HR Systems, Analytics & Payroll Analyst

About [Employer] [Employer] is a leading voice and advocate for the global technology industry and the millions of professionals who design, build, manage, and protect the technology that powers our world. Through education, training, certifications, philanthropy, and research, we help people build meaningful careers in technology while supporting a thriving, innovative tech ecosystem. The Opportunity We’re looking for an HR Systems, Analytics & Payroll Analyst who enjoys making HR work better through technology, data, and thoughtful processes. In this role, you’ll help ensure our employees are paid accurately and on time, our HR systems work effectively, and our leaders have reliable workforce data to make informed decisions. You’ll be a key resource for our Dayforce platform and will partner across HR, Finance, Accounting, Benefits, Legal, and external vendors. This is a great opportunity for someone who likes solving problems, improving processes, working with data, and finding smarter ways to get things done. What You’ll Do Payroll & Compliance

Manage full-cycle, multi-state U.S. payroll, ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time. Help maintain compliance with payroll tax, wage and hour, final pay, deductions, garnishments, taxable benefits, and other payroll requirements. Monitor payroll controls, reconciliations, audits, agency notices, and issue resolution. Support employment compliance activities such as unemployment claims, required notices, record retention, and compliance training.

HR Technology

Serve as a key administrator and resource for Dayforce and other HR technology. Manage system configuration, security, workflows, reporting, testing, integrations, and enhancements. Troubleshoot issues and partner with vendors and internal teams to keep systems and data running smoothly. Identify opportunities to automate work and simplify the employee and HR experience.

Workforce Analytics

Develop dashboards, reports, and metrics that help leaders understand our workforce. Analyze areas such as headcount, turnover, hiring, compensation, employee movement, demographics, leave activity, and labor costs. Turn HR and payroll data into clear, actionable insights for HR, Finance, and leadership. Help ensure HR and payroll data is accurate, secure, well-documented, and appropriately managed.

Process Improvement & Partnership

Partner across HR, Finance, Accounting, Benefits, Legal, and external vendors to solve problems and improve processes. Look for ways to reduce manual work, strengthen controls, and make HR processes easier for employees and administrators. Support improvements across key employee processes, including onboarding, compensation changes, benefits, leaves, payroll, and departures. Explore new technology, automation, and AI-enabled solutions that can make HR operations more effective.

What Success Looks Like

Payroll is accurate, compliant, and completed on time. HR systems and integrations are reliable and well maintained. Leaders have access to meaningful, trustworthy workforce data. Manual processes become simpler and more automated. Employees and HR partners have a better experience with our systems and processes.

What You Bring

We’re looking for someone with a combination of HR technology, payroll, analytical, and problem-solving experience. You don’t need to check every box to be considered. Approximately 5+ years of relevant experience in HR systems, payroll, HR operations, workforce analytics, compliance, or a related area. Experience working with an HRIS or payroll platform. Experience with Dayforce is strongly preferred. Experience supporting full-cycle U.S. payroll, ideally across multiple states. Comfort working with HR and payroll data, reporting, dashboards, and analytics. Understanding of payroll and employment compliance requirements. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify issues and recommend practical solutions. Interest in using technology, automation, and AI to make work easier and more efficient. Ability to communicate clearly and collaborate with partners across different functions. Ability to manage projects and priorities independently while knowing when to bring others into the conversation.

Education & Certifications

A college degree is welcome but not required. Relevant experience, skills, and demonstrated capability are equally valued. Payroll or HR certifications such as CPP, FPC, SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR are a plus, but are not required.

Why Join [Employer]? At [Employer], you’ll join a team of collaborative, curious people who care about helping others reach their potential. We value new ideas, continuous learning, and people who look for better ways to get things done. We also believe in taking care of our employees. Benefits include:

Health, dental, and vision insurance, plus FSA/HSA options Performance bonus opportunity up to 10% of base salary Unlimited PTO plus 15 paid holidays Flexible schedules and summer hours 12 weeks of paid parental leave 401(k) with a 6% company match Tuition reimbursement Student loan repayment assistance Wellness reimbursement Home office allowance Broadband stipend Sponsored Costco or Sam’s Club membership Spot bonus opportunities

Expected salary range: $84,000–$97,000, based on experience and qualifications. Bring Your Experience, Even If It Looks Different We know great candidates don’t always meet every qualification listed in a job posting. If this opportunity interests you and your experience gives you many of the skills needed to succeed, we encourage you to apply.

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