Data Analyst III

Temporary Bond Funded opportunity in Portland, OR (onsite) focused on HR analytics and HR systems. This Exempt role (FTE 1.0, 260 work year) supports the district’s Human Resource Information Management System (HRIS/HRMS) through implementation, reporting, testing, and upgrades, serving as a technical point-of-contact for district and HR planning/operations.

Compensation: $100,326 - $119,794 per year.
Anticipated end date: 9/30/2028.
Location: Prophet Center.

You will analyze, manage, and lead processes that support delivery of district and departmental technology solutions, with primary focus on the HRIS/HRMS. The work includes ensuring data integrity
, validating system changes
, producing reports
, and partnering across HR and IT to keep the system running reliably while enabling process improvement.

• Analyze and lead implementation, support, and maintenance activities for Human Resource Information Management System (HRIS/HRMS).
• Serve as a technical point-of-contact for information systems that support district and HR planning and operations.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts to support testing of changes, data flow analysis, and opportunities for improvement.
• Support system upgrades, patches, testing, and other assigned technical projects.
• Administer and maintain system tables, technical processes, and queries; apply HR functional knowledge to optimize HR information systems.
• Troubleshoot system functionality and data output; coordinate with vendors and system users regarding testing and resolution.
• Review system functionality and performance, make recommendations, and engage district/department leadership on system needs and optimization opportunities.
• Manage maintenance, review, testing, and implementation of system upgrades/updates, including timelines and end-user communication.
• Develop and maintain data tables and configurations as business processes evolve; perform batch updates and enable data extraction in user-friendly formats.
• Evaluate staffing support and training needs, ensuring training is developed, provided, and updated when systems change.
• Process and audit data, access levels, and parameters; create, update, and inactivate user and system records based on policy.
• Ensure data integrity using quality assurance methods; formulate complex queries and produce/analyze data reports for decision-making.
• Lead and support business process improvement, documentation, training, and policy/procedure development related to department technology systems.
• Develop and deliver training guides, documents, and classes for relevant ERP modules and department-specific solutions; provide technical assistance to district staff with varying technology literacy.
• Use HR information system data to extract and analyze current, historical, and forecasted information for strategic workforce planning.
• Stay current on technology changes and related state/federal/district rules and policies, including participation in conferences and trainings.
• Maintain awareness of collective bargaining unit contract changes; support bargaining assessment and strategy through data analysis.
• Demonstrate commitment to the Portland Public Schools Equity Initiative, including knowledge and application of the district Racial Educational Equity Policy and other board policies; participate in related staff development, in-services, and trainings.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

• Knowledge of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) business management software and tools such as People Soft or SAP
  .
• Knowledge of database and basic programming concepts, including database tables, relations, and data types/values.
• Basic programming language concepts for querying or managing data in a relational database…