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Jericho HR Group
HRIS Functional Team Lead (Remote) (Construction & Extraction)
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A Payroll Manager manages payroll department operations and staff at a company or organization. Ensures that employee wages, salaries, benefits and deductions are calculated correctly, and that paychecks are distributed on time. Coordinates with human resources staff with regard to staff promotions and pay grades.
$117,390 / year median in the U.S.
-4% projected decline
Job Description
HRIS Functional Team Lead - HR / Payroll
NC, GA, FL
(Remote) The ERP Functional Team Lead - HR/Payroll leads a team of functional specialists supporting JD Edwards and related ERP technologies (Oracle HCM) across Human Resources and Payroll domains. This role combines hands-on functional expertise with leadership responsibility to ensure stable operations, effective delivery, and continuous improvement of business processes.- Lead and develop a team of functional specialists supporting HR and Payroll systems.
- Establish clear roles, responsibilities, and performance expectations aligned to organizational goals.
- Provide coaching, feedback, and performance management to team members.
- Oversee prioritization and assignment of support, enhancements, and project work.
- Balance production support and project delivery to maintain service levels and commitments.
- Act as escalation point for complex issues and coordinate cross-functional resolution.
- Lead root cause analysis and ensure sustainable issue resolution.
- Ensure adherence to governance, change control, and compliance requirements.
- Support audit activities and enforce segregation of duties and control standards.
- Build relationships with business stakeholders and manage vendor performance.
- Provide oversight of functional deliverables and maintain accountability for outcomes.
- Oversee day-to-day support for HR and Payroll systems including JD Edwards.
- Ensure timely triage and resolution of issues, defects, and enhancements.
- Serve as functional authority on system capabilities and business alignment.
- Lead ERP initiatives across requirements, design, testing, and deployment.
- Translate business needs into functional specifications and guide solutions.
- Ensure proper testing, deployment, and production readiness.
- Act as a liaison between HR/Payroll teams and IT.
- Provide recommendations for system improvements and process optimization.
- Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, data integrity, and system utilization.
- Support ERP modernization and integration initiatives.
- Maintain documentation of processes and system changes.
- Support training for end users on system updates.