Senior Director of Human Resources Information Systems
Senior Director of Human Resources Information Systems
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Job Description
About ECC:
Work Schedule:
Rate of Pay/Benefits:
This is a FullTime Administrative position at grade 217 with an annual salary range of $97339 to $129785. The salary offer will be based on education and experience in alignment with the Colleges compensation philosophy and the current Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) if applicable.
Benefits:
- Medical Dental Vision Insurance
- Life and LongTerm Disability Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA DCA Commuter)
- Retirement Plans (Pension 457b 403b)
- Time Off with Pay
- Professional Development/Expense
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
FLSA Status:
Grant Funded:
Job Summary:
Under the direction of the Managing Director of Enterprise Systems Applications and Project Management an employee in this classification leads the ITHRIS department overseeing software applications and systems supporting HR processes like Payroll Benefits Compensation Employee Relations Talent Acquisition and Records Management. This role ensures compliance with regulations and policies assigns work within the department and fosters a collaborative environment. The Senior Director also serves as a project manager for HRISspecific projects and actively participates in operational tasks alongside HRIS Analysts.
Required Knowledge Skills & Abilities:
- Bachelors degree in computer science business or related field.
- 7 years managing IT staff and complex technical projects.
- Experience with higher education enterprise systems (e.g. Ellucian Colleague) relational databases reporting tools and Microsoft Excel; SQL knowledge is a plus.
- Understanding of HR Payroll and Benefits regulations and processes.
- Proficiency in PMBOK and project management methodologies (Agile Waterfall).
- Experience with help desk and project management tools (preferably Atlassian Jira).
- Experience managing external contractors and vendors.
- Higher education experience including academic scheduling and compliance.
- Strong diagnostic analytical problemsolving and organizational skills.
- Excellent leadership communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to balance management duties with technical and operational tasks.
- Effective decisionmaking and adaptability.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Desired Knowledge Skills & Abilities:
Masters degree
PMP certification
Human Resources Information Professional (HRIP) certification
Essential Duties:
- Oversees and supports the Ellucian Colleague HR Module and other HR systems ensuring compliance with regulations and policies. This role involves constant process improvement developing and testing business rules and collaborating with IT and functional departments to maintain data integrity. Responsibilities include timely testing and application of vendor updates resolving system issues updating configurations managing security access and creating reports. The Senior Director also defines technical approaches for complex projects aligning specifications with requirements and creating design documents and test strategies. solutions.
- Manages the department by handling requests incidents and project submissions from functional users via the ticketing system. This role involves supervising and leading HRIS Analysts setting department goals and prioritizing work. Additionally the Senior Director provides training and mentorship to develop the technical analytical and business processing skills of the HRIS Analysts.
- The Senior Director of HRIS and HRIS Analysts lead all technology projects for HR systems adhering to standards set by the Director of IT Project Management. Responsibilities include initiating and leading project teams developing project and communication plans executing test plans and analyzing and mitigating risks. They also manage system rollouts including training documentation and procedure updates ensuring quality and timeliness. Coordination with vendors may be required.
- Provides technical documentation and training for HR systems to functional departments as needed. This ensures that users are wellequipped to utilize the systems effectively and efficiently.
- Reviews patches and upgrades for the HR module of the ERP system (Ellucian Colleague) and other supported systems. This involves coordinating with the IT Application Development and analyst departments identifying risks creating test plans and requesting installations. For cloudbased systems the Senior Director works with vendors to ensure a testing plan is in place to prevent impacts on ECCs usage. If issues are found they are addressed with the relevant business area and a fix is planned.
- Attends analyst meetings and collaborates with IT Application Development and other analyst departments on HR systems projects and initiatives. This includes working with the Senior Director of Data Quality on ICCB reports and other state and federal datarelated initiatives.
- Serves as the main technical contact for HR software reviewing vendor contracts and recommending changes to the Budget Officer. When new HR software is approved for purchase this role leads the Request for Proposal (RFP) process according to IT standards.
- Represents IT on internal planning and advisory committees contributing to meetings with the Managing Director to evaluate strategic directions for campuswide information systems and application platforms. This role provides expertise and guidance on HR systems and applications.
Other Duties:
Other duties as assigned that pertain to the job description
Physical Demands:
Light: Exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time the job is rated for light work.
Visual Acuity:
Close visual acuity (e.g. computer assembly)
Work Environment:
Quiet conditions
Environmental Conditions:
Typical office or administrative
Current SSECCA Union Member Information:
The initial posting date for this position is 04/09/2025. Elgin Community College Support Staff of Elgin Community College Association (SSECCA) members that apply by 04/16/2025 and meet the posted minimum qualifications will receive full consideration.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
Elgin Community College does not discriminate or tolerate discrimination against any member of its community on the basis of race color national origin ancestry sex/gender/gender identity age religion disability pregnancy veteran status marital status sexual orientation or any other status protected by applicable federal state or local law in matters of admissions employment or in any aspect of the educational programs or activities it offers.
In addition Elgin Community College provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to ensure equal access and equal opportunities with regard to employment practices educational opportunities and programs and services. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process please notify the Colleges EEO/AA Officer. Determinations on request for a reasonable accommodation will be made on a casebycase basis.
Required Experience:
Exec
Employment Type
Full-Time
