Lead Time Administration — US & Canada Ops

Chevron Corporation; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 138,000 - 206,000; Full time

Job summary

Chevron Corporation in Houston seeks a Team Lead, Time Administration to oversee time and attendance for a complex, multi-population workforce across the U.S. and Canada.

You will lead a dispersed team, ensure accurate data capture, and advise Payroll, Labor Relations, and HR stakeholders on time administration matters. The role requires 5+ years in time administration or related fields, strong leadership and policy interpretation skills, and proven ability to drive process improvements in a

Qualifications

• +5 years of experience in time administration, payroll, HR operations, or related function with responsibility for accurate, compliant employee time and pay outcomes.
• Working knowledge of timekeeping processes, payroll controls, work schedules, pay practices, leave-related processes, and applicable compliance requirements.
• Ability to interpret and apply company policies, labor agreements, regulatory requirements, and operational procedures to resolve routine and non-routine time administration issues.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, prioritize work, and build capability across a team or function.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, judgment, and risk-assessment skills, with the ability to evaluate complex issues and recommend practical, defensible solutions.
• Ability to manage escalations, balance stakeholder needs, and communicate decisions and guidance clearly to employees, supervisors, HR, Payroll, Legal, Labor Relations, and business stakeholders.
• Experience partnering across functions to improve processes, strengthen controls, resolve operational issues, and support consistent service delivery.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex time, pay, policy, or system topics into clear guidance for varied audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead Time Administration operations for U.S. and Canada employee populations, including exempt, non-exempt, hourly, shipping/Mariner, expatriate, represented, and non-represented employees.
• Manage and coach a team of approximately 10–12 employees and contractors, reinforcing standard work practices, quality expectations, performance accountability, and effective use of timekeeping systems.
• Ensure time and attendance data is captured, validated, corrected, and processed accurately and in compliance with company policy, payroll controls, labor regulations, collective bargaining agreements, and business requirements.
• Serve as the escalation point for moderate to highly complex time, attendance, leave, payroll, and system issues involving overlapping policy, regulatory, labor agreement, and system considerations.
• Provide expert consultation to Payroll, Labor Relations, Legal, Total Rewards, Health and Medical, Digital/IT, HR, and business stakeholders on time administration practices, pay rules, work schedules, system impacts, and compliance risks.
• Partner with Digital/IT and technology teams on Workday, Time Management, and legacy timekeeping enhancements, including requirements gathering, testing, issue resolution, change management, and implementation support.
• Lead or support time, leave, and payroll workstreams for system deployments, enhancements, migrations, acquisitions, divestitures, and enterprise technology transformation initiatives.
• Drive continuous improvement, standardization, control effectiveness, and operational excellence across time administration processes.
• Support talent management, performance management, skills development, workforce planning, and capability building for the Time Administration team.

Skills

Time administration

Payroll

HR operations

Leadership

Communication

Analytical thinking

Tools

Workday Time

Crew Time Management

Job description

Chevron Corporation in Houston seeks a Team Lead, Time Administration to oversee time and attendance for a complex, multi-population workforce across the U.S. and Canada.

You will lead a dispersed team, ensure accurate data capture, and advise Payroll, Labor Relations, and HR stakeholders on time administration matters. The role requires 5+ years in time administration or related fields, strong leadership and policy interpretation skills, and proven ability to drive process improvements in a