Thursday, October 12, 2006

Dir. Human Resources Systems in New York, NY

Thursday, October 12, 2006
Key Interactions:
Regular contact and interaction with management of the Human Resources, Payroll Operations and Financial teams regarding business requirements and system definition; coordination of efforts in planning and implementing technology solutions; and frequent contact within IS to organize scheduling and execution of project activities.

Position Overview:
  • Along with business management (Human Resources and other), understand and contribute to defining long-term business system strategy, aligning with and supporting the corporate strategy
  • Support business management in developing business case proposals including business process definition, identifying and assessing technology solutions and forecasting return on investment
  • Work with business management to develop mid-term information technology strategy to identify, prioritize, select and execute project and support activities
  • Forecast and manage budget and spending for projects and support
  • Facilitate steering process including conducting meetings, identifying stakeholders and contributors to projects, communicating status and fostering a collaborative work environment
  • Establish and maintain service level standards, including determining requirements and expectations, measuring, measuring and improving upon current standards, and reporting to management
  • Manage and develop team to provide on-going maintenance and support of existing systems
  • Manage support activities, including off-hour support response and coordination of efforts
  • Managing financial and human resources throughout the system development life cycle
  • Insuring compliance with standards and high-quality integration, testing and implementation
  • Contribute to a professional, team environment through collaboration and information exchange

    Primary Responsibilities/Accountabilities:
  • Understand business objectives, strategies, processes and opportunities
  • Assist management in prioritizing projects, including new projects and enhancements
  • Assess benefits, value and costs for proposed projects
  • Insure high quality process and results throughout the systems development life cycle
  • Lead team in insuring documentation is complete, up-to-date, and in compliance with standards
  • Contribute to professional growth of associates through fostering personal development by providing feedback, constructive criticism and direction
  • Keep abreast of current business and technology trends and incorporate technology perspective into business strategy planning
  • Manage change to business requirements and priorities as needed.

    Professional Requirements:
  • Expertise in planning and executing cross-functional projects
  • Leadership in strategic planning and process management
  • Systems Development Life Cycle orientation
  • Quality-oriented methods and measures
  • Business-oriented communication skills
  • Strong skills in business process analysis and change management practices

    In-depth experience with:
  • Human Resource Management Systems (ADP Enterprise, PeopleSoft and/or Oracle)
  • Project planning and management
  • Functional Requirements Definition
  • Technical Requirements Definition
  • Application and System Testing

    Strong knowledge and experience with:
  • Project management tools
  • Enterprise systems technology - integrating, deploying and managing
  • RDBMS (Oracle and/or SQL Server)
  • Data analysis concepts and tools

    Nice to have:
  • Retail industry applications

    Background:
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Ability to lead and build a collaborative team environment
  • Adaptable to dynamic priorities based on business requirements
  • 10 years information systems experience, including project and staff management, preferably managing managers
  • Bachelor's Degree - Computer Science/Information Systems, or equivalent work experience. To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here

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