HRIS Manager

Join Mather and transform how HR technology empowers people! We’re seeking an HRIS Manager who combines technical expertise with a passion for collaboration. In this full‑time, salaried role
, you’ll leverage five-plus years of experience across diverse HRIS platforms—including UKG, Kronos, and Business Intelligence tools
—to create seamless systems and insightful reporting. Your advanced Excel skills, from dashboards and pivot tables to complex analytics, will help shape strategies that improve the team member experience. You’ll guide end‑to‑end implementations of new HR systems, provide training that builds confidence, and ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations. This hybrid position offers the best of both worlds: working at our downtown Evanston HQ several times a week and visiting Mather communities in Illinois, Arizona, and Virginia
, all while contributing to an inclusive, collaborative culture. If you’re ready to combine HR know‑how with IT innovation, we’d love to have you on our team.

• Manage and administer HRIS ensuring maximum utilization of system’s capabilities.
• Ensure accuracy of team member data by overseeing team member status changes and related activity which may impact payroll.
• Partner with Mather IT to ensure compliance with Data Governance Policy, including data integrity, privacy and security protocols.
• Collaborate with AVP – Benefits, Compensation & HR Operations and HR team to maximize use of HRIS and timekeeping system to prepare analyses for internal and external reporting, including regulatory reporting and to facilitate management decision making.
• Create and leverage dashboards, data views, and data summaries using up‑to‑date analytics.
• Research technology advances applicable to Human Resources and make recommendations and execute implementation with excellence.
• Work with vendors on the escalation and resolution of reported HRIS issues.

• Educate HR and leadership on utilization of HRIS, timekeeping and other HR software.
• Partner with AVP, Team Member Relations and Compliance to conduct quarterly audits of communities’ team member electronic records and HRIS operations.
• Document and maintain HRIS procedures and provide training on new systems and upgrades.
• Establish and document HR service standards and procedures for all team member maintenance activities, benefit administration, workflows, and protocols.
• Establish, operationalize, engage team members in, and sustain a Quality Assurance Process Improvement process.
• Develop knowledge transfer strategies and techniques.
• Oversee project and change management associated with HRIS.
• Participate in Mather Change Advisory Board, as needed, regarding developing and executing change management plans, including stakeholder engagement, communications and post‑implementation support.

Required

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 5 years HRIS system configuration, utilization and report‑writing.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with HRIS system, such as UKG.
• Demonstrated success managing projects and change.
• Familiar with related federal, state and local laws.
• Critical thinking skills.
• A track record of improving the efficiency and effectiveness of processes, workflows, and/or tools that benefit teams and organizations.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office:
  Word and Excel.

Preferred

• Industry experience in HR Analytics, Business Analytics or Data Analysis.

$120,000 – $140,000 USD

Mather offers a competitive benefits package.*

• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• Adoption Assistance Reimbursement
• Tuition reimbursement for continuing education
• Extended illness benefits
• Employee wellness programs BENEFITS PROGRAM
  • A generous paid time off (PTO) program including vacation days/personal days, sick days, and holidays. This is an “earn‑as‑you‑go” plan that rolls over year to year, offering long‑ and short‑term flexibility.
  • A 401(k) program with per pay‑period employer match and annual employer contribution (available to those age 21 or better)
  • Convenient, subsidized parking (or…