Senior HR Data Consultant - Human Resource Consultant 4 - Permanent - 2025 - 07937

Senior HR Data Consultant

This is a full-time, in-person position based at our Olympia, WA office, Monday through Friday. If you're passionate about data integrity and the stories data can tell, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

As the Senior HR Data Consultant, you'll take the lead in ensuring the accuracy and consistency of agency data within the state's Human Resource Management System (HRMS) and you'll lead your team through the implementation of WorkDay in 2026.

You'll serve as a trusted advisor and strategic partner, translating complex HR policies, laws, and agreements into actionable data that informs decisions across the agency.

As the agency's HR data steward, you'll guide teams, train staff on best practices, and oversee data processes that keep us compliant and effective.

You'll also supervise a talented HR data team and play a key part in shaping the future of our systems, especially as we move toward the 2026 WorkDay implementation.

If you're ready to use your HR systems expertise to make a statewide impact, we'd love to hear from you.

What to Expect:

HR Data Administration:

Serve as a senior-level expert performing the most sensitive, complex, and critical Human Resource (HR) and workforce data management tasks. Maintain databases, data warehouses, and business intelligence systems and applications.

Conduct extensive research and analysis of state and federal laws, civil services rules, agency policies, enterprise guidance, and collective bargaining agreements (CBAs).

Utilize knowledge and expertise to create agency-wide customer reports, multi-layered queries, pivot tables and charts along with analysis for Executive Management (EM), HR and occasionally the public across a range of HR program areas.

Provide leadership and direction for all personnel and organizational management actions keyed into HRMS, ensuring data integrity, consistency, and accurate application of all authorizing sources.

Provide data consultation regarding finished professional products via email, in person, or in-group settings, to internal clients of all levels.

Monitor data quality and collaborate with others to identify and implement innovative ways to improve data quality.

Supervision:

Supervise and mentor staff by planning, assigning, prioritizing, reviewing, monitoring and evaluating work, as well as completing performance expectations, evaluations, and providing HRMS training.

Work closely with the HRC2 Lead to ensure HRC1 staff are fully trained and proficient in keying data.

Facilitate monthly HR program support unit meetings to discuss data cleanup projects, best practices, training demonstrations, policy analysis, and to share enterprise-level guidance and decisions from the Office of Financial Management (OFM), Washington Technology Services, Department of Enterprise Services (DES), labor unions, and the Attorney General's Office.

Prepare for the upcoming WorkDay implementation by assisting with process development, documentation, workflow devel