Senior Manager, Total Rewards & HR Systems

Accuray•Madison, WI

17d

About The Position

At Accuray, we make a direct and powerful impact on the lives of cancer patients every day — helping them live longer, better lives. But our commitment to innovation offers a truly unique opportunity: the chance to change the fight against cancer — helping to develop, introduce and support new treatment delivery systems and software that will give new hope and new health to cancer patients and cancer survivors around the world. Accuray develops, manufactures and sells radiotherapy systems for alternative cancer treatments. Our radiation therapy for cancer makes treatment shorter, safer, personalized and more effective, ultimately enabling patients to live longer, better lives. Job Description SUMMARY: The Senior Manager, Total Rewards & HR Systems is responsible for designing, planning, and implementing benefits, wellness, and compensation programs, policies, and procedures. This position will also lead collaboration efforts with HR Management, team members and cross-functional teams to analyze and improve business processes while leveraging the return on process improvement and technical capabilities. The Manager will partner with HR teams to ensure that total rewards initiatives are aligned with the strategic direction of the organization.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Information Systems, or equivalent education and/or work experience with business systems administration supporting the Human Resources function
7 years of progressive HR experience
Knowledge of HR and payroll policies and procedures
Working knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures in Human Resources
Knowledge of ERP and HRMS systems and the ability to function as the HR Super User (meaning advanced navigation, configuration, troubleshooting, and cross‑functional workflow understanding.)
Experience implementing an HRMS into an existing infrastructure, Workday implementation experience strongly preferred
Solid foundation of HRMS design, structure, functions and processes, and experience with application tools
Familiarity with ITIL best practices and SOX compliance
Experience in aligning systems and processes to business needs; have an analytical approach to problem solving and logical approach to work
Demonstrates strong critical thinking, communication, and problem‑solving skills, coupled with exceptional attention to detail, sound organizational and multitasking abilities, and the capacity to work effectively across functions and levels.
Consistently exercises initiative, ownership, and sound judgment in prioritizing and delivering high‑quality work within established deadlines.
To qualify for this position, candidates must be able to furnish proof that they are authorized to work in the country they are applying on a permanent basis without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

HRIS Administration: Manages HRIS system (Workday) and implementation of functionality within that system.
Facilitate the design and implementation of systems enhancements and integrations in alignment with the HRIS Roadmap.
Develop and manage ad-hoc organization-wide reporting and prepare reports on various metrics as needed.
Manage the business process integrations with financial and payroll systems.
Support upgrades, enhancements, testing, validation and overall performance of systems; analyze software releases to assess impact of new features.
Manage security settings, create new user accounts, update data tables, configure processes and tools, troubleshoot issues, etc.
Develop and deliver effective communications and training for users to optimize the effectiveness of systems and tools.
Develop and implement systems integrations, mass data uploads and interfaces.
Serve as subject matter expert on future build outs of Workday functionality including defining requirements, configuring solutions, managing testing and validation, documenting process change and training users on new processes and tools.
Manage data integrity, recordkeeping and records retention and associated audit documentation.
Total Rewards (Compensation & Benefits): Serves as the subject matter expert on the total rewards offerings and the high-level business requirements, processes, and workflows of all Human Resources technology solutions.
Design, manage, assess, and administer competitive benefits, compensation, and rewards programs that strengthen the organization’s ability to attract and retain employees
Conduct ongoing evaluation of the organization’s compensation and benefits programs to ensure market competitiveness while partnering cross‑functionally to identify and implement strategies that mitigate rising benefits costs without compromising employee experience.
Support compensation initiatives including salary structure development, merit increase design/implementation, pay-for-performance plans, variable pay programs, and other total rewards initiatives such as benefits benchmarking, preparing total rewards metrics and other projects as assigned.
Design, implement, and manage comprehensive sales compensation plans that align with organizational goals, ensure market competitiveness, and drive desired sales performance outcomes.
Participates in ad-hoc projects on total rewards and continuous improvement initiatives to support the long-term strategic direction of the organization.
Compliance: Maintain and document policies and procedures and updates to Employee Handbooks.
Maintain global job classifications in the HRIS by configuring and managing the data entry process to ensure the position management functions effectively.
Ensure compliance with SOX requirements by maintaining robust HRIS controls, overseeing accurate and secure employee data management, supporting audit activities, and partnering with Finance and IT to validate system access, workflows, and documentation that impact financial reporting and internal control integrity.