Senior HCM Payroll & Systems Implementation Analyst

Crowe; The Woodlands (TX); On-site; USD 76,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

Crowe is seeking a seasoned Consultant to join our U.S. practice in a role focused on HR/payroll technology implementations and business analysis for public sector clients. The role emphasizes collaboration, problem solving, and leveraging ALM tools such as JIRA within Agile environments.

The successful candidate will build both technical and transferable skills, manage client relationships, and contribute to high-impact engagements with a growth mindset and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree and at least 5 years of professional experience in technology project business analysis.
• In-depth knowledge of HR/Payroll processes and HR technology implementations.
• Experience with ALM tools (JIRA/DevOps/ELM) and Agile environments.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with public sector clients to design and implement solutions.
• Analyze business operations and develop actionable recommendations.
• Facilitate stakeholder meetings, interviews, and workshops.
• Deliver high-quality written reports and client presentations.
• Support clients with analytical research to align policies with configured functionality.
• Apply Agile methods to write user stories and monitor progress.
• Support testing and reconciliation from a business perspective.
• Work with project managers to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.
• Assist with proposal development and client relationship management.

Skills

HR/Payroll knowledge

ALM tools (Jira)

DevOps familiarity

Agile/Scrum

Public sector experience

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Self-motivation

Education

Undergraduate degree

Tools

JIRA

DevOps

ELM

Job description

Crowe is seeking a seasoned Consultant to join our U.S. practice in a role focused on HR/payroll technology implementations and business analysis for public sector clients. The role emphasizes collaboration, problem solving, and leveraging ALM tools such as JIRA within Agile environments.

The successful candidate will build both technical and transferable skills, manage client relationships, and contribute to high-impact engagements with a growth mindset and strong communication skills.