Metropolitan Transportation Authority Careers

Description

This position is eligible for telework which is currently one day per week. New hires are eligible to apply 30 days after their effective date of hire.

SUMMARY:

• Oversees and maintains optimal function of the organizations internal HR information services systems, which may include database management, installation, customization, development, maintenance, and upgrades to applications, systems, and modules.
• Oversees and maintains internal PeopleSoft records, Personnel Action Request (PAR), Position Update Request (PUR) workflows, budget trees, Job tables, Job codes, Action Reason Codes, integrity, and security.
• Provides training, technical support, troubleshooting, and guidance to HR employees.
• Collaborates with executive leadership and HR staff on strategies to identify needed improvements and enhancements to existing information services and databases; recommends and implements solutions.
• Manages permissions, access, personalization, and similar system operations and settings for HR services users.
• Programs custom functions and documentation such as automated queries, filters, macros, and reports.
• Compiles or assists with acquisition of complex data reports, summaries, and logs requested by senior executives and HR staff. Including regulatory reporting such as FOIL, JCOPE, PARIS, EEO , and Financial Disclosure
• Serves as lead representative and liaison between HR, Information Services, external vendors, and other stakeholders for HR database design and implementation projects.
• Maintains knowledge of trends and developments in data management and security, HR technology, and HRIS applications.
• Facilitates migration to a unified HRIS system as required.
• Performance Management and development of staff.
• Manage the annual re-certification of each agency’s position to ensure they are coded correctly as Policy Maker vs. Non-Policy Maker.
• Performs other duties as required.

• Maintain and analyze position records of actual versus budget against the PeopleSoft and Hyperion applications.
• Developing a comprehensive detailed statistics model on turnover data patterns to maximize forecasting accuracy capability and ensuring cost effective labor utilization.
• Educating and building end-user data literacy skills.     
• In-depth knowledge of information technology
• Extensive leadership skills
• Strategic thinking skills
• Familiarity with information technology and human resources information technology
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Excellent planning and forecasting skills required   
• Ability to direct, guide, manage and lead senior staff employees in several unrelated disciplines preferred

COMPETENCIES

• Strong business acumen, with proven ability in data analysis and interpretation, with the aptitude and ability to dive deep to analyze data, to develop meaningful insights and conclusions.
• Ability to create and manipulate data modeling and relational database structures for Workforce Management forecasting.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate analytics and analytical insights to a non-technical audience.
• Proficient in Human Resources systems (preferably PeopleSoft-Reporting) or comparable HR Information System.
• Responds to customers’ needs by producing reports and resource plans with factual information and based on specified requirements
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
• Ability to create and manipulate spreadsheets with advanced formula application and database software (Advanced Excel and Access) experience required
• Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills. Good written communication skills
• Self-starter and independent. Team oriented and results driven
• Ability to interface with all levels of management
• Demonstrated complex problems solving skills
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
    

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, Human Resources or related field. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• 8 years of experience managing a progressively more complex experience in the field of Human Resources Information Systems or related field
• 5 years of experience managing and developing a diverse group of employees
• 5 years of experience in designing and implementing HRIS PeopleSoft or related database software

• Master's degree in a related field
• Strong Project Management Skills
• Ability to work with Business Intelligence databases (i.e. SQL, SAS, Azur, Oracle) and pull data from various sources.