Staff Business Systems Analyst

● Serve as the People Technology lead for the Global Payroll program, partnering closely with Payroll leadership to plan, coordinate, and deliver a multi-phase implementation and long-term optimization roadmap.
● Translate Payroll and People Ops needs into scalable solutions by gathering requirements, aligning stakeholders, and converting business processes into clear functional/technical designs.
● Drive cross-functional delivery across People, Payroll, Finance, IT, and external vendors, ensuring dependencies, decisions, and risks are managed proactively.
● Coordinate integrations between payroll and the broader enterprise ecosystem (e.g., Workday HCM, time/absence, benefits, finance/GL, identity/access, reporting/analytics), enabling end-to-end accuracy from hire-to-pay through post-pay reconciliation.
● Own program documentation, including business requirements, process maps, data flows, controls, and security/privacy considerations, ensuring audit-ready, compliant outcomes.
● Manage implementation execution by overseeing scope, resourcing, timelines, and budget tracking, while keeping stakeholders aligned through crisp status reporting and decision logs.
● Define and run the testing strategy (SIT/UAT/payroll parallel testing), coordinate UAT readiness, triage issues, and partner with Payroll to validate results and ensure a smooth cutover.
● Enable adoption and change readiness by supporting training, communications, and role-based job aids, partnering with Payroll to ensure operational handoffs are clear and sustainable.
● Monitor outcomes and drive continuous improvement using metrics (accuracy, timeliness, defects, ticket trends, user feedback), and lead enhancements that improve scalability and employee experience.
● Establish operating governance, including release schedules, support models, SLAs, access controls, and change control processes for payroll-related People systems.
● Promote global process consistency while supporting regional requirements (local compliance, calendars, statutory reporting), in partnership with Payroll and HR stakeholders.
Represent People Technology in cross-functional forums, ensuring payroll priorities are connected to broader People technology strategy and platform evolution.

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● 12+ years of experience in business systems analysis / product ownership within People or enterprise systems, delivering outcomes in global, high growth environments.
● Proven experience leading global payroll technology initiatives end-to-end (implementation and/or major transformation), including requirements, design, integrations, testing, cutover, and stabilization.
● Strong understanding of payroll processes and controls (pay cycles, earnings/deductions, retro, time/absence inputs, benefits impacts, post-pay reconciliation), and the ability to translate operational needs into scalable system solutions.
● Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with Payroll, People Ops, Finance, IT, and vendors aligning stakeholders and driving decisions in complex, cross-functional programs.
● Experience integrating payroll with upstream/downstream systems (e.g., Workday HCM, time tracking, benefits, finance/GL, identity/access, analytics/reporting).
● Skilled in program execution: scope management, dependency tracking, risk mitigation, and structured delivery across multiple regions and pay groups.
● Proficiency with Agile or hybrid delivery models, including backlog prioritization, iterative releases, and stakeholder communication cadences.
Exceptional communication and documentation skills, able to bridge technical and non-technical audiences with clear requirements, process flows, and decision logs.

● Experience with global payroll vendors and platforms (e.g., Dayforce, ADP, and Workday).
● Experience supporting audit/compliance controls (SOX where applicable), data privacy considerations, and access governance for payroll related items for HCM systems.
● Familiarity with tools such as Docusign, ServiceNow, Jira, and Visier.
● Background in Payroll Operations or People Operations.
● Knowledge of Workday or Dayforce configuration, security, and business process design.
Navigates ambiguity and adapts strategies to dynamic environments.

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.