Human Resources Specialist (contract

HR Contractor – Leave Management Transition (6-Month Contract)

Department: HR Services (US Operations)
Duration: 6 Months
Schedule: Full-time (US business hours)
Hybrid - Eagan, MN

The HR Services team supports end-to-end HR operations across the US, ensuring compliant, efficient HR processes while leveraging Workday, HR technology, and AI-enabled tools to deliver a modern employee experience.

We're looking for an HR professional to support a major Leave Management system transition. During this 6-month contract, you'll help maintain day-to-day leave operations while assisting with the migration from our legacy leave administration platform to a new vendor solution.

This role combines leave administration, employee support, project coordination, and HR systems work to ensure a smooth transition with minimal disruption to employees and the business.

Manage employee leave requests in the legacy leave management system

Ensure leave cases are processed accurately and on time

Maintain accurate leave records throughout the transition

Support the migration of historical leave data to the new platform

Help identify, validate, and resolve data discrepancies

Assist with system testing, workflow validation, and implementation activities

Document new processes and contribute to training materials

Guide employees through the transition, including communicating key dates and new leave request procedures

Respond to leave-related questions and escalations through the HR case management system

Troubleshoot issues related to leave requests and the migration process

Partner with HR, IT, and the implementation vendor to ensure a successful rollout

Serve as a subject matter resource on both the legacy and new leave management processes

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field (or equivalent experience)

3+ years of HR Operations or HR Services experience

Hands-on experience administering employee leave and absence programs

Strong understanding of US leave regulations, including state-mandated paid leave programs and how they interact with employer-sponsored benefits

Experience using HRIS platforms (Workday preferred) and HR case management systems

Excellent organizational skills with strong attention to detail and data accuracy

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Ability to manage confidential employee information with discretion

Comfortable balancing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

Experience supporting HR system implementations or data migrations

Project coordination or vendor management experience

Exposure to AI-enabled HR tools or digital HR technologies

Detail-oriented — Maintains accuracy while managing sensitive employee data.

Strong communicator — Clearly explains processes and supports employees through change.

Collaborative — Partners effectively with HR, IT, vendors, and business stakeholders.

Adaptable — Thrives in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities.

Process-focused — Identifies opportunities to improve workflows while ensuring compliance.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

The pay range that the employer in good faith reasonably expects to pay for this position is $44.57-$.49.57/hr USD.

• Our optional benefits can include medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Unincorporated LA County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: client provided property, including hardware (both of which may include data) entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all portable client computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon completion of the assignment, and;

maintain the confidentiality of client proprietary, confidential, or non-public information.

In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected client information technology systems and related data security obligations.