Compensation ERP Module Lead

ERP Project

Provides functional leadership for the planning, design, implementation, configuration, testing, deployment, and ongoing optimization of ERP functionality supporting Compensation and Position Classification. Serves as the primary HRIS subject matter expert for job and position classification, compensation structures, salary grades and ranges, merit processes, eligibility rules, and related business processes.

Partners with Compensation, Human Resources, campus representatives, project and technical teams, vendors, and implementation partners to establish standardized enterprise processes, translate business requirements into effective system solutions, maintain data integrity, and promote successful adoption of ERP functionality.

Key Responsibilities
* Lead implementation and optimization of Compensation and Position Classification functionality, including design, configuration, business rules, validations, workflow, testing, deployment, and post-production support.
* Serve as the HRIS functional expert for job and position classification, job families and functions, career levels, salary structures, grades and ranges, compensation plans, merit processes, and related reference data.
* Partner with Compensation and HR stakeholders to design ERP processes for creating, reviewing, classifying, reclassifying, and maintaining jobs and positions.
* Translate compensation policies and program requirements into system configuration, eligibility criteria, workflows, approvals, validations, and controls.
* Provide functional leadership for the annual merit cycle, including eligibility, guidelines, manager functionality, workflow, testing, validation, approvals, and cycle completion.
* Gather and analyze requirements, identify differences in campus practices, facilitate design and decision sessions, and develop standardized enterprise approaches where appropriate.
* Evaluate compensation and classification processes and recommend opportunities to automate workflows, reduce manual work, strengthen controls, improve data quality, and enhance the stakeholder experience.
* Advise on module scope, configuration decisions, enhancements, and complex functional issues. Document recommendations and escalate cross-functional risks or governance needs.
* Assess relationships and downstream impacts among compensation structures, jobs, positions, employees, organizational structures, reporting, integrations, security, and related HR processes.
* Lead and support functional, integration, user acceptance, and regression testing by developing scenarios and scripts, validating results, and coordinating issue resolution.
* Support data conversion and migration through mapping, cleansing, validation, and reconciliation of classification, position, salary structure, merit, and related reference data.
* Develop and support reports, dashboards, audits, data standards, governance practices, and controls that promote accurate and consistent compensation information.
* Support project planning, timelines, milestones, dependencies, risks, implementation readiness, knowledge transfer, training, change management, and user adoption.
* Develop and maintain documentation for business processes, configuration decisions, testing, data definitions, system functionality, and operational procedures.
* Troubleshoot complex functional and process issues, perform root-cause analysis, recommend solutions, and support continuous improvement after implementation.

M-F, 8a-5p, additional hours and weekends as needed

A bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience and at least 3 years of experience from which comparable knowledge and skills can be acquired is necessary.

Knowledge of ERP or HR information systems and Core HR processes, data Knowledge of HR information systems, ERP solutions, compensation, and position classification processes.

Understanding of job and position structures, salary grades and ranges, compensation programs, merit processes, and related foundational HR data.

Ability to analyze complex requirements and translate them into effective configurations, workflows, business rules, controls, and system solutions.

Experience supporting configuration, testing, data conversion and validation, reporting, training, implementation, documentation, and post-production operations.

Strong analytical, critical-thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, including the ability to assess cross-functional and downstream impacts.

Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex compensation and system concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.

Ability to facilitate discussions, build consensus, and collaborate with stakeholders across multiple campuses and organizational units.

Ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively in a large, complex, project-oriented environment.

Ability to establish productive working relationships with Compensation, HR, project teams, technical resources, vendors, and implementation partners.

Salary Range: $75,000 - $95,000 annually

Grade: GGS-11

University Title: ERP Module Lead

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Employment visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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This position is eligible for University benefits. As part of your total compensation, the University offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental and vision plans, retirement, paid time off, short- and long-term disability, paid parental leave, paid caregiver leave, and educational fee discounts for all four UM System campuses. For additional information on University benefits, please visit the Faculty & Staff Benefits website at https://www.umsystem.edu/departments-staff/human-resources/benefits-retirement

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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