Senior HR Analytics, Compliance & Technology Solutions Lead - US Eastern Time Zo

The Senior HR Analytics, Compliance & Technology Solutions Lead is a senior individual contributor responsible for advancing the organization's people analytics, HR compliance, data governance, and HR technology strategy. Based in Mexico and supporting a global HR organization, this role translates business and operational needs into thoughtful, scalable solutions across systems, data, controls, and processes. The role is fully involved in solution design, including system structure, fields, workflows, integrations, reporting requirements, and the appropriate size and complexity of projects, while partnering with HR Technology team members who may execute configuration and day-to-day system administration.

The ideal candidate combines strong HR technology fluency with analytical judgment and practical compliance and governance experience. They can evaluate a business need end to end, determine whether the right solution is a system change, data or field redesign, process improvement, control, reporting solution, or combination of approaches, and clearly define requirements and downstream impacts. They are comfortable working across countries, functions, and platforms; can bring structure to complex or ambiguous work; and consistently deliver accurate, audience-ready outputs. This role partners closely with HR leaders, HR Technology, Legal, Compliance, IT, vendors, and other stakeholders while maintaining clear ownership, strong follow-through, and appropriate escalation of risks.

Work a schedule aligned with U.S. Eastern Time (EST) to ensure availability and effective collaboration with U.S.-based teams and stakeholders.

Job Responsibilities

HR Analytics, Data Integrity, and Reporting

Develop, maintain, and optimize recurring and ad hoc HR reports, dashboards, and workforce metrics

Analyze HR data to identify patterns, trends, risks, and opportunities for process improvement

Partner with HR and business leaders to define, document, and track key performance indicators that support strategic objectives

Build and validate working dashboard prototypes in Power BI, then partner with IT and data teams to support scalable enterprise implementation

HR Compliance & Auditing

Partner with Legal, Compliance, HR leaders, and external resources to monitor and support adherence to applicable employment requirements, including U.S. government contracting requirements where relevant

Support the continued development and maintenance of a practical HR compliance framework for global locations

Coordinate HR audit readiness and support internal and external audits through clear documentation, validated data extracts, evidence collection, and remediation tracking

Establish and monitor HR data governance practices that protect data accuracy, integrity, privacy, and appropriate use across HR systems

Partner in the development of HR standard operating procedures across the HR function and establish a sustainable review and update process

Develop repeatable compliance monitoring, audit, and reporting routines that can be maintained across the HR Operations team

HR Technology Strategy & Solution Design

Partner with HR Technology team members and functional stakeholders to assess business needs and design scalable, sustainable solutions across HR systems, data, controls, and processes

Lead solution design and requirements definition for system structures, fields, workflows, security roles, integrations, reporting, and process changes

Evaluate options and rightsize projects based on business value, complexity, risk, user impact, sustainability, and downstream dependencies

Translate approved designs into clear functional requirements, decision documentation, test scenarios, and implementation guidance for HR Technology, IT, and vendor partners

Validate configuration outcomes, data movement, reporting logic, controls, and downstream impacts to confirm solutions meet the intended business need

Contribute HR technology expertise to cross-functional and global HR initiatives while supporting consistent architecture, governance, and user experience across platforms

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Human Resources, Business Administration, Analytics, Information Systems, or a related field

7+ years of progressive experience in HR operations, with substantial responsibility for people analytics, HR compliance, reporting, or data governance

Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and strong experience with data visualization tools, such as PowerBI

Strong HR technology experience, including solution design across core HRIS, recruiting, learning, performance, or compensation platforms. BambooHR experience preferred.

Demonstrated ability to define system requirements involving fields, data structures, workflows, integrations, security, reporting, and controls

Excellent analytical and conceptual thinking skills, with demonstrated ability to validate data, document logic and assumptions, and translate findings for different audiences

Demonstrated experience establishing reporting, audit, compliance, technology, or data governance practices in a global or multi-entity organization

Fluent written and spoken English, with strong communication skills across global and cross-functional teams

Experience partnering with system administrators, IT teams, and vendors through design, testing, implementation, and stabilization

High level of integrity, confidentiality, ownership, and professionalism when managing sensitive HR information

Physical and Mental Job Qualifications

Must be comfortable working in a remote environment

Must be able to sit for long periods of time

Must be flexible to work across global time zones and outside standard local business hours when business needs require

Must be flexible to travel, generally up to 5% of the time

Some of the Benefits We Have Include

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