HRIS Analyst

About Us

At Link Snacks, we show up hungry, roll up our sleeves, and dive straight into the hard work. We don’t hide from challenges; we hunt them down. We push harder, move faster, and take the kinds of big swings that built this business in the North Woods of Wisconsin four decades ago. We’re everyday people who deliver extraordinary results. Innovation, creativity, and urgency aren’t buzzwords, they’re expectations. Our global house of brands includes Jack Link’s®, Lorissa’s™ Organic Snacks, Golden Island®, BiFi®, Peperami®, and KOOEE!®. We are humble, gritty, passionate people who move faster, innovate harder, and keep raising the bar.

About the Role

The HRIS Analyst evaluates, analyzes, designs, and maintains company Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS). Responsible for end-to-end development, implementation, and ongoing support of business processes for the HRIS capabilities at Jack Link’s. The HRIS Analyst will help drive a continuous improvement culture by supporting the business process management function and evolving the current state to future state.

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end business process management support across the full project lifecycle, including requirements gathering, process mapping, data conversion activities, user training, and ongoing system support for Support Centers, manufacturing plants, and distribution centers.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive HRIS documentation, including process flows, business requirements, system procedures, and reporting outcomes to ensure consistency, accuracy, and effective knowledge transfer.
• Identify, investigate, and resolve HRIS and process-related issues through root cause analysis; maintain detailed documentation of system errors and coordinate escalations for issue tracking and resolution.
• Define, develop, and champion best practices for assigned functional business areas, driving process standardization, operational efficiency, system optimization, and continuous improvement initiatives across the organization.
• Partner with cross-functional teams, including IT, Payroll, HR functional areas, and third-party vendors, to implement solutions, optimize business processes, and support ongoing HRIS operations and strategic initiatives.
• Support HRIS upgrades, patches, enhancements, and system implementations by developing test strategies, creating and executing test scripts, validating results, documenting findings, and configuring production environments to ensure successful deployment and system integrity.
• Automate business processes using workflow and application technologies to streamline operations, improve data accuracy, enhance user experience, and increase efficiency through the design, configuration, and optimization of system workflows.
• Partner with stakeholders to define, document, and prioritize business requirements for system enhancements, configurations, and defect resolutions, ensuring alignment with HR strategies, operational needs, and organizational objectives.
• Identify reporting requirements and leverage HRIS and data warehouse capabilities to transform workforce data into actionable business intelligence. Develop, maintain, and analyze standard and ad hoc reports, including turnover, headcount, workforce metrics, and compliance reporting, to support data-driven decision-making.
• Manage HRIS security and user access by defining role-based permissions, conducting access reviews, and ensuring appropriate levels of security and compliance to protect sensitive team member and organizational data.
• Working knowledge of supporting and administering complementary HR technologies, including Cornerstone, SmartRecruiters, and Power BI.
• Perform other duties, responsibilities, and special projects as assigned to support departmental objectives, business priorities, and organizational needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of work experience.
• 3+ years of hands-on HCM/Payroll experience.
• Strong working knowledge of HCM/Payroll processes on a business team.
• Experience and working knowledge of HRIS capabilities for Human Resources, Benefits, and Payroll master data to evaluate and analyze the impact of process changes across other HR functions.
• Experience in business process development (define, document, deliver, support).
• Proficient in User Acceptance Testing (UAT), writing scenarios, and regression testing.
• Familiarity with HR-specific KPIs and analytics.
• Proficient in defining detailed business requirements for system enhancements or fixes.
• Demonstrated strong attention to detail, problem-solving, critical thinking, and analytical skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate with both internal and external partners.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; must work effectively with all levels of management and employees.
• Able to demonstrate effective leadership, problem-solving, presentation, and employee motivational skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel (v-lookup, creating graphs), and PowerPoint.

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on HCM/Payroll experience, with preferred experience with UKG/SAP.
• Working experience with time and attendance in UKG.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and talk or hear.
• Occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.
• May occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• Office setting with varying degrees of temperatures and noise levels.
• Exposure to manufacturing equipment movement and wet/slippery floors, though most work is conducted in a climate-controlled office.
• Some travel may be required.

Pay

The salary range for this role is $95,000 - $105,000 annually. Actual salaries will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to external market data, internal equity, location, and candidate skill set and experience.

Benefits

Jack Link’s provides a variety of benefits to eligible Team Members, including:

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Life and disability insurance.
• 401k participation.
• Paid holidays and paid time off.
• Annual incentive and program-specific awards.