Manager, HRIS

Empower AI is AI for government. Empower AI gives federal agency leaders the tools to elevate the potential of their workforce with a direct path for meaningful transformation. Headquartered in Reston, Va., Empower AI leverages three decades of experience solving complex challenges in Health, Defense, and Civilian missions. Our proven Empower AI Platform® provides a practical, sustainable path for clients to achieve transformation that is true to who they are, what they do, how they work, with the resources they have. The result is a government workforce that is exponentially more creative and productive. For more information, visit www.Empower.ai.

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Reporting to the VP of HR, the Manager of HRIS is responsible for contributing to and executing upon a company-wide strategic vision to continue Empower AI’s HR modernization and streamlining in support of the company’s overall strategy.

 The manager will oversee all aspects of the company’s human resources information systems to include those of human capital management, applicant tracking, training, data analaytics, and HR Solutions Hub (Workday, iCIMS, UKG - collectively the HRIS). In this capacity, the manager will have a critical role in the design, maintenance, and integration of the HRIS ensuring the systems are configured, utilized and maintained to achieve their maximum benefit. A critical aspect of this responsibility includes ensuring the HRIS data structures support and integrate with the data management systems within other functions. He/she will create capabilities that enable functional and business leadership to make evidence-based decisions. He/she will lead the implementation and management of standardized and well-documented process workflows and data frameworks to deliver consistent, high quality insights through data analysis, at increasing levels of scale and satisfaction. 

As a project manager, the manager will drive successful completion of key initiatives in the Human Resources function, and interface with other functional areas of the business to collaborate and drive innovation. The manager is a strategic thinker, able to collaboratively solve complex business problems that align with the needs and values of the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build, maintain, and develop a team of analysts who perform analysis and build human capital data products.
• Create and perpetuate capabilities that enable the functional and business leaders to make evidence-based decisions by establishing analytic frameworks and functional models to assess and forecast business performance and provide recommendations for solving key problems.
• Utilize a range of predictive models (Simple & Multi-variate regression, Decision Trees/Survivability modeling, Machine Learning, etc.) to analyze large data sets and drive analysis that inform business solutions.
• Develop and maintain well documented data architecture, enforcing standards across all systems for efficient processes and clean reliable data.
• Implement and maintain a comprehensive aggregation system, driving strategic thinking into all aspects of system design and interaction to ensure clean, reliable data.
• Enable leadership throughout the company through use of human capital data, enabling our people managers to be effective communicators, leaders, and mentors for their employees.
• Utilize our current data platforms while expanding the palate of technical solutions available to the business.
• Oversee the operation and functionality of the company’s human capital management, applicant tracking, training, service desk, and data aggregation systems.
• Lead projects that improve the effectiveness and efficiencies of human resources operations and systems; perpetuate a culture of continuous process improvement
  
  
• Identify and maintain KPIs and business dashboards to enable performance management and facilitate accountability.
• Maintain the Human Resources budget reporting; support strategic usage of function resources and support budget monitoring among the HR departments
• Manage contracts with various vendors for the HRIS, Talent Acquisition, and Talent Management departments.
• Serve as a liaison among stakeholders within human resources, finance, procurement, marketing and operations, spearheading high visibility projects that streamline processes and procedures, integrate acquired companies, mitigate risk, and optimize and integrate systems and achieving the best possible ROI throughout the talent operations.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Support the management, development, ongoing maintenance, and technical support of the Workday HR System, including but not limited to HCM, Benefits, Compensation, Performance/Merit, Security and Integrations.
• Oversee day-to-day HRIS operation including transactional, security and internal/external integration issues.
• Oversee self-service modules, solicit feedback, propose and implement enhancements to increase efficiencies.
• Develop and maintain well documented data architecture, enforcing standards across all systems for efficient processes and clean reliable data
• Lead HRIS change management process based on feedback/requests and facilitate HRIS change management review board in a cross-functional, matrixed environment.
• Run Workday weekly and semi-annual release updates to ensure proper configuration and testing of new functionality.
• Provide direction, training, establish objectives and performance feedback to HRIS team members. Prioritize work across teams to ensure maximum productivity in meeting both project-related work and production support work. Ensure processes are documented and controls for system changes are in place and adhered to.
• Participate in lessons-learned sessions and documentation for future projects.
• Identifies training needs of end-users and develops and provides the necessary training to meet those needs
• Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent related experience
• 10 - 15 year experience
• Demonstrated background in setting up Workday HRIS and managing it in a full life-cycle capacity (design, implementation, day-to-day operations, releases and upgrades). Current system is Workday and anticipating migrating to UKG.
• Experience with or ability to learn other HRIS systems (as stated previously).
• UKG, Workday, iCIMS

Desired:

•  BS/BA degree in Human Resources, Information Technology, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years knowledge of HR programs and processes and delivering HR technology solutions.
• Experience migrating from Workday to UKG
• 5+ years functional and systems administration experience in Workday with multiple modules, security and integration systems.
• Strong partner with demonstrated capacity for strategic and critical thinking and tactical execution.
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• Team player with excellent organization, prioritization, project and time management skills to meet deadlines in a dynamic organization with multiple challenging projects.
• A multi-dimensional professional who is technologically savvy and skilled in strategy, delivery and operational efficiencies. They must have solid track record of delivering complex projects in matrixed environments, building effective business partnerships, leading transformational initiatives, and fostering a positive work environment that leverages collaboration
• Strong critical thinker who enjoys tackling complex problems head on, with a strong track record of creating value by facilitating data-driven decisions at various levels of an organization
• Ability to operate with minimal oversight, influence others with and without authority, and collaborate across all levels within the company

Physical Requirements:

 
This position requires the ability to perform the below essential functions:

• Sitting for long periods
• Ambulate throughout an office
• Repeatedly lift and carry weight up to 10 pounds
• Travel by land or air transportation for conference or training <5%

It is the policy of Empower AI to provide equal opportunity in recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting individuals in all job categories without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected class or category as may be defined by federal, state, or local laws or regulations. In addition, we affirm that all compensation, benefits, company-sponsored training, educational assistance, social, and recreational programs are administered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity. It is our firm intent to support equal employment opportunity and affirmative action in keeping with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.  Empower AI is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.