Senior HR Analytics and Operations Specialist

Senior HR Analytics and Operations Specialist

Location:  Reno, NV; New York, NY; San Ramon, CA

Ridgeline’s People team is growing and looking for an innovative strategic thinker, exceptional executor,  and people-oriented team player to help build a best-in-class operations team in service of our employees and business. As a member of the HR Operations team, you will be a principal support toward expanding upon our existing capabilities to support company growth. To be successful in this role, you will need to build relationships across the People team and a diverse group of stakeholders, learn the business - its leaders and organizational structure - and leverage data to drive analytics and insights in service of business objectives. This person will also need to have a keen eye for detail, creativity, a learning mindset, and be tech savvy to help support the organization. 

What will you do?

• Compile, structure, and analyze HR data to produce insights and recommendations that may be used to inform business decisions and improve HR processes.
• Responsible for delivering day-to-day employee lifecycle processes to the employee base from onboarding to offboarding with the support of third party providers as needed.
• Partner cross-functionally to support and serve as the operational arm of HR; lead distribution across HR for new policies and programs
• Partner and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to proactively determine and deliver relevant and impactful HR operation solutions to business and system challenges.
• Become a trusted resource for data and process knowledge to function as a project manager for HR operation enhancements by driving optimization initiatives.
• Minimum 5 years of HR operations-related work experience in process improvement, compliance (state and federal employment laws), employee lifecycle (pre-onboarding through off-boarding), and HRIS administration, with strong stakeholder partnering and project management skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail, highly organized, with the ability to prioritize, multi-task, and manage multiple deadlines.
• Resourceful problem-solver that can troubleshoot issues independently and drive impactful solutions with the ability to manage complex processes.
• Apply general business acumen, along with data analysis and influencing skills, to continuously improve HR programs, processes and employee experience.
• Understand key HR data drivers and deliver HR reporting to enable decision making for leadership.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills, with the ability to write process documentation.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• 5+ years of experience in HR Operations and/or employee experience in a high tech/software company preferred
• Strong data and analytics expertise
• Ability to handle ambiguity 
• HRIS experience a strong plus
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills for the short and long term
• Excellent program management and organizational skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and partners at all levels
• Experience manipulating and analyzing data sets to distill insights from data, and convey findings to executive audiences.
• Superior Google Suite, Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint or other work productivity apps skills
• Strong presentation skills 
• Serious interest in having fun at work!

About Ridgeline

Ridgeline is the industry cloud platform for investment management. It was founded in 2017 by visionary entrepreneur Dave Duffield (co-founder of both PeopleSoft and Workday) to address the unique technology challenges of an industry in need of new thinking. We are building a modern platform in the public cloud, purpose-built for the investment management industry to empower business like never before. 

Headquartered in Lake Tahoe with offices in Reno, Manhattan, and the Bay Area, Ridgeline is proud to have built a fast-growing, people-first company that has been recognized by Fast Company as a “Best Workplace for Innovators,” by LinkedIn as a “Top U.S. Startup,” and by The Software Report as a “Top 100 Software Company.”

Ridgeline is proud to be a community-minded, discrimination-free equal opportunity workplace.

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Compensation and Benefits 

[For New York and California Based Only]

The cash compensation amount for this role is targeted at $110,000-$133,500 for individuals based in New York and California. Final compensation amounts are determined by multiple factors, including candidate experience and expertise, and may vary from the amount listed above. 

As an employee at Ridgeline, you’ll have many opportunities for advancement in your career and can make a true impact on the product. 

In addition to the base salary, 100% of Ridgeline employees can participate in our Company Stock Plan subject to the applicable Stock Option Agreement. We also offer rich benefits that reflect the kind of organization we want to be: one in which our employees feel valued and are inspired to bring their best selves to work. These include unlimited vacation, educational and wellness reimbursements, and $0 cost employee insurance plans. Please check out our Careers page for a more comprehensive overview of our perks and benefits.