People Operations Specialist

• →Lifecycle & Data Guardian: Own the integrity of employee data throughout the entire lifecycle within Workday, ensuring absolute accuracy.
• →Risk & Compliance Lead: Act as the primary gatekeeper for global compliance by managing and executing robust background verification (BGC) processes.
• →Operational Excellence Partner: Serve as a trusted point of contact for employees, HRBPs, and external vendors to streamline workflows.

• →Workday Data Management: Execute complex global data changes (transfers, promotions, comp updates, terminations) and manage mass uploads using Workday EIBs.
• →End-to-End BGC Ownership: Partner with external vendors to trigger, track, and review comprehensive background checks. Safely escalate and resolve discrepancies.
• →Lifecycle Management: Support crucial milestones across the employee journey—from seamless onboarding documentation to compliant offboarding.
• →Ticketing Support: Resolve HR service requests efficiently through ServiceNow (SNOW) while maintaining strict SLA adherence.

• Zero-Error Data Quality: Achieve and sustain a $>99\%$ accuracy rate in data entries and EIB uploads within Workday.
• 100% Compliance Audits: Ensure 100% of active personnel files have fully completed, verified background check clearances within required timelines.
• SLA & TAT Optimization: Consistently hit and exceed established turnaround times for resolving HR tickets and onboarding data setup.
• Vendor Efficiency: Optimize internal workflows to reduce the average cycle time for background check completions.

• 5+ years of core experience in People Operations/HR Ops with deep employee lifecycle exposure.
• Mandatory tech skills: Hands-on proficiency with Workday Core HCM (including EIB execution) and ServiceNow (SNOW).
• Compliance expertise: Proven track record of managing high-volume, global background verification processes and vendor relations.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and data privacy capabilities (GDPR/CCPA awareness is a huge plus).

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