Manager, HRIS

Cenovus Energy; Calgary; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy company is seeking a Manager, HRIS, responsible for overseeing the HRIS systems and ensuring compliance with regulations. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in human resource information systems, with strong leadership skills and a focus on data management and compliance. This role requires collaboration across various departments to optimize system performance and enhance employee data integrity.

Benefits

Competitive total rewards package

Career development opportunities

Flexible working environment

Qualifications

• Minimum 12+ years of HRIS experience, 5+ years in leadership.
• Solid understanding of HR policies and compliance.
• Effective communication with business partners.

Responsibilities

• Manage implementation, maintenance, and optimization of HRIS systems.
• Ensure data integrity and compliance with SOX.
• Collaborate on resource allocation and operational planning.

Skills

HR compliance

Data management

Risk management

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in management information systems or related field

Job description

Worker Type: Employee

Job Post End Date: 06/13/2025

About this opportunity:

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Enterprise Data & IT, the Manager, HRIS is responsible to provide overall management of D&IT HRIS Advisors and end to end HRIS ecosystems. This role prioritizes and coordinates delivery efforts including the design and delivery of HRIS solutions and services to meet business requirements.

What you’ll do:

• Responsible for supporting the implementation, maintenance and optimization of the organization’s HRIS System including the documentation of system configuration, process and procedures.

• Coordinate the delivery of HRIS systems services performance, integrations, data management, reporting, security protocols, and service delivery

• Ensure SOX compliance with 0 non-remediated findings/exceptions.

• Ensure accuracy and integrity of employee data, ensuring compliance with privacy regulations relevant and protecting worker information.

• Align strictly with Enterprise Architecture and adhere to ITSM fields

• Capture all demand and align it with our investment strategy through collaboration with Portfolio & Demand Planning teams

• Enable awareness of evolving technical and business capabilities

• Work with Enterprise Architecture on system integrations following standards and guidelines

• Foster and spread awareness of application integration standard methodologies

• Ensure that products and services meet business needs and expectations

• Contribute to developing the Quality Management System and ensure HRIS systems activities adhere to these established standard processes

• Collaborate with relevant operational and delivery teams to construct testing and implementation strategies

• Stay informed on product and service delivery progress as it relates to HRIS Systems

• Participate in mitigation and control activities, identifying and evaluating risks

• Manage people and technology changes; ensure necessary collaborators are informed

• Participate in procurement and contract management processes when applicable

• Assist in department operational planning and projects, coordinate and negotiate the allocation of resources

• Collaborate with other D&IT leaders to perform effective staff, infrastructure, and capability planning

• Provide input into the budgeting process, ensuring demand and other resourcing needs are accordingly represented and captured

• Facilitate people management and resourcing, defining roles and responsibilities, staff reviews/appraisals, recruitment/dismissals, and staff training.

• Facilitate HRIS technical support training to HR users.

Who you are:

Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum requirements:

• Legally authorized to work in Canada

• Bachelor's degree or higher, with a focus on management information systems, human resources, information technology, or a related field would be considered an asset.

• 12+ years’ experience related to HRIS Systems, 5+ of those years within leadership

• Solid understanding of HR policies, procedures, compliance and best practices.

• Experienced in effectively interacting and communicating with business partners

• Can consolidate requirements and translate them into IT deliverables

• Has set critical metrics and service levels that result in enhanced client experiences

Client Management

• Experienced in managing multiple dependencies between projects

• Can recognize and manage risks

• Experienced in allocating tasks and monitoring execution performance

• Can effectively present and consolidate project status reports

• Demonstrated accurate financial Project/Portfolio management

• Managed change risks to deliver business value

Solution Design

• Experienced with several solution process design or re-engineering efforts

• Has assessed potential implications of re-engineering for multiple functions or departments

• Able to present the results of process-reengineering experience to business management

• Has mastered re-engineering concepts, methods, and tools

• Can cite company or industry-specific examples of successes, failures, and lessons learned

• Experienced in HRIS support and implementations to deliver optimization strategies.

Value Management

• Can identify the efficiency and completeness of Business and Technology strategies and ensure alignment with Cenovus IT and other applicable cross-organization strategies

• Experienced in assessing business benefits, costs, and risks on multiple types of projects

• Proven ability to build an environment where identifying project risks is positive

• Capable of playing a leadership role in conducting value assessments using value management tools and job aids

We acknowledge the value of transferrable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.

Note: The application deadline for this position is 11:59 PM MT, June 12th, 2025.

Internal candidates that are currently in a lower grade will be assessed based on their sustained job performance, how they demonstrate the expected organizational competency behaviors and values and in discussions with their current leader prior to determining next steps.

Cenovus was ranked one of Canada’s Best Employers in 2025. We’re committed to being an employer of choice in our industry by offering a competitive total rewards package and employee programs and rewarding career development opportunities. Learn more.

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Who we are:

We’re an integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary with oil and natural gas production operations in Canada and the Asia Pacific region, and upgrading, refining and marketing operations in Canada and the United States. We’re committed to maximizing value by sustainably developing our assets in a safe, innovative and cost-efficient manner, integrating environmental, social and governance considerations into our business plans.

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