Digital HR Specialist

New York Power Authority; City of White Plains (NY); On-site; USD 87,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

New York Power Authority is seeking an HRIS Specialist to support HR technology initiatives, maintain data integrity, and deliver accurate reporting. The role partners with HR, IT, and business leaders to assess needs, implement enhancements, and provide user training.

Ideal candidates will have strong analytical skills and familiarity with HR processes, plus hands-on Workday experience in HCM, Compensation, Benefits, and reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• 2 years of experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Monitor information needs and modify existing HRIS to meet changing requirements.
• Configure and optimize HRIS systems and solutions to support HR department processes.
• Ensure compliance with Federal and State regulations on protecting data.
• Maintain the organization structure for the HRIS and support multiple modules.
• Collaborate with IT to maintain and upgrade the system.
• Produce timely and accurate data reports and analytics for stakeholders.
• Provide user support and training on system procedures and reporting.
• Generate ad hoc and periodic reports and analyze trends for management.

Skills

Analytical skills

HR processes knowledge

Workday experience

Reporting

Confidentiality

Interpersonal communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Summary

The HRIS Specialist supports NYPA's Human Resources technology initiatives by maintaining, optimizing, and troubleshooting HR systems. This role is responsible for ensuring data integrity, improving system processes, and delivering accurate reporting and analytics to key stakeholders. The HRIS Specialist partners closely with HR, IT, and business leaders to evaluate system needs, implement enhancements, and provide user support and training.

An ideal candidates will have strong analytical skills, an understanding of HR processes, and experience working with core HRIS platforms. Preferred qualifications include hands-on experience with Workday, particularly in areas such as HCM, Compensation, Benefits, Reporting, and business process configuration. This position plays a critical role in enabling efficient HR operations and supporting data driven decision‑making across the organization

Responsibilities

• Monitor information needs and modify existing systems to meet changing requirements.
• Configure and optimize systems and solutions to support department processes.
• Ensure compliance with Federal and State regulations on protecting data.
• Maintain the organization structure for the system which supports the function of all the modules
• Utilize technical knowledge of the System to work with the IT staff to maintain and upgrade the system.
• Ensure data are maintained in a timely and accurate fashion.
• Liaison between all of the sites and headquarters.
• Provide help and support for system functions.
• Document processes, configurations, and procedures.
• Train personnel on system procedures and reporting
• Provide analysis and reports in response to specific requests on ad hoc and periodic basis
• Generate monthly retrieval of summary reports, changes, and trends for use by management.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of organization structures.
• Strong knowledge of the report generation.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.).
• Develop and produce data reports, exports and charts for analysis.
• Ability to work comfortably with all levels and all areas of the organization.
• Ability to handle competing tasks while remaining organized is required
• Ability to observe confidentiality.

Education, Experience and Certifications

• Bachelor's degree.
• 2 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Physical Requirements

• Limited travel (up to 10%) required primarily to our generating facilities.
• Overnight travel to the various NYPA locations within New York State.

The New York Power Authority is committed to providing fair, competitive, and market-informed compensation. The estimated salary range for this position is: $87,000 - $112,000. The salary offered will be determined based on the successful candidates' relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities.

The New York Power Authority and Canal Corporation believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage women, people of color, LGBTQIA+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents and veterans to apply. As an equal opportunity employer, NYPA/Canals is committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect communities across New York and enthusiastically serve them. We proudly celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race/color, creed/religion, national origin, citizenship or immigration status, age, disability, military status, gender/sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy and related conditions, familial/marital status, domestic violence victim status, predisposing genetic characteristics, arrest/criminal conviction record or any other category protected by law. NYPA/Canals will also provide reasonable accommodations during the hiring process related to candidates' disabilities, pregnancy-related conditions, religious observances/practices and/or domestic violence concerns. To request an accommodation, please email [e-mail].