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HR Systems Specialist


Job Location:

Seattle, WA - USA

Hourly Salary: USD 32 - 34
Posted: 15 October 2026 (8 days ago)
Application Deadline: 12 January 2027
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Overview

Our Mission: Building a community where all people especially the young are encouraged to develop their fullest potential in spirit mind and body.

Equity Statement:

The Y actively promotes a culture free from bias and injustice. We are dedicated to removing institutional and systemic barriers that result in oppression and racism. We will be accountable to marginalized communities for creating equitable and sustainable environments where social justice is woven into every facet of our programs and by caring for our communities in a culturally versatile and respectful manner.

Summary:

The HR Systems Specialist supports the administration configuration maintenance accuracy and continuous improvement of Dayforce and related HR technology. This position serves as a primary resource for HR system functionality data integrity and governance reporting and analytics integrations troubleshooting testing security and process improvement. The HR Systems Specialist may partner with Human Resources Payroll Finance Information Technology managers and system vendors to ensure HR systems effectively support organizational and workforce needs.

What youll get from working at The Y

  • Membership to the YMCA of Greater Seattle for you and your household
  • Medical Dental Vision and Life insurance
  • Retirement with generous employer contributions
  • Free access to mental health resources
  • Rapidly-accruing paid time off (PTO)
  • Discounts on qualifying YMCA of Greater Seattle childcare and day camp programs

Hiring Range: $32-34/hour

Responsibilities
  • System Administration & Configuration: Manage Core HR Payroll Time & Attendance Recruiting Onboarding Benefits and Compensation modules within Dayforce including configuration enhancements workflow changes and implementation of new functionality.

  • Data Integrity & Governance: Ensure high data accuracy and completeness; conduct routine audits; manage user security roles and permissions; audit data flows; and maintain compliance with organizational security standards and applicable privacy requirements.

  • Reporting & Analytics: Build and maintain custom reports dashboards automated queries and workforce data to support staffing analysis workforce planning compliance reporting and executive decision-making.

  • Integrations & Troubleshooting: Monitor inbound and outbound vendor data feeds including benefits retirement payroll and other HR-related integrations; test system updates and configuration changes; troubleshoot system and data issues; and resolve or escalate technical issues as appropriate.

  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Human Resources Information Technology Payroll Finance operational leaders and vendors to align system capabilities with business needs and support or lead module upgrades implementations and other HR technology initiatives.

  • Process Improvement & Documentation: Identify opportunities to streamline HR processes through system configuration automation and improved workflows and maintain clear documentation of system processes procedures workflows and configuration changes.

  • User Support & Training: Serve as a primary point of contact for HR system questions and user support and provide training and guidance to HR staff managers and other system users.

  • Confidentiality & Security: Protect the confidentiality and security of employee and organizational information and support appropriate system access controls and data-handling practices.

  • All other duties as assigned.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

COMPETENCIES

  1. Business Acumen.
  2. Influence.
  3. Communication.
  4. Critical Evaluation.
  5. Relationship Management.
  6. Ethical Practice.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and ability to adjust focus. This position requires the ability to occasionally lift office products and supplies up to 20 pounds.

POSITION TYPE/EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK

This is a full-time position and hours of work and days are Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.

TRAVEL

Travel is primarily local during the business day although some out-of-the-area and overnight travel may be expected.

Code of Conduct for Applicants

Qualifications
  • Two to four years of experience supporting an HRIS HR technology HR operations reporting or related function.

  • Experience working with a Human Capital Management or HRIS platform; Dayforce experience preferred.

  • Experience with HR reporting data analysis audits and system troubleshooting.

  • Strong Microsoft Excel skills.

  • Demonstrated ability to work with large amounts of confidential employee information.

  • Strong analytical organizational problem-solving and communication skills.

  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively with HR Payroll Finance IT vendors and operational leaders.

PREFERRED POSITION ATTRIBUTES AND SKILLS

  • Bachelors degree in Human Resources Information Systems Business Administration Data Analytics or a related field; equivalent education and experience may be considered.

  • Experience with Dayforce configuration reporting workflows security integrations and system administration.

  • Experience supporting payroll benefits time and attendance recruiting onboarding learning or performance-management systems.

  • Experience with system implementations upgrades testing and integrations.

  • Experience developing dashboards or workforce analytics.

Role Scope:

This role is broader than a traditional HRIS data-entry position and is designed to support the organizations Dayforce and HR technology environment including system administration and configuration reporting and analytics integrations workflows troubleshooting data governance security and user support. May be asked to support IS department projects. The title HR Systems Specialist reflects this broader scope while maintaining an individual-contributor level.

This job description may be changed at any time at YMCA of Greater Seattles discretion.

The YMCA of Greater Seattle is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity inclusion and equity. We are a drug & alcohol-free workplace; all job offers are contingent on results of a background check.


Required Experience:

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