through thoughtful analysis, solution design, and continuous improvement methodologies.
Working knowledge of HR business processes and technology solutions, with the ability to quickly understand operational needs, align technology capabilities to evolving workforce strategies, and support the continuous evolution of assigned products or capabilities.
Proven ability to build trusted relationships and collaborate effectively across HR, Digital, Reporting & Analytics, vendors, and cross-functional business partners.
Ability to influence decisions, facilitate discussions, and achieve alignment across diverse stakeholder groups without direct authority.
Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts in clear, business-friendly language.
Experience facilitating discovery sessions, workshops, solution design discussions, and executive presentations.
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and decision-making skills with the ability to evaluate complex business and technical challenges, identify root causes, assess solution alternatives, and make sound recommendations supported by data.
Experience leading or contributing to the delivery of enterprise technology solutions through business analysis, configuration, testing, release management, production support, and user adoption.
Demonstrated curiosity and willingness to explore emerging technologies, AI capabilities, industry trends, and best practices to continuously improve HR technology solutions and business processes
Proven ability to independently manage competing priorities, deliver high-quality work, and drive initiatives from concept through implementation while maintaining a strong focus on customer experience, operational excellence, and measurable business value.

Nice To Haves

Functional ownership of benefits vendor integrations
Subject matter expert for US and Canada benefit plans (health & welfare, retirement, ancillary programs)
Experience with Oracle HCM Cloud/ ServiceNow HRSD

Responsibilities

Supports the design and testing of the system with a focus on business objectives and end user experience.
Manage benefit carrier file feeds, monitor integrations between Oracle HCM and third-party vendors, and troubleshoot data discrepancies.
Regular data audits of benefits enrollments, payroll deductions, eligibility files, and vendor data to ensure accuracy.
Facilitates design sessions on items of moderate complexity, lead and review the development of design specs and configuration iterations, participating in the solution and validating/approving prior to deployment.
Analyzes impact of configuration, Fast Formulas, and extensions to service delivery, downstream systems and integrations.
Leads meetings to resolve priority issues of moderate complexity.
Continuously develops and advances knowledge of assigned application(s) utilizing vendor websites, user groups and training to effectively utilize system capabilities.
May mentor less experienced team members and is recognized for working knowledge.
Support the request for proposal (RFP) process working closely with the application support team, Domain Lead/Product Owner and Finance/People functions leaders.
Gathers, documents, conducts assessments on requests, develops and analyzes functional requirements of moderate complexity to make recommendations for config, reporting, and/or integrations.
Interaction with senior management (Sr. Directors, VPs) is typically in conjunction with Domain Lead/Product Owner.
Follows and may make suggestions to any established requirements gathering process.
Coordinates with configurators, QA (Digital) and Technical team.
Leads end-to-end system testing for Benefits change, including devlopment of test scripts, defect tracking and sign-off documentation.
Supports User Acceptance testing by developing test scenarios/cases and ensuring testers have necessary information and access for testing.
Provides support for moderately complex integrations, reports, and large data imports/extractions.
Plans for and supports migrations, releases, upgrades and/or patches - mitigating risk/downstream impacts.
Develops knowledge on configuration, extensions and Fast Formulas.
Engages Digital and vendor for support as necessary.
Collaborates with Domain Lead/Product Owner, Process Owner and COE SMEs.
Provides consultative advice on moderately complex issues to Finance/People functions and relevant detailed documentation.
Actively participates in design sessions and provides input on design and configuration iterations.
Analyzes current and proposed processes/systems.
Makes recommendations on effectiveness and efficiency.
Identify application changes and partners with the Domain Lead/Product Owner and PMO/CMO to support the creation of change impact materials (job aids, training, FAQs, communications, etc.)
Assists with resolving "How To" questions and maintains relevant support materials with Knowledge Management and PMO team.