CORE HR (Campus and Hospital) ERP Module Lead

University of Missouri System; Columbia Township (MO); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Missouri System is seeking an ERP Project lead to provide functional leadership for planning, implementing, configuring, testing, deploying, and optimizing the Core HR module within an enterprise ERP system. You will be the primary expert on employee data, org structures, jobs, and lifecycle transactions across campuses.

You will partner with HR, campuses, vendors, and implementation partners to standardize processes, maintain data integrity, and promote successful HR

Qualifications

• Knowledge of ERP or HR information systems and Core HR processes.
• Understanding of how HR data affects payroll, timekeeping, benefits, and recruiting.
• Ability to analyze complex requirements and translate into configurations.
• Experience with configuration, testing, data conversion, and post-production operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead Core HR module implementation and optimization activities, incl. design, configuration, rules, validations, and testing.
• Serve as functional expert for employee records, departments, jobs, and organizational units.
• Provide leadership for employee lifecycle processes: hire, transfers, promotions, terminations.
• Gather requirements, compare practices, and translate needs into ERP solutions.
• Evaluate HR processes and recommend standardization, automation, and data quality improvements.
• Drive functional decisions and escalate cross-functional issues to leadership.
• Support testing, data migration, and issue resolution with teams.
• Develop documentation for processes, configuration decisions, and data definitions.

Skills

ERP knowledge

Core HR processes

Employee lifecycle

Data structures

Analytics

Communication skills

Stakeholder collaboration

Prioritization

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Hiring Department

ERP Project

Job Description

Provides functional leadership for the planning, implementation, configuration, testing, deployment, and ongoing optimization of the Core Human Resources module within an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. Serves as the primary subject matter expert for employee and worker data, organizational structures, jobs, positions, employment relationships, and employee lifecycle transactions.

Partners with HR and business stakeholders across campuses, project and technical teams, vendors, and implementation partners to establish consistent enterprise processes, maintain data integrity, improve operations, and promote successful adoption of HR technology solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Core HR module implementation and optimization activities, including functional design, configuration, business rules, validations, workflow, testing, deployment, and post-production support.


• Serve as the functional expert for employee and worker records, departments and organizational units, job codes or profiles, positions, employment classifications, reporting relationships, and related reference data.


• Provide leadership for employee lifecycle processes, including hire, rehire, transfer, promotion, job and position changes, additional assignments, organizational changes, and termination.


• Gather and analyze business requirements, identify differences in current practices, facilitate design and decision sessions, and translate business needs into practical ERP solutions.


• Evaluate HR processes and recommend opportunities to standardize, automate, strengthen controls, improve data quality, reduce manual work, and enhance the employee and user experience.


• Drive functional decisions, document recommendations, and escalate cross-functional issues, risks, or governance needs to appropriate project or organizational leadership.


• Lead and support functional, integration, user acceptance, and regression testing by developing scenarios and scripts, validating results, and coordinating issue resolution.


• Support data conversion and migration through mapping, cleansing, validation, reconciliation, and resolution of employee, job, position, department, and organizational data issues.


• Establish and maintain Core HR data standards, definitions, business rules, and controls that promote accuracy, consistency, integrity, and appropriate enterprise use.


• Coordinate dependencies with payroll, time and absence, benefits, recruiting, compensation, finance, security, reporting, integrations, and identity and access management.


• Partner with technical resources to define and validate integrations, reports, security requirements, derived data, and other functionality involving Core HR information.


• Assess downstream impacts of configuration, process, and enhancement changes on related ERP modules, integrations, reporting, security, and business operations.


• Support project planning, timelines, milestones, risks, readiness, knowledge transfer, training, change management, and user adoption activities.


• Develop and maintain clear documentation for business processes, configuration decisions, testing, data definitions, system functionality, and operational procedures.


• Troubleshoot complex functional and process issues, perform root-cause analysis, recommend solutions, and support continuous improvement after implementation.

Shift

M-F, 8a-5p, additional hours and weekends as needed

Minimum Qualifications

A bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience and at least 3 years of experience from which comparable knowledge and skills can be acquired is necessary.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of ERP or HR information systems and Core HR processes, data structures, and employee lifecycle transactions.


• Understanding of how foundational HR data affects payroll, timekeeping, benefits, recruiting, compensation, finance, reporting, security, and integrations.


• Ability to analyze complex requirements and translate them into effective configurations, business processes, controls, and system solutions.


• Experience supporting configuration, testing, data conversion and validation, training, implementation, documentation, and post-production operations.


• Strong analytical, critical-thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, including the ability to assess cross-functional and downstream impacts.


• Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.


• Ability to facilitate discussions, build consensus, and collaborate with stakeholders across multiple campuses and organizational units.


• Ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively in a large, complex, project-oriented environment.


• Ability to establish productive working relationships with HR and business stakeholders, project teams, technical resources, vendors, and implementation partners.

* Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and professionally, both verbally and in writing, with a wide range of customers and stakeholders. Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, accuracy, and the ability to independently manage responsibilities through completion.

Anticipated Hiring Range

Salary Range: $75,000 - $95,000 annually

Grade: GGS-11

University Title: ERP Module Lead

Internal applicants can determine their University title by accessing the Talent Profile tile in myHR.

Sponsorship Information

Employment visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Community Information

Columbia offers small-town friendliness with big city features and a high quality of life for people of all ages and interests. Founded on education and known as an ideal college town, its location also makes it an attractive spot for businesses and travelers. Located on Interstate 70 and U.S. Highway 63, Columbia is right in the middle of the state and the nation. Just a couple hours’ drive from St. Louis and Kansas City, Columbia is Boone County’s largest population center offering big‑city culture, activities, and resources with a low cost of living. Columbia is home to a variety of restaurants and entertainment venues and hosts more than a dozen festivals each year. If you want to grow your career, continue your education, raise a family, and retire, Columbia is a good place to be!

Benefit Eligibility

This position is eligible for University benefits. As part of your total compensation, the University offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental and vision plans, retirement, paid time off, short‑and long‑term disability, paid parental leave, paid caregiver leave, and educational fee discounts for all four UM System campuses. For additional information on University benefits, please visit the Faculty & Staff Benefits website at https://www.umsystem.edu/departments-staff/human-resources/benefits-retirement

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

To request ADA accommodations, please call the Director of Accessibility and ADA at 573-884-7278.

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