Lead Solutions Manager - HR-GL

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At the System Administration office at the University of Colorado, we are dedicated to building a workplace where everyone feels valued, supported, and empowered to thrive. Our office is committed to fostering a culture where employees find community, a sense of belonging, and the opportunity to contribute meaningfully to our mission and purpose. By joining our team, you'll have a direct impact on shaping the future of higher education.

In addition to the Office of the Board of Regents, the University of Colorado's system administration includes 19 units that provide essential services to CU's campuses in Aurora, Boulder, Colorado Springs, and Denver, as well as the Office of the President. While not a part of any one campus, we are proud to serve in the centralized office for the University system.

Together, we ensure CU continues to deliver outstanding education, groundbreaking research, and valuable service to our communities.

We believe in creating an environment where the unique experiences and perspectives of everyone are embraced, enriching the work we do and the strategic outcomes we pursue. If you're passionate about making a difference, contributing to a dynamic team, and supporting a mission that matters, we encourage you to apply and be part of our journey.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Primary Responsibilities:

• Manages the life cycle of all on-going functional enhancements within the HR-GL module to include business analysis, writing functional design specifications, completing unit testing, arranging system integrated testing/user acceptance testing, outlining training requirements, system documentation and communication, and coordinating promotion to the production system
• Gather and analyze business requirements and develop enhancements to achieve best outcomes
• Collaborates with Employee Services personnel, Campus Leads, OUC, and People Soft development teams to ensure the system is subscribing to upcoming maintenance requirements, regulatory updates, PUM application releases, and setting the vision for the application roadmap as it pertains to the HR-GL module
• Performs system analysis, program specification, systems development, and support during planned and unplanned maintenance windows
• Influences key technical decisions such as standards, policies, and environment selection, architecture, and data flows
• Partners with UIS technical development staff to ensure business requirements and user stories are consumable by the technical development team
• Manages small to medium sized projects with cross functional and technical teams (i.e. fiscal year end needs)
• Perform research and develop new processes and applications for new and present systems
• Prepare documents and evaluate them for accuracy
• Manage and provide support to critical business application system
• Create and administer test cases and scripts

Secondary Responsibilities:

• Follows all change & release procedures and participates in change management at the system and campus layer
• Facilitates and participates in meetings with key stakeholders alongside Employee Services staff to develop project scope, requirements, and documentation for technical development
• Participates in the Higher Education community and with other Higher Education institutions to share knowledge and ensure CU is subscribing to industry trends and best practices
• Ensures cross-training of all business processes and functional setup of the module is dispersed to the HCM Systems Team, Employee Services, and UIS technical staff through proper documentation and communication to establish and meet agreed upon service level agreements
• Works with technical staff to develop coding/configuration guidelines/governance and project documentation
• Oversees all vendor management needs of the module
• Designs complicated custom applications and interfaces

Applications/Services/Tools:

• Applications Managed:
  People Soft HCM
• Services Managed:
  Human Resources/General Ledger (HR/GL)
• Tools Utilized: MS Office Professional Plus, Visio, Skype, Snagit, Snipping Tool, Oracle People Soft Application Designer, People Soft HCM, Beyond…