HR Systems Director

About The Role

The HR Systems Director leads the administration, configuration, and optimization of Kidango’s entire People tech stack which includes core HRIS, talent, performance, learning, and payroll management systems. This role serves as the subject matter expert and a strategic partner across HR, Payroll, Finance, and IT to ensure HR systems support organizational goals, enhance the employee experience, drive operational efficiency, and deliver scalable solutions.

What You’ll Be Doing 

• Develops Kidango’s HR systems and roadmap in partnership with HR stakeholders, Finance and IT.
• Supports the selection, configuration, design, implementation, and stabilization of core HR and Payroll systems.
• Leads implementation HRIS/People Technology projects, including project planning, coordination, and execution.
• Leads testing (SIT/UAT), including test schedule tracking, test script organization, defect logging, and follow-ups.
• Leads and executes integrations with related systems, business processes, workflows, and APIs.
• Manages system upgrades, patches, and new feature implementations.
• Manages modules in an HRIS system including Core HCM, Onboarding, Absence, Compensation, Benefits, Time Tracking, and Payroll and integrated talent management and learning management systems.
• Manages system security, including user access controls, multi-factor authentication, and data encryption.
• Drives ongoing system configuration and optimization to meet organizational needs and improve efficiency; partners with HR, Payroll, and Operations to validate system design against policy and compliance requirements.
• Turns business requirements into technical requirements and proposed HR technical solutions while treating every challenge as an opportunity for improvement and efficiency.
• Creates and maintains system documentation, configuration guides, process workflows.
• Develops user guides, job aids, training materials; conducts user training sessions for HR systems.
• Serves as liaison between internal teams, HR systems support, and third-party vendors to manage escalations and ensure optimal systems performance.
• Works with IT to maintain highest standards of data security and privacy compliance throughout all HRIS initiatives.
• Serves as the go-to person for People Operations reporting needs; supports audit reporting needs.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

 Preferred qualifications

• BS Degree in Human Resources, Information Systems, Business Administration, or related field.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience across the HR tech stack, including configuring HR systems, day-to-day operations, troubleshooting, system enhancements, and integrations.
• Strong understanding of Payroll, Time Tracking, and Absence business processes, including IT dependencies.
• Experience with the selection, configuration, implementation and updating of HR and Payroll systems.
• Expertise with databases and working with large datasets  (e.g. Excel, SQL, Python), data systems (e.g. Salesforce), research methodologies (including data cleansing and quantitative analysis) and evaluation frameworks, data analytics tools and platforms (e.g. R, Tableau or Power BI).
• Strong project management skills with the ability to prioritize and execute in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills and ability to influence across all levels.
• Knowledge of HR and Payroll compliance and regulations.
• Knowledge of integrations with Greenhouse, Atlassian (JIRA + Confluence), Google Apps, Slack, and Okta preferred 
• Experience in non-profit with early education, including state and federal policy preferred.
• Ability to work during the organization’s core work hours and be flexible in work schedule including some evenings and weekends; travel as needed to agency, community and state functions.