Manager, HR Systems & Operations

LE200 Starz Entertainment, LLC; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full medical, vision, dental coverage

Annual discretionary bonus and merit

Generous PTO and wellness days

401(k) company matching

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Starz Entertainment, LLC is hiring a Manager, HR Systems & Operations in Santa Monica to partner with HR and IT on Workday configurations, testing, and deployments. You will manage ticketing, support open enrollment, and coordinate user acceptance testing across HR processes.

With 5+ years in Benefits/Payroll/HRIS and Workday expertise, you will audit payroll, benefits, and leave pay while driving process improvements and robust reporting.

Qualifications

• 5+ years as a Benefits, Payroll, and/or HRIS Analyst.
• 2+ years of Workday experience; Workday certification preferred.
• Experience running payroll and completing pay/benefits audits.
• Expertise in Excel (VLOOKUP, pivot tables, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Partner with functional leads and the IT Workday team on configurations, enhancements, testing, and deployments.
• Manage the ticketing process, including request, requirements, and testing protocols.
• Support key HR processes such as open enrollment and performance management by managing and tracking configuration changes, developing test plans, and coordinating user acceptance testing.
• Identify opportunities to optimize Workday processes, reporting, and user experience through system best practices.
• Complete regular and ad‑hoc payroll and benefits audits, including benefits billing reconciliation.
• Manage and audit leave pay in coordination with third‑party administrators and benefits and payroll functional leads.
• Complete regular and ad‑hoc reporting, providing key analysis to HR teams.
• Research and address data integrity issues and errors, ensuring a high level of data integrity and accurate transactions.
• Establish audit processes as needed.
• Track Workday integrations with vendors and research fail reports in partnership with IT.
• Provide backup to payroll, completing biweekly payroll as needed.
• Provide backup to Compensation, Payroll, and Benefits administration in Workday.
• Support projects to streamline HR processes and eliminate non‑value‑added activities that improve efficiency.
• Support employee pay and benefits questions.

Skills

HRIS Analytics

Payroll processing

Workday experience

Excel advanced (VLOOKUP, pivot tables)

Tools

Workday

Excel

Job description

The Manager, HR Systems & Operations serves as a strategic and hands‑on partner for the HR team and reports to the Director, HR Systems & Operations.

Responsibilities

• Partner with functional leads and the IT Workday team on Workday configurations, enhancements, testing, and deployments.
• Manage the ticketing process, including request, requirements, and testing protocols.
• Support key HR processes such as open enrollment and performance management by managing and tracking configuration changes, developing test plans, and coordinating user acceptance testing.
• Identify opportunities to optimize Workday processes, reporting, and user experience through system best practices.
• Complete regular and ad‑hoc payroll and benefits audits, including benefits billing reconciliation.
• Manage and audit leave pay in coordination with third‑party administrators and benefits and payroll functional leads.
• Complete regular and ad‑hoc reporting, providing key analysis to HR teams.
• Research and address data integrity issues and errors, ensuring a high level of data integrity and accurate transactions.
• Establish audit processes as needed.
• Track Workday integrations with vendors and research fail reports in partnership with IT.
• Provide backup to payroll, completing biweekly payroll as needed.
• Provide backup to Compensation, Payroll, and Benefits administration in Workday.
• Support projects to streamline HR processes and eliminate non‑value‑added activities that improve efficiency.
• Support employee pay and benefits questions.

Qualifications & Skills

• 5+ years as a Benefits, Payroll, and/or HRIS Analyst.
• 2+ years of Workday experience; Workday certification preferred.
• Experience running payroll and completing pay/benefits audits.
• Expertise in Excel (VLOOKUP, pivot tables, etc.).

Compensation

$115,000 – $135,000 per annum.

Benefits

• Full coverage – Medical, Vision, and Dental.
• Annual discretionary bonus and merit increase.
• Work/Life balance – generous sick days, vacation days, holidays, and wellness days.
• 401(k) company matching.
• Tuition reimbursement (up to graduate degree).

EEO Statement

Starz is an equal employment opportunity employer. All employees and applicants are evaluated on the basis of their qualifications, consistent with applicable state and federal laws. In addition, Starz will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. Starz will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and federal law.