Payroll Technology and Analytics Director

Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment, and wealth management services. The Firm's employees serve clients worldwide, including corporations, governments, and individuals from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries.

We are searching for an experienced Technologist to contribute within the Firm’s Human Capital organization focusing on People Experiences – Payroll. As a technical specialist, you will be responsible for key deliverables in our North America (NA) Payroll Technology and Analytics team. The candidate will have a minimum of 3 to 5 years of hands-on experience designing, contributing, and developing technology and data analytics solutions building efficiencies within the Payroll and HR technology stack. 

Success in this role is defined as:

Understanding how to operate within a Human Capital technology-focused operations framework to deliver services to the broader NA Payroll organization and business stakeholders – both internally and externally such as 3rd party service providers. Knowledge of key aspects to safeguard operational continuity and ensure resilience of all systems within an HR/Payroll technology environment. ` Having served as an individual contributor to have delivered robust data analytics deliverables as well as driving insights from a continuous improvement perspective. 

The candidate must leverage their exceptional organizational skills to manage assignments, contribute continually to analyze and assess the Operations team’s ability to process payroll efficiently. Must be sincerely passionate about Customer Service to our stakeholders and utilize critical and analytical thinking skills to resolve issues and be comfortable in situations where details may be limited and/or ambiguous - realizing how the pieces of the payroll puzzle fit .

Key RESPONSIBILITIES -

• Monitor system-based processes/activities to prevent delays during the payroll processing lifecycle to include but not limited to troubleshooting issues with mission-critical integrations (e.g., HR master data).
• Triage and identify, remediate, and continuously monitor incidents/cases to quickly assess incidents that may require interaction with the Firm’s HR Information Technology group, internal stakeholders (e.g., Benefits, Compensation), and external data suppliers for remediation.
• Participate during QA on appropriate initiatives/implementations – as assigned by the Technology/Analytics leader; will also be responsible for the development and maintenance of the QA approach and plan deliverables.
• Take ownership to maintain the catalog of relevant integrations to consistently update and/or draft functional specification deliverables, as required, and keep current. 
• Serve as the continuous improvement advocate of system-based processes utilizing knowledge of process modeling concepts to discern points of efficiency and present recommendations/alternatives to optimize with technology.
• Will serve as the project manager to navigate teams through the initiative lifecycle along with engaging stakeholders and Payroll Leadership to deliver progress updates.
• Build relationships and partner with the broader NA Payroll organization to realize strategic initiatives to deliver impactful business outcomes.
• Written and verbal skills to effectively partner and interact at all levels within Morgan Stanley and external service providers.

How You’ll be SUCCESSFUL

With your analytical thinking abilities and operational expertise, you will have the opportunity to create, empower and enrich an essential part of Morgan Stanley’s business. You will lean into your collective technical experiences to reimagine how functional areas could benefit with technology-assisted design and capabilities. Your ability to distill complex information into consumable data points will enable actions effectively; facilitate delivery of payroll solutions to our colleagues.

Key Success Factors

• 2 – 4 years of experience developing, supporting, and scaling Payroll/HR systems such as: Workday HCM, ADP platforms: Globalview, eTime, Workforce Manager, and accompanying integrations. 
• 1 - 2 years of experience delivering data analytics capability centered on payroll to transform data into actionable insights. 
• 2 - 3 years of experience with data querying, visualization & reporting to enhance the data consumer/user experience enhancing data consumer experience.
• Exposure to applying concepts and principles surrounding predictive analytics, AI (e.g., ML), and automation tools (e.g., RPA).
• Additional skills:
  • Data Analytics: advanced proficiency with Excel (e.g., PowerQuery/Pivot)
• Bachelor’s degree; advanced degree in lieu of experience

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients – helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way that’s differentiated – and we’ve done that for 90 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

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