We are looking for Senior HRIS Analyst - Analyste principal HRIS for our client in Montreal, QC
Job Title: Senior HRIS Analyst - Analyste principal HRIS
Job Location: Montreal, QC
Job Type: Contract
Pay Range: $32.00hr - $37.00hr
Job Overview:
As a key member of the HR Analytics & Insights team, the HRIS Analyst serves as a strategic partner to HR stakeholders and IT functions across our client. This role is responsible for the end-to-end support, maintenance, and continuous enhancement of the HR technology ecosystem, encompassing both standard enterprise platforms and proprietary in-house applications. The successful candidate will act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) to drive digital transformation, leading initiatives to automate workflows, streamline data integration, and align regional practices with global standards. The role ensures that the HR technology suite provides high-quality, actionable data to support business decision-making and operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead HRIS initiatives by partnering with both HR and non-HR business units; act as the primary liaison between IT, end-users, and project teams, bridging the gap between HR business processes and technical system capabilities.
- Contribute to the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including requirement analysis, functional design, implementation, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
- Evaluate and establish HRIS project priorities based on business impact, scalability, and resource availability.
- Continuously refine the target operating model between HR and HR IT to enhance user experience, improve incident resolution times, and eliminate manual interventions through automation.
- Act as the regional SME to drive strategic design alignment between local and global HR/IT teams, expanding support scope to include group-wide initiatives within the Americas.
- Provide advanced technical support to HR professionals and end-users for all HR-developed applications and enterprise systems.
- Troubleshoot and diagnose complex HRIS data discrepancies and interface failures; implement corrective actions and escalate critical issues through appropriate channels.
- Execute the HRIS control framework to ensure all system activities and data handling comply with group policies and regulatory requirements.
- Collaborate with IT to manage the development backlog, ensuring priority alignment, tracking pipeline progress, and communicating system changes and impacts to stakeholders.
- Oversee the administration of specialized HR Java-based applications and participate in the rigorous auditing of employee lifecycle data (hires, transfers, terminations).
- Ensure the highest level of data accuracy by designing and executing complex queries, data reconciliations, and integrity audits.
- Develop and utilize advanced queries and reports to validate the integrity of employee information and support business inquiries.
- Support system configuration changes and large-scale employee record updates to ensure seamless data flow.
- Manage complex data uploads and perform critical reconciliations between PeopleSoft HCM and ancillary systems, including Payroll and Compensation platforms.
Required Qualifications:
- 5-7 years of HRIS experience.
- Demonstrates problem-solving, troubleshooting, software lifecycle testing, and a solutions-oriented mindset.
- Experience with HRIS systems, with PeopleSoft HCM preferred.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate to technical and non-technical users.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
- Experience in developing, enhancing, and troubleshooting PeopleSoft queries.
- Outstanding operational and organizational skills in addition to detailed-oriented work.
- Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines.
- Ability to operate autonomously and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to be well organized and multitask.
- Ability to work as part of a multicultural team.
- Ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders and to be client-oriented.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor s degree or equivalent education, experience, or training.
- Knowledge of HR processes.
- Knowledge of the banking industry.
- Analytical and project management skills are a plus.
Aperu du poste :
En tant que membre cl de l quipe HR Analytics & Insights, l Analyste HRIS agit comme partenaire stratgique auprs des parties prenantes RH et des fonctions TI de notre client. Ce poste est responsable du support de bout en bout, de la maintenance et de l amlioration continue de l cosystme technologique RH, comprenant la fois les plateformes d entreprise standard et les applications propritaires dveloppes en interne. Le candidat retenu agira en tant qu expert mtier (SME) afin de soutenir la transformation numrique, en dirigeant des initiatives visant automatiser les flux de travail, simplifier l intgration des donnes et harmoniser les pratiques rgionales avec les normes mondiales. Le poste veille ce que la suite technologique RH fournisse des donnes de haute qualit et exploitables afin de soutenir la prise de dcision mtier et l excellence oprationnelle.
Responsabilits Cls :
- Diriger les initiatives HRIS en collaborant avec les units commerciales RH et non-RH ; agir comme principal interlocuteur entre les TI, les utilisateurs finaux et les quipes projet, en faisant le lien entre les processus mtier RH et les capacits techniques des systmes.
- Participer l ensemble du cycle de vie du dveloppement logiciel (SDLC), notamment l analyse des exigences, la conception fonctionnelle, la mise en uvre et aux tests d acceptation utilisateur (UAT).
- valuer et dfinir les priorits des projets HRIS en fonction de leur impact mtier, de leur volutivit et de la disponibilit des ressources.
- Amliorer continuellement le modle oprationnel cible entre les RH et les TI RH afin d amliorer l exprience utilisateur, de rduire les dlais de rsolution des incidents et d liminer les interventions manuelles grce l automatisation.
- Agir en tant qu expert mtier (SME) rgional afin de favoriser l alignement stratgique de la conception entre les quipes RH/TI locales et mondiales, en largissant le primtre du support aux initiatives l chelle du Groupe dans la rgion des Amriques.
- Fournir un support technique avanc aux professionnels RH et aux utilisateurs finaux pour toutes les applications dveloppes par les RH et les systmes d entreprise.
- Diagnostiquer et rsoudre les carts complexes de donnes HRIS et les dfaillances des interfaces ; mettre en uvre les actions correctives et faire remonter les problmes critiques par les canaux appropris.
- Excuter le cadre de contrle HRIS afin de garantir que toutes les activits des systmes et la gestion des donnes sont conformes aux politiques du Groupe et aux exigences rglementaires.
- Collaborer avec les TI pour grer le backlog de dveloppement, en veillant l alignement des priorits, au suivi de l avancement du pipeline et la communication des changements et impacts des systmes aux parties prenantes.
- Superviser l administration des applications RH spcialises bases sur Java et participer l audit rigoureux des donnes relatives au cycle de vie des employs (embauches, transferts, dparts).
- Garantir le plus haut niveau d exactitude des donnes en concevant et en excutant des requtes complexes, des rapprochements de donnes et des audits d intgrit.
- Dvelopper et utiliser des requtes et des rapports avancs afin de valider l intgrit des informations relatives aux employs et de rpondre aux demandes mtier.
- Assurer le support des changements de configuration des systmes et des mises jour grande chelle des dossiers des employs afin de garantir un flux de donnes fluide.
- Grer les chargements de donnes complexes et effectuer des rapprochements critiques entre PeopleSoft HCM et les systmes auxiliaires, notamment les plateformes de paie et de rmunration.
Qualifications Requises :
- 5 7 ans d exprience en HRIS.
- Solides comptences en rsolution de problmes, dpannage et tests du cycle de vie logiciel, avec une approche axe sur les solutions.
- Exprience avec les systmes HRIS, avec une prfrence pour PeopleSoft HCM.
- Excellentes comptences en communication crite et orale, avec la capacit de communiquer avec des utilisateurs techniques et non techniques.
- Matrise avance de Microsoft Excel.
- Exprience dans le dveloppement, l amlioration et le dpannage des requtes PeopleSoft.
- Excellentes comptences oprationnelles et organisationnelles, avec un grand souci du dtail.
- Capacit travailler sous pression afin de respecter les dlais.
- Capacit travailler de manire autonome et aisance dans un environnement dynamique.
- Capacit tre bien organis et grer plusieurs tches simultanment.
- Capacit travailler au sein d une quipe multiculturelle.
- Capacit collaborer avec les parties prenantes internes et externes et adopter une approche oriente client.
Qualifications Souhaites :
- Diplme de licence ou formation, exprience ou parcours quivalent.
- Connaissance des processus RH.
- Connaissance du secteur bancaire.
- Les comptences en analyse et en gestion de projets constituent un atout.
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Benefits
Our Benefits Include:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Disability Insurance (Short-Term and Long-Term)
- Life and AD&D Insurance
- Paid Sick Leave (where required by applicable state or local law)
- Supplemental Insurance Plans
- Identity Theft Protection
- Pet Insurance
- Employee Wellness Programs
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Career Growth and Professional Development Opportunities
Disclaimer: Benefits eligibility, accrual rates, and usage limits may vary based on employment status, length of service, and work location. Paid Sick Leave is provided in strict accordance with applicable state and municipal mandates. Cynet Systems Inc. reserves the right to modify, amend, or terminate any benefit plans at any time in accordance with applicable laws.
About Cynet Systems
Founded in 2010 and headquartered in the Washington, DC metro area, Cynet Systems Inc. is a leading technology staffing and workforce solutions company serving Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and enterprise organizations across the United States and Canada. We deliver agile, scalable talent solutions across IT, engineering, life sciences, clinical, and professional staffing, powered by a high-performing recruitment engine operating across North America and Asia.
As a nationally and locally certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), Cynet Systems is committed to helping organizations build high-performing teams while empowering professionals to grow rewarding careers. Our organization is certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 27001, and SOC 2 Type II standards, reflecting our commitment to quality, security, operational excellence, and customer success.
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