HR Benefits Specialist (HEOa)
1,168Lehman College - CUNY
250 Bedford Park Blvd W, Bronx, NY 10468, USA
$57,252 - $70,815
Human Resources
Encerramento : 15/11/2026
45 HR Operations Empregos em America
United StatesHuman ResourcesSystems, Analytics & HR Operations
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What HR Operations Means in a University
HR operations is the engine room of university human resources. It covers the systems, data and transactions behind every appointment, contract change and staff record. Common job titles are HR Operations Manager, HR Information Systems (HRIS) Analyst, HR Systems Administrator, People Analytics Analyst, HR Data Officer, HR Shared Services Officer and HR Reporting Specialist.
This page lists current HR operations, systems and analytics vacancies at American universities and research institutions.
📊 Typical Work
- Systems: configuring and supporting HR platforms such as Workday, Oracle, SAP SuccessFactors or PeopleSoft, and testing upgrades.
- Transactions: processing appointments, contract extensions, casual and sessional staff engagement and position changes accurately and on time.
- Data and reporting: producing workforce dashboards, headcount and turnover analysis, and statutory or government workforce returns.
- Process improvement: simplifying approvals, automating manual steps and writing clear procedures for faculties.
Why Higher Education HR Operations Is Complex
Universities run unusually varied employment arrangements: continuing and fixed-term academics, grant-funded researchers whose contracts follow project budgets, large casual teaching workforces, visiting scholars and international staff with visa conditions. Each has its own rules for pay, leave and eligibility, which makes clean data and well-built systems essential to payroll and compliance.
Good data also drives strategy. Retention, turnover and workload figures feed the higher education HR trends that leadership teams plan around, and sector surveys such as the Chronicle survey on higher ed workforce challenges show why people analytics skills are in demand.
Skills Employers Look For
- Hands-on experience with an enterprise HRIS and strong spreadsheet or SQL skills.
- Comfort with reporting tools such as Power BI or Tableau for people analytics roles.
- Attention to detail and an understanding of employment conditions and privacy obligations.
- Project experience on system implementations or upgrades.
HR operations is also a common entry point into university HR. Related boards include general HR jobs, HR payroll jobs and the full HR jobs listing.
Why is Academic Jobs the place to find HR Operations Jobs in America?
Academic Jobs lists current university and higher education openings in America with filters that match how campuses hire — by job type, position, city, and institution. Use the search above to narrow the live list, then apply from the employer listing. Set an alert with the same filters so new posts reach you while they are still open.
This page is for job seekers who want higher-ed roles, not a generic job feed. The heading count is the number of matching jobs in America right now. That is the figure you should use when you decide whether to widen the region or keep filtering.
Frequently Asked Questions
🖥️What HR systems do universities use?
Many use enterprise platforms such as Workday, Oracle HCM, SAP SuccessFactors or PeopleSoft, often alongside separate recruitment, learning and payroll systems.
📊What does a people analytics role at a university involve?
Building workforce dashboards, analysing turnover, diversity and workload data, forecasting staffing costs and supporting government or regulator workforce reporting.
🚪Is HR operations a good entry point into higher ed HR?
Yes. HR officer, shared services and data roles teach the conditions, systems and processes that every other HR specialty relies on.
🧩Do I need a technical degree for HRIS jobs?
Not necessarily. Many HRIS analysts started in HR administration and learned the system on the job, though IT or data qualifications help for configuration and analytics roles.
