Title: HR Systems Service Manager Location: United States-Texas-Houston Other Locations:

Description

Occidental is an international energy company with assets primarily in the United States, Middle East and North Africa. We are one of the largest oil producers in the U.S., including a leading producer in the Permian and DJ basins, and offshore Gulf of Mexico. Our midstream and marketing segment provides flow assurance and maximizes the value of our oil and gas. Our chemical subsidiary OxyChem manufactures the building blocks for life-enhancing products. Our Oxy Low Carbon Ventures subsidiary is advancing leading-edge technologies and business solutions that economically grow our business while reducing emissions. We are committed to using our global leadership in carbon management to advance a lower-carbon world. Visit oxy.com for more information.

Our greatest asset has been, and will continue to be, our people. We are looking for an experienced and motivated individual to fill the position of HR Systems Service Manager within our HR Systems group based in Houston, Texas.

Responsibilities include:

• Demonstrates extensive abilities and proven success with serving on an HRIS support team and/or enterprise wide implementations, acting as an HRIS Service Management Lead, Scrum Master, or Program/Project Manager, which includes leveraging the following areas and skill sets:
• Responsible for assist in planning and executing of Workday semi-annual releases for new enhancements, configuration migration, coordinate regression testing, and maintain regression test scripts
• Accountable for HR Systems adherence to change control and other support processes, case management and performance reporting
• Enhancement request intake, and prioritization using Workday Case Management
• Assessment, design and delivery of process improvements based on leading practices
• HCM strategy and transformation across people, process and organization enabled by technology
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies such as Scrum
• Familiarity with Workday system configuration
• Maintenance and building of effective controls
• Management of teams with multiple work streams and across multiple time zones
• Development of project plans, and knowledge of RACIs, RAID logs, joint planning sessions and workshops
• Ability to write, communicate, facilitate, and present cogently to all levels of staff and management
• Identifying and addressing stakeholder needs: building, maintaining, and utilizing relationship networks; communicating value propositions; managing resource requirements, project workflow and budgets; and preparing and/or coordinating complex written and verbal materials

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field
• Minimum 5 years of experience supporting HRIS applications, preferably Workday
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with an aptitude for problem solving
• Familiar with Office 365 products. Intermediate to Advanced Excel skills

Desired Qualifications:

• PMP and/or Agile
• One or more Workday HCM certifications or Workday Pro

Recruitment Fraud

It has come to our attention various individuals and/or organizations are contacting people falsely pretending to recruit on behalf of Oxy. Please be aware that these recruiting scams and communications do not originate nor are they associated with our recruitment process. All Oxy job postings and offers will require a completed application through our company website.

Oxy does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruiting process. We will never: 

• Ask you to pay for applications, interviews, meetings, processing, training or for any other fees
• Use recruiting or placement agencies that charge candidates an advance fee of any kind or
• Request personal information such as passport and bank account details at an early stage of our recruitment process.

We recommend against responding to unsolicited business propositions or offers from people you don't know. Do not disclose your personal or financial details. If you believe you have been the victim of a recruiting scam, please contact your local police department.

Occidental is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, political preference, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.