IT Senior Business Analyst-HR Systems - Advanced Drainage Systems

At ADS, no idea is off limits, and we celebrate creativity and bold moves.  For more than 50 years ADS has been manufacturing a variety of innovative and environmentally friendly alternatives to traditional materials.  Headquartered in Hilliard, Ohio, we are a multi-billion dollar stormwater management company, manufacturing pipe and ancillary products. What does that mean? When it storms, we capture rain with our drain basins, convey it with pipe, store it using chambers and finally treat it with our water quality products, before safely returning water back to the environment. We handle, what we call, the entire lifecycle of a raindrop. Our products help prevent flooding, which increases quality of life for people living in large cities, suburbs, and rural towns. We also believe in creating a circular economy and are the largest plastic recycling company in North America. We use plastic shampoo and detergent bottles to create pipe, diverting over 500 million pounds of plastic from landfills every year. ADS operates a global network of over 60 manufacturing plants and 30 distribution centers. 

We have amazing stories to tell, and we need your help getting our story out there. To learn more about ADS, please visit our website at www.adspipe.com.

Local candidates preffred

This position supports the Human Resource operations here at ADS.  Oracle Human Capital Management (HCM Cloud) application software is the primary software used by these operations.  This role will specialize in human resource processes and work closely with key stakeholders across multiple business groups, IT developers, and database administrators to determine the most appropriate technical strategy and designs to meet business needs.  Additionally, this role will work with Technology Implementation partners to design and implement HR technology solutions.  This individual’s highest-level goals are to help the business use our applications effectively and efficiently.  We are currently looking for an individual with experience focused on the following Business Processes and Oracle HCM Modules:  Human Resources (HCM), Workforce Management, Talent/Performance Management, Recruiting/Onboarding, Learning Management, and Fusion Analytics/OTBI.

Primary Job Responsibilities:

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to

• Evaluate business processes, anticipate requirements, uncover areas for improvement, and implement solutions.
• Respond to questions/issues raised by business users regarding software and business functions
• Maintain module configurations to tailor software functions to best meet the needs of the business
• Produce “ad-hoc” reports for HCM or other business systems’ data
• Serve as liaison between business users and technical resources (developers / database administrators)
• Manage the change management process including documentation and communication
• Perform requirements analysis
• Ensure solutions meet business needs and requirements
• Continually research and understand new HCM applications or other system functionality
• Monitors current and future trends, technology and information that will positively affect organizational projects; applies and integrates emerging technological trends to new and existing systems architecture
• Lead ongoing reviews of business processes and develop optimization strategies utilizing HCM or other system functionality
• Write/maintain end user documentation
• Train users on software functionality
• Develop test plans, perform and document system testing of standard software and custom enhancements
• Attend conferences and/or user group meetings, as deemed appropriate by manager
• Follow all current department policies, especially regarding the use of workload management tools (e.g. work order and project documentation, time-tracking)
• Ensure full compliance with GITC controls
• Initiate HCM ticket request and monitor to satisfactory resolution
• Provide daily production support as needed
• Perform all duties in a manner consistent with ADS’s core values

Job Skills:

This position should possess the following skills/knowledge:

• Extensive Functional expertise in Oracle HCM Cloud software
• Ability to gather requirements, solution designing and perform gap fit analysis
• Ability to successfully communicate technical decisions to non-technical audiences and build consensus around them
• Ability to influence stakeholders and work closely with them to determine acceptable solutions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Track record of following through on commitments
• Self-starter with ability to work on teams, as well as quickly learn new functionality
• Develop HR Technology Roadmaps
• Strong functional understanding of supported business systems
• Willingness to drive and embrace change
• General understanding of ADS’s business model, current strategic and tactical plans, and operations
• PL/SQL Skills
• Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Excellent planning, organizational, and time management skills.
• Experience in testing applications and Oracle HCM patches/updates
• Drive for intellectual curiosity

Educational Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with preferred major in Business, Human Resource or Information Technology
• MBA a plus
• Oracle University a plus
• ITIL certified a plus

Preferred Experience:

• 5+ years of business analyst experience in HR
• 3+ years of experience in Oracle HCM Cloud applications
• Experience analyzing business improvement
• HR Business Process Experience: Workforce Management, Talent Acquisition, Recruiting, Onboarding
• Experience with Learning Management Systems
• Understanding of SQL
• Successful HCM Cloud implementations a plus
• Project Management experience

ADS supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience, and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. ADS is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.