Lead HRIS Analyst (Hybrid)

Lakeshore Learning Materials; Carson (CA); On-site; USD 82,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid parental leave

Medical/dental/vision coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Flexible benefits

On-site preschool

On-site gym

Casual dress

Job summary

Lakeshore Learning Materials is seeking a Lead HRIS Analyst to drive configuration design decisions for our HCM platform, turning HR requirements into scalable system solutions. This hands‑on role focuses on accuracy and scalability to support our growing workforce.

You'll own security, workflows, integrations with payroll and timekeeping, data conversion, and end‑to‑end testing, collaborating with HR leadership and IT to ensure data privacy and efficient processes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in HRIS, HR systems, or HR technology with hands-on configuration and live HCM tenant admin.
• At least 3 years of direct configuration experience in a major HCM platform with security administration, business processes, and reporting.
• Experience on at least one full HCM implementation or major module implementation in a lead role.
• Experience supporting hourly and non-exempt populations, including time and attendance and absence.
• Knowledge of payroll and benefits data structures, multi-state wage and hour rules, and data privacy.
• Data conversion and system integration work with mapping and reconciliation.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years HRIS experience including customer and implementation sides.
• Time tracking and absence configuration for multi-state multi-site hourly workforce.
• Experience with ADP Vantage.
• HCM platform certification.
• Degree in Human Resources, Information Systems, or Business Administration.

Responsibilities

• Hold configuration design decisions across the platform, turning approved business requirements into system design including reporting and calculated fields, weighing partner recommendations, and building and validation configuration against agreed design.
• Design the security and workflow model for all user populations, turning access requirements into group structure and security policy, partnering with IT on access governance and identity management, and documenting configuration standards.
• Define integration requirements for payroll, timekeeping, and third‑party vendors, including data mapping and error handling, and approve sign off on.
• Determine data conversion and mapping design, define cleansing requirements, and review converted data each cycle to decide whether it's ready.
• Design the end‑to‑end test approach, including payroll parallel runs and user acceptance testing and prioritize.
• Serve as the HRIS team's subject matter expert on HCM configuration and reporting, bring the team up on the platform, and document design decisions so the rationale stays with Lakeshore

Skills

HRIS experience

HCM configuration

Security administration

Reporting tools

Payroll knowledge

Data conversion

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

At Lakeshore, we create innovative learning materials and world-class guest experiences for teachers, parents and children. Since 1954, we’ve grown into a global community—with a thriving e-commerce business, multiple catalogs, over 50 stores, a peerless national sales force, plus international offices that support our preeminent supply chain division. But today we’re working better, smarter and faster than ever—and setting our sights even higher. We’re building an infrastructure designed for scalability, embracing data-driven decision-making and using technology to improve efficiency and ensure the best tools for the best work. Most importantly, we continue to invest in a diverse team of inquisitive top talent who fuel each other’s passions and curiosity, take risks, try new things and believe that every new day brings opportunities for growth.

Job Description

Lakeshore Learning's products reach millions of children through the educators and families who trust us - and the systems that power our people operations have to be just as thoughtful as the products we make. As our Lead HRIS Analyst, you'll hold the configuration design decisions for our HCM platform, working from business requirements set by HR leadership, and turn what HR needs into a system that works for everyone who touches it. This is a hands‑on role for someone who knows enterprise HCM deeply and takes real pride in getting the details right.

A day on the job looks like this:

• Hold configuration design decisions across the platform, turning approved business requirements into system design including reporting and calculated fields, weighing partner recommendations, and building and validation configuration against agreed design.
• Design the security and workflow model for all user populations, turning access requirements into group structure and security policy, partnering with IT on access governance and identity management, and documenting configuration standards.
• Define integration requirements for payroll, timekeeping, and third‑party vendors, including data mapping and error handling, and approve sign off on.
• Determine data conversion and mapping design, define cleansing requirements, and review converted data each cycle to decide whether it's ready.
• Design the end‑to‑end test approach, including payroll parallel runs and user acceptance testing and prioritize.
• Serve as the HRIS team's subject matter expert on HCM configuration and reporting, bring the team up on the platform, and document design decisions so the rationale stays with Lakeshore

Qualifications

Got the skills and experience?Here’swhatwe’relooking for:

Required:

• 5 or more years of experience in HRIS, HR systems, or HR technology, including hands‑on configuration and day‑to‑day administration of a live HCM tenant.
• At least 3 years of direct configuration experience in a major HCM platform, with working knowledge of security administration, business process frameworks, and reporting tools.
• Experience on at least one full HCM implementation or major module implementation, in a functional or design lead capacity.
• Experience supporting hourly and non‑exempt populations, including time and attendance and absence.
• Practical understanding of payroll and benefits data structures, multi‑state wage and hour rules as they apply to system configuration, and HR data privacy and access control.
• Data conversion and system integration work, including mapping, reconciliation, and working directly with implementation partners or external vendors.
• Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and hands‑on experience.

Preferred:

• 7 or more years of HRIS experience, including work on both the customer side and the implementation side of an HCM rollout.
• Hands‑on experience in time tracking and absence configuration for a multi‑state, multi‑site hourly workforce.
• Experience with ADP Vantage.
• HCM platform certification in any track.
• Degree concentration in Human Resources, Information Systems, or Business Administration.

What sets you apart:

• You hold your design positions when vendors and project timelines push back.
• You map what breaks downstream before a configuration decision gets made.
• You're comfortable walking into a room with competing priorities and coming out with something everyone can actually work with, especially when your findings aren't what people were hoping to hear.

Additional Information

And here’s our end of the bargain!

At Lakeshore, we pay local market wages for employees that reside within Los Angeles and Orange Counties.

For this position, new employees joining Lakeshore who live within Los Angeles and Orange Counties are typically brought into the organization at a salary between $82,000-$114,500 depending on relevant experience & skillset.

This range is indicative of projected hiring range. The annual base compensation will take into account each candidate's relevant experience, location, and skillset.

• Paid leave for new parents to support work/life balance and family bonding
• Excellent medical/dental and vision coverage — EPO, PPO and HSA
• 401(k) retirement plan with company contribution (because you will retire someday)
• Flexible benefits — choose what you like, ignore the rest
• On‑site preschool for our employees’ children
• On‑site employee gym for all levels/fitness needs
• Casual dress…and we really mean it

At Lakeshore, we know our diversity makes us stronger, and when everyone feels included and valued, we all win. We strive to embrace our differences and create an intentionally diverse and inclusive community that is representative of the teachers, families and children we serve.

We know we couldn't do the extraordinary things we're doing without the people on our team. Thanks to the passion and enthusiasm of this spectacular group, Lakeshore is more than a great place to work—it's a great experience to be part of. Day in and day out, we give everything we've got to create products that instill a sense of wonder and foster a true love of learning. To help maintain this high bar for success, we're constantly on the lookout for people to join us. So if you're a down‑to‑earth professional who shares our desire for making a difference, we'd love to hear from you.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

People are selected to become members of the Lakeshore family based on skill, merit and mind‑boggling talent—not based on race, color, creed, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, marital status, domestic partnership status, military status, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, alienage, AIDS or AIDS‑related complex status, genetic information, predisposition or carrier status, status as a victim of domestic violence, physical or mental disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If things aren’t equal, we all lose.

Lakeshore is an E‑Verify employer. We use E‑Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees.

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