Benchling
People Systems Analyst
San Francisco, CA · Mid
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About the role
- We're looking for an HR Systems functional expert to join our People Operations team.
- This is a great role for someone who enjoys being the go-to expert on a core business system, likes solving process problems as much as configuring software, and wants visibility across HR, Finance, IT, and Recruiting.
Responsibilities
- Partner with a Business Systems Analyst (IT) to identify opportunities and execute process improvements that drive efficiency.
- Performance & Talent Management Partner with HR Business Partners and departmental leaders to refine performance management processes in Workday, including performance reviews, talent reviews, and succession planning.
- Time & Absence Own Time and Absence business processes and configuration in Workday, partnering with Payroll/Finance to ensure processes are scalable, accurate, and compliant.
- Reporting & Analytics Partner with HR Business Partners and departmental leaders to turn People data into insights that help them understand and address People challenges.
- Support Field tickets related to People systems, providing excellent customer service and timely resolution for internal and external stakeholders.
- In this role, you'll manage our People technology stack, find opportunities to refine and streamline our People processes, and own reporting for our HR data.
- You'll partner closely with HR Business Partners, Payroll/Finance, Business Systems Analysts (IT), Security, Recruiting, and leaders across departments to drive positive business outcomes and make our People processes more efficient.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience using and configuring Workday, particularly HCM, Talent Optimization, and Time & Absence modules
- Strong experience with reporting in Workday and other BI/analytics tools (Tableau, Looker, advanced spreadsheets)
- Analytically minded, with a track record of solving problems and improving processes using available tools
- Experience identifying project opportunities, designing solutions, and executing projects end-to-end
- Experience with other People software such as Culture Amp, Pave, Knoetic, ADP, or Ashby
- Experience supporting audits, particularly SOC2, ISO, GxP, and/or SOX
- Strong cross-functional communication skills - comfortable working with HR Business Partners, departmental leaders, Security, IT, Legal, Recruiting, and Payroll/Finance
- Preferred
- Workday certifications in HCM, Talent Optimization, and/or Time & Absence
- Interest in growing into broader HR Operations work over time
- We offer a flexible hybrid work arrangement that prioritizes in-office collaboration. Employees are expected to be on-site 3 days per week (Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday).
- #LI-Hybrid
- #BI-Hybrid
Skills
- When a breakthrough is delayed, the world waits.
- Getting a molecule from discovery to patients, or a crop from lab to field, involves thousands of slow, manual, disconnected steps.
- AI has the potential to change this, compressing decades of R&D work into years.
- But that only happens when clean, structured scientific data and AI are built into how science gets done.
- Benchling is the AI platform for biotech R&D.
Compensation
- People Systems Ownership Act as a point of contact for our broader People technology stack, including tools like Culture Amp (surveys), Knoetic (people analytics), and Pave (compensation).
Company info
- We are rebuilding biotech for the AI era.
- ROLE OVERVIEW We're looking for an HR Systems functional expert to join our People Operations team.
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