HR Systems Director

Fremont, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 3 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

A little about us Kidango () is an early learning nonprofit committed to setting every child on a path to thrive in kindergarten and in life. We believe that all children can reach their full potential if they and their families have access to the right opportunities and resources. As the largest child care provider in the San Francisco Bay Area we provide thousands of children especially those from low-income families with safe healthy nurturing environments and relationships. Through our policy work we aim to take our expertise beyond the children and families that we serve and drive change in early childhood education at the local state and federal levels. Our goal is to make sure all children have the social emotional and academic skills they need to learn grow and realize their potential.

About The Role

The HR Systems Director leads the administration configuration and optimization of Kidangos entire People tech stack which includes core HRIS talent performance learning and payroll management systems. This role serves as the subject matter expert and a strategic partner across HR Payroll Finance and IT to ensure HR systems support organizational goals enhance the employee experience drive operational efficiency and deliver scalable solutions.

What Youll Be Doing

Develops Kidangos HR systems and roadmap in partnership with HR stakeholders Finance and IT.
Supports the selection configuration design implementation and stabilization of core HR and Payroll systems.
Leads implementation HRIS/People Technology projects including project planning coordination and execution.
Leads testing (SIT/UAT) including test schedule tracking test script organization defect logging and follow-ups.
Leads and executes integrations with related systems business processes workflows and APIs.
Manages system upgrades patches and new feature implementations.
Manages modules in an HRIS system including Core HCM Onboarding Absence Compensation Benefits Time Tracking and Payroll and integrated talent management and learning management systems.
Manages system security including user access controls multi-factor authentication and data encryption.
Drives ongoing system configuration and optimization to meet organizational needs and improve efficiency; partners with HR Payroll and Operations to validate system design against policy and compliance requirements.
Turns business requirements into technical requirements and proposed HR technical solutions while treating every challenge as an opportunity for improvement and efficiency.
Creates and maintains system documentation configuration guides process workflows.
Develops user guides job aids training materials; conducts user training sessions for HR systems.
Serves as liaison between internal teams HR systems support and third-party vendors to manage escalations and ensure optimal systems performance.
Works with IT to maintain highest standards of data security and privacy compliance throughout all HRIS initiatives.
Serves as the go-to person for People Operations reporting needs; supports audit reporting needs.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Preferred qualifications

BS Degree in Human Resources Information Systems Business Administration or related field.
5 years of hands-on experience across the HR tech stack including configuring HR systems day-to-day operations troubleshooting system enhancements and integrations.
Strong understanding of Payroll Time Tracking and Absence business processes including IT dependencies.
Experience with the selection configuration implementation and updating of HR and Payroll systems.
Expertise with databases and working with large datasets (e.g. Excel SQL Python) data systems (e.g. Salesforce) research methodologies (including data cleansing and quantitative analysis) and evaluation frameworks data analytics tools and platforms (e.g. R Tableau or Power BI).
Strong project management skills with the ability to prioritize and execute in a fast-moving ambiguous environment.
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills and ability to influence across all levels.
Knowledge of HR and Payroll compliance and regulations.
Knowledge of integrations with Greenhouse Atlassian (JIRA Confluence) Google Apps Slack and Okta preferred
Experience in non-profit with early education including state and federal policy preferred.
Ability to work during the organizations core work hours and be flexible in work schedule including some evenings and weekends; travel as needed to agency community and state functions.

Compensation

$161506.80 - $161506.80 USD

Additional Requirements

Must pass a health screening and TB test
Must pass background fingerprint clearance
Valid Driver License
Must be 18 years or older
The ability to lift up to 30lbs may be needed during some job duties
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions

Perks

An opportunity to improve real lives solve hard problems and change the world
Friendly supportive and adventurous environment with a team of engaged colleagues
A comprehensive industry-leading benefits package
Opportunities to connect with and learn from colleagues and partners around the world

Drug-Free Workplace

We believe every employee has the right to work in an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful discrimination. Consistent with applicable laws Kidango makes all decisions involving any aspect of the employment relationship without regard to race color religion age gender sexual orientation marital status national origin citizenship the presence of any physical or mental disability of someone otherwise qualified veteran status genetic information or any other status or characteristic protected by local state or federal law other than those positions which are deemed ministerial in nature. Discrimination and/or harassment based on any of those factors are inconsistent with our philosophy of doing business and will not be tolerated. This policy of non-discrimination applies to all aspects of application procedures hiring advancement transfers reductions in force discharge compensation training or other terms conditions and privileges of employment.

EEO

A diverse and inclusive workplace where we learn from each other is an integral part of Kidangos culture. We actively welcome people of different backgrounds experiences abilities and perspectives. We are an equal opportunity employer and a great place to work. Join us and help us achieve our mission!

Required Experience:

Director

A little about us Kidango () is an early learning nonprofit committed to setting every child on a path to thrive in kindergarten and in life. We believe that all children can reach their full potential if they and their families have access to the right opportunities and resources. As the largest ch...