Sr HRIS Specialist (Contract)
Prestwick Aerosystems
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Job summary
Airbus Americas, Inc. seeks a Senior HRIS Specialist (Contract) to support North America HR initiatives, focusing on Workday HCM capabilities, benefits, payroll, and time management.
The role evolves our HRIS systems toward a new tech stack and operating model while collaborating with HR, IT and Legal to ensure compliance. You will interface with stakeholders to implement upgrades, manage vendors, and provide audits support, while guiding data governance and system optimization for efficient HR
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, or Human Resources Management (or equivalent).
- 15 years of relevant work experience in HR / HRIS domains.
- 10+ years implementing HRIS modules such as HCM, Benefits, Time/Absence and Payroll.
- Experience with Workday HCM Suite and/or Dayforce; data governance and reporting experience.
- Strong communication, project management and stakeholder management skills.
Responsibilities
- Oversee and maintain HRIS systems, incl. administration, development and upgrades.
- Lead the transformation of HRIS roadmap onto Workday, ServiceNow and other technologies.
- Analyze complex business requirements and design system solutions to support HR processes.
- Develop, test and optimize HR processes in HRIS and ensure regulatory compliance.
- Build reports for HR leadership, audits and data-driven decision making.
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Airbus Americas, Inc is looking for a Senior HRIS Specialist (Contract) to join our Human Resources team. The Senior HRIS Specialist will support the HR business strategy and initiatives of North America: from implementing Workday HCM capabilities - Benefits, Compensation, Absence Management, Time Management and Payroll. Additionally ensuring the maintenance and evolution of our current HRIS systems fitting the business evolutions, to leading the transition to a new technology suite and implementing a new operating model. The HR specialist will leverage their expertise to influence business and technology design decisions, to serve as the subject matter expert with external vendors and partnering with HR, IM and Legal teams to ensure system compliance with federal and state regulations, data security, privacy requirements and local constraints. The Senior HRIS Specialist will closely collaborate with stakeholders and senior members and will report to the Head of HRIS for North America.
- 50% Oversee and maintain optimal function of the HR systems, incl. administration, development, maintenance and upgrades to applications, systems and modules.
- Facilitate the transformation of our HRIS roadmap onto Workday and ServiceNow and additional new HRIS technologies.
- Perform detailed analysis of complex business process requirements and provide appropriate system solutions.
- Design, customize, configure and test HR processes.
- Proactively identify and propose business process and/or systems enhancements.
- Provide support through reporting and technical expertise for internal/external audits.
- Ensure HRIS system compliance with federal and state regulations, data security and privacy requirements.
- Serve as a strategic partner and Subject Matter Expert representing Airbus interests with HRIS suppliers, vendors and service providers.
- Evaluate new software versions, enhancements and plans for upgrades, assist in review and management of Workday releases, train others, as needed.
- Work with SMEs, technical teams, and business process owners to research and evaluate alternatives, citing evidence in support of and making recommendations.
- Manage and diagnose issues through ticket management and on-call support + Understand the details of Workday system and educate end users on best practices.
- 10% Build reports to meet requests of the HR organization, Senior Leadership and Managers, identifying opportunities for automation and efficiencies along the way.
- Proactively apply analytical and research skills to monitor trends and elevate issues.
- Assist on the design, support and coordinate the development of business relevant analytics and processes; includes researching industry best practices, benchmarks and tools to incorporate into analytics practices.
- Support HRBP’s by fielding questions about the HR tools.
- Maintain HR databases, audit data, and propose business process improvements and automation.
- Maintain the organizational management structure to ensure the hierarchy is accurate and reflects up-to-date information for positions, reporting relationships, compensation data, cost centers, EEO reporting, worker’s compensation, Global HR reporting, and alignment.
- Assist in ensuring data audits, integrity, testing of system changes, report writing/running/scheduling, and analyzing data flows for process improvement opportunities.
- 20% Account management for products that could include HCM, Compensation, Benefits, Absence Management, Time Management, Payroll and ServiceNow across North America.
- Communicate with internal customers to understand their needs, design compelling solutions, meet project deadlines and prioritize projects.
- Resolve complaints and preventing additional issues by addressing process improvements.
- Work with CoEs to translate business needs into projects, including prioritization, scheduling and resource planning.
- Identify Industry trends.
- Act as HR Lead for in-progress HRIS system implementation, including security administration, management of cross-functional dependencies between stakeholders and system optimization post go-live.
- Support/Collaboration: 20 % Partner with HR operations, Information Technology, Compensation, Managers, and Global Data Governance teams to manage and improve the HR data quality.
- Work with the team to prioritize work and establish strong partnership with IT to ensure clear governance in how value is delivered to the end users.
- Support upgrades, testing, and new integrations, and other projects as assigned.
- Participate in quality assurance reviews and quality control monitoring efforts.
- Creates HR documentation for reporting and other HR processes.
- Collaborate with HR/HRIS team members to ensure system usage consistency across regions.
- Support employees and field questions and provide the appropriate.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, or Human Resources Management or equivalent (required).
- 15 years of relevant work experience.
- 10+ years experience with HRIS implementations, specifically HCM, Benefits, Compensation, Time Management and Payroll.
- Experience with Workday HCM Suite and/or Dayforce.
- Extensive full HCM lifecycle process experience including Employee Shared Service Center, HR Master Data, payroll, compensation, absence management, time management and benefits disciplines.
- SHRM CP or SCP, PHR or SPHR.
- 5 % Domestic and International.
- Required.
Strong HR functional and technical knowledge; experience in Organizational Administration tools/systems preferred; in combination with experience in the support of various other HCM-related modules and functionality.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Strong interpersonal skills, ability to prioritize work, problem solving, communication, project management, and leadership skills.
Ability to work independently and efficiently, with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment.
Able to manage multiple priorities simultaneously, as well as see projects through with limited guidance.
Ability to interact with employees at all levels of the organization.
Self‑motivated with excellent listening skills and attention to detail.
Demonstrated ability to analyze issues, determine appropriate solutions and resolve sensitive problems.
Demonstrated customer service orientation; ability to provide service and remain focused even during emotionally charged circumstances.
Excellent time management skills with ability to use independent judgement effectively.
A highly proactive, solution-oriented approach to work and interactions.
Strong team player skills and ability to work collaboratively with diverse individuals at all levels of an organization.
- HRIS systems: Workday and/or Dayforce.
- ServiceNow.
- Project Management tools.
- Google Workspace.
Onsite or remote: 80 % Onsite - 20% remote.
Lifting (up to 25lbs), Carrying (up to 25lbs), Pushing/Pulling (up to 25lbs), Sitting, Standing, Squatting/Kneeling, Walking, Speaking, Hearing, Vision, Manual Dexterity, Travel(5%).
Salary range based on the required profile is 50.00-55.00/hour. Actual minimum and maximum may vary based on geographic differential and experience. Individual pay is based on skills, experience, and other relevant factors.
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Prescription insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Health Savings Accounts
- Basic & Voluntary Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurance
- Short and Long-term Disability insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid time off including paid holidays
- Tuition Assistance
- Bonus(es) subject to performance criteria.
Equal Opportunity All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or other legally protected status.
Airbus provides relocation assistance for qualified positions and a comprehensive compensation and benefits package.
As a matter of policy, Airbus does not sponsor visas for US positions unless specified. Only applicants with current work authorization will be considered.
Airbus does not offer tenured or guaranteed employment.
Employment with Airbus is at will, meaning either the company or the employee can terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice.
NOTE: Airbus reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.
This position description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.
The Company reserves the right to revise, change and/or modify job duties, responsibilities or working conditions as the need arises, with or without advance notice.
Employment with the Company is at-will.
This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.
Airbus Americas, Inc.
Agency / Temporary
On-site
HR Expertise
Airbus provides equal opportunities to all individuals seeking assignment with Airbus without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetics, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status or other legally protected status.
In addition to federal law requirements, Airbus complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in every location in which the company has facilities.
Airbus expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetics, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status or other legally protected status.
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Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.
Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to emsom@airbus.com.
Airbus pioneers sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world. The Company constantly innovates to provide efficient and technologically-advanced solutions in aerospace, defence, and connected services. In commercial aircraft, Airbus offers modern and fuel-efficient airliners and associated services. Airbus is also a European leader in defence and security and one of the world's leading space businesses. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions and services worldwide.
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