Senior Manager, HRIS

2 weeks ago

Young America, United States Kraken Crypto Exchange Full time
Building the Future of Crypto

Our Krakenites are a world-class team with crypto conviction, united by our desire to discover and unlock the potential of crypto and blockchain technology.

What makes us different?

Kraken is a mission-focused company rooted in crypto values. As a Krakenite, you'll join us on our mission to accelerate the global adoption of crypto, so that everyone can achieve financial freedom and inclusion. For over a decade, Kraken's focus on our mission and crypto ethos has attracted many of the most talented crypto experts in the world.

Before you apply, please read the Kraken Culture page to learn more about our internal culture, values, and mission. We also expect candidates to familiarize themselves with the Kraken app. Learn how to create a Kraken account here.

As a fully remote company, we have Krakenites in 70+ countries who speak over 50 languages. Krakenites are industry pioneers who develop premium crypto products for experienced traders, institutions, and newcomers to the space. Kraken is committed to industry-leading security, crypto education, and world-class client support through our products like Kraken Pro, Kraken NFT, and Kraken Futures.

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The team

The HR Systems team is responsible for owning and managing the various SaaS business applications and integrations supporting multiple business functions within Kraken's Human Resource. This team works closely with our stakeholders across Talent Acquisition, People Ops, Learning, Talent Management, Performance, Comp, Benefits, Payroll, etc to provide technology solutions and services to enable them for success in carrying out business operations & launching strategic business projects.

The Sr. Manager of HRIS will be responsible for partnering closely with business to understand business pain points & areas of opportunity within HR processes and systems, building project roadmaps, and executing on projects to support the business operations for the global HR department. This role will provide techno-functional subject matter expertise and advisory to HR business to design scalable business processes and implement best in class systems for security, performance and operational efficiency. This role will manage a team of systems analysts and will be responsible for growing and nurturing a high performing HR systems team.

This role will require thorough knowledge and understanding of HR business processes, and experience implementing and administering HRIS technology stack with industry leading tools for ATS, LMS, Payroll, etc. This role reports to the Sr. Director of IT.

The opportunity
  • Form and maintain strong strategic relationships with stakeholders across the HR organization (Talent Acquisition, People Ops, Learning, Talent Management, Performance, Comp, Benefits, Payroll, etc) as the in-house systems expert overseeing a wide range of HR applications including Workday, Ashby, ADP, etc. and proactively identifying transformation opportunities and pain points
  • Manage and coach a team of HR systems analysts working across multiple projects and initiatives
  • Lead process and architecture discussions when it comes to recommending best solutions and systems for business, challenging existing IT business processes for improving operations, security, and scalability
  • Oversee HR project lifecycle (requirement gathering, design, development, test, release and stabilize/support) by managing risks, issues and dependencies using strict project governance methods
  • Partner closely with Risk and Security teams to ensure greater security, better auditability and compliance of HR systems
  • Partner with business and 3rd party vendors to evaluate and select best in class tools and solutions for HR
  • Provide oversight and manage SI partners who engage with us on HR projects and technical initiatives
  • Identify, and analyze data within systems for recommending improvements and opportunities to business and executive management
  • Proactively conduct system health checks and assessments to measure adoption, assess health and security, identify opportunity areas and act on them
Skills you should HODL
  • 8-12 years of overall experience working with the HR business stakeholders, SaaS applications and integrations
  • 5+ years of configuration and administration experience in an HRIS and working with HR business process analysis & architecture, experience with Workday required
  • 3+ years of people management experience managing technology teams for HRIS
  • Thorough understanding of HR business processes (HR Ops, Recruitment & Hiring, Total Rewards, People Relations, Talent & Development, etc),and operations(Employee Onboarding/ Offboarding, Performance Management, Payroll, etc)
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Strong knowledge of project management techniques, and methodologies
  • Comfortable working on projects with ambiguity and ability to handle multiple projects at the same time, both independently and directly with business executives and leaders
  • Experience working with internal and external audit teams to conduct SOX, SOC type of audits
Nice to haves
  • Prior consulting experience/ business process mapping experience
  • Workday certification
  • Hands on experience administering HR systems like Ashby, Docebo, ADP
  • Experience working within the enterprise applications team of a hyper growth company with complex data and integrations


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This job is accepting ongoing applications and there is no application deadline.

Please note, applicants are permitted to redact or remove information on their resume that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment on our team, assessing candidates in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

Kraken is powered by people from around the world and we celebrate all Krakenites for their diverse talents, backgrounds, contributions and unique perspectives. We hire strictly based on merit, meaning we seek out the candidates with the right abilities, knowledge, and skills considered the most suitable for the job. We encourage you to apply for roles where you don't fully meet the listed requirements, especially if you're passionate or knowledgable about crypto

As an equal opportunity employer, we don't tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind. Whether that's based on race, ethnicity, age, gender identity, citizenship, religion, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, veteran status or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state or local laws.

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