Senior HR Operations Specialist: Onboarding & Offboarding

University of Texas; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Job summary

University of Texas at Austin, Senior Departmental HR Associate at the Pickle Research Campus, focuses on operational HR tasks including onboarding, offboarding, benefits, and employee experience. The role emphasizes accuracy and customer service in a DoD URA context and requires strong MS Office skills and Workday/IRIS familiarity.

The ARL HR Operations team collaborates with UT Austin HR, ensuring timely processing, compliance, and support for staff and student programs while maintaining data

Qualifications

• Seven years of administrative experience with HR exposure.
• Impeccable data entry and quality control of entries.
• Excellent interpersonal, customer service, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Complete onboarding/offboarding tasks and assist with offers for staff and student positions.
• Maintain onboarding materials and manage pre-hire processing in Workday and IRIS.
• Coordinate audit corrections and ensure data integrity across Workday and IRIS.
• Handle terminations and exit documentation, and coordinate payroll-related exits.
• Provide departmental orientation support and answer questions on enrollment and benefits.

Skills

Administrative experience

Microsoft Office Suite

Data entry accuracy

Customer service

Communication skills

HR processes (I-9, background checks)

Education

High School diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree in HR or related field (preferred)

Tools

Workday

IRIS

Job description

University of Texas at Austin, Senior Departmental HR Associate at the Pickle Research Campus, focuses on operational HR tasks including onboarding, offboarding, benefits, and employee experience. The role emphasizes accuracy and customer service in a DoD URA context and requires strong MS Office skills and Workday/IRIS familiarity.

The ARL HR Operations team collaborates with UT Austin HR, ensuring timely processing, compliance, and support for staff and student programs while maintaining data