Senior HRIS Analyst
Menlo Park, CA - USA
Job Summary
We are committed to engaging multidisciplinary teams of science engineering and regulatory experts to empower our clients with solutions that create a safer healthier more sustainable world. For over five decades weve connected the lessons of past failures with tomorrows solutions to advise clients as they innovate technologically complex products and processes ensure the safety and health of their users and address the challenges of sustainability.
Join our team of experts with degrees from top programs at over 500 universities and extensive experience spanning a variety of industries. At Exponent youll contribute to the diverse pool of ideas talents backgrounds and experiences that drives our collaborative teamwork and breakthrough insights. Plus we help you grow your career through mentoring sponsorship and a culture of learning. Thanks for your interest in joining our team!
Key statistics:
- 1100 Team members
- 950 Consultants
- 640 Ph.D.s
- 90 Disciplines
- 30 Offices globally
We are currently seeking a Senior HRIS Analyst for our Human Resources team in one of the following office locations: Menlo Park CA; Natick MA; and Denver CO. The Senior HRIS Analyst willlead the evolution of our HR systems with a strong focus on delivering practical high-quality solutions that support the business. This role blends technical expertise with strong stakeholder engagement- translating business needs into scalable HRIS solutions improving processes and enabling better decision-making across HR and the firm. This is an ideal role for someone who is innovative highly organized and thrives at the intersection of systems data and people.
- Owning and optimizing HR technology platforms including UKG and iCIMS:
- Serving as system expert and primary point of contact for configuration reporting integrations and ongoing enhancements
- Ensuring system integrity performance and alignment with HR recruiting and business needs
- Translating business needs into solutions:
- Partnering with HR Payroll IT and business leaders to assess needs and define requirements
- Designing and implementing solutions that improve efficiency accuracy and user experience
- Driving reporting analytics and insights:
- Building and maintaining dashboards and reporting solutions (Power BI or similar tools)
- Delivering clear actionable insights to inform workforce and business decisions
- Ensuring strong data integrity and governance across reporting outputs
- Leveraging technology and AI to improve outcomes:
- Identifying opportunities to apply automation AI tools or advanced analytics to streamline processes and enhance insights
- Staying current on emerging capabilities and recommending practical application to add business value
- Leading projects and continuous improvement:
- Managing HRIS-related initiatives (system enhancements integrations reporting improvements) end-to-end
- Identifying opportunities to streamline processes and reduce manual effort
- Strengthening stakeholder partnerships:
- Acting as a trusted advisor to stakeholders balancing competing priorities
- Communicating technical concepts clearly to non-technical audiences
- Supporting and enabling users:
- Troubleshooting issues performing root cause analysis and implementing sustainable fixes
- Providing training guidance and documentation to improve adoption and consistency
- Experience
- 5 years of HRIS experience ideally in an analyst or senior analyst role
- Hands-on experience withUKG / UltiPro / UKG Pro (strongly preferred)
- Experience withiCIMS or another talent acquisition system preferred
- Experience supporting HR processes such as recruiting onboarding payroll timekeeping or performance management
- Bachelors degree
- Core Capabilities
- Strong problem-solving skills with a practical solution-oriented approach
- Proven ability to assess needs and translate them into effective system solutions
- Experience managing projects and coordinating across multiple stakeholders
- Strong data and reporting skills including experience withPower BI or similar tools
- Ways of Working
- Highly organized and able to manage multiple priorities
- Collaborative and proactive in building relationships across teams
- Clear confident communicatorable to simplify complex topics
- Comfort withemerging technologies including AI-enabled tools and using them to improve efficiency and insights
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with HRIS implementations or major system enhancements
- Familiarity with integrations across HR recruiting payroll and finance systems
- Exposure to data governance compliance and audit practices
- Experience applyingautomation AI or advanced analyticswithin HR or business processes
Presently legally authorized to work in the United States. No immigration sponsorship or processing required.
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value and encourage diversity equity and inclusion across all facets of our firm. Having a team built of people with different backgrounds skills and perspectives allows us to provide better value to our clients and enjoy an enriched work environment.
Our firm is committed to offering a variety of programs and resources to support health and well-being. We believe that providing competitive benefits as well as compensation and recognition programs empowers our staff to do work that makes a difference.
At Exponent we have found that in-person interactions deepen employee engagement and are crucial for development for realizing the full potential of our talented and diverse teams and for building a more inclusive workplace where all have a sense of our offices you can expect a supportive culture and a collaborative dynamic multi-disciplinary work environment.
The pay rate for this position is dependent on experience and capabilities which will be assessed during the interview process.
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is a proud equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin veteran status disability sexual orientation gender identity or any other protected status.
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