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Earvin H.

Atlanta, Georgia

$55/hr
5.0
5 jobs

*Recognized by Marquis Who’s Who in 2026* for my contributions to HR consulting and work-life balance initiatives. **Now Switching my Base to Upwork!** Sr. HR and Payroll Rippling Certified, with 19 year’s HR experience | HR Employment Law | Employee Relations | Project Management | payroll | policy creating | Corporate Trainings, and AI handbook and benefit chatbot builder. I help growing businesses build structured, compliant, data-driven HR functions that reduce risk, improve performance, and support sustainable growth. With nearly 2 decades in Human Resources, I specialize in turning your ideal HR need from a reactive administrative function into a strategic business asset. Whether you need help cleaning up processes, building scalable systems, or solving complex employee relations issues, I bring clarity, structure, and execution. What I Deliver: • HR Audits and Compliance Reviews • Employee Relations Investigations and Conflict Resolution • Performance Management Systems • Succession Planning and Workforce Strategy • Compensation Planning and Headcount Modeling • Policy Development and Employee Handbooks • Onboarding Programs and Engagement Strategy • HR Analytics and Excel-Based Workforce Reporting * ALL SERVICE ONE STOP SHOP. I have deep expertise in HR data management and Excel modeling, helping organizations convert scattered information into actionable workforce insights. I work comfortably in complex, matrix environments and bring strong executive-level communication to leadership teams. Clients hire me when they need: • Structure where there is chaos • Clarity where there is confusion • Strategy where there is only administration • Data-backed HR decisions instead of guesswork Certifications and Education: MBA | PHR Certified | OSHA 10 | SHRM Benefits Certified | Microsoft Office Specialist If you are a startup building HR from the ground up, a nonprofit needing compliance support, or a growing company preparing for scale, I can step in quickly and deliver practical, business-aligned solutions. Let’s build an HR function that supports growth instead of slowing it down. Best, Earvin J. Hopkins, MBA, SPHR, GenAI, SHRM CEBS, MOS, DHR, OSHA 10

  • Human Resource Management
  • Compensation & Benefits
  • Job Posting
  • Employee Communications
  • Communications
  • Payroll Accounting
  • Human Resource Information System
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word
  • Data Entry
Susan S.

Arlington, Texas

$60/hr
4.8
278 jobs

A US-based HR and Compliance Professional and former Peace Corps Volunteer with 15 years of related experience, including HR and Compliance Project Management: I have provided expert consulting services, written original content and completed high-level projects in the following areas:  Global and Multi-State HR  Benefit Plan Design  Employment Law and Best Practice Training, Development and Leadership Coaching  SOPs/Policies/Procedures  Compensation Research  Payroll Practices  HIPAA and Healthcare HR Compliance  GDPR Compliance Support  OSHA and Manufacturing HR Compliance  PCI Policies and Compliance Assessment Support  SOC Assessment Support (HR Documentation)  FinCEN Beneficial Owner Interest (BOI) Reporting Certifications held:  Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR)  Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) Systems Implementations: Global:  BambooHR Gusto  Rippling  GoCo  Absorb LMS  Trainual  Deputy US  Paylocity  Paycom  UKG  ADP Run and Workforce Now UK:  PeopleHR  Atlas As a former Peace Corps Volunteer, I understand how to work with different cultures, and I also have experience supporting global teams with all aspects of Human Resources.

  • Human Resource Management
  • HR & Business Services
  • Performance Management
  • Policy Writing
  • Payroll Accounting
  • Employment Law
  • Human Resource Information System
  • Compliance Training
  • Employment Handbook
  • Organizational Development
  • Content Writing
  • Blog Writing
  • Compensation
  • Training
  • Job Description Writing
Heer B.

Rajkot, India

$12/hr
5.0
9 jobs

HR and Business Operations professional with 5+ years of enterprise HR experience across multinational IT services organizations, including Accenture, complemented by successful Upwork engagements as an HR Service Delivery Subject Matter Expert and Business Operations Manager. Experienced in managing the full employee lifecycle, stakeholder collaboration, process improvement, SOP development, workflow documentation, and scalable business systems. Certified in HR Analytics (IIM Rohtak), with hands-on experience using Workday, Tableau, HRMS, Microsoft Excel, Notion, and Asana to improve workflows, support data-driven decision-making, and build efficient people and business processes. Selected as an HR Subject Matter Expert to develop educational content on HR Service Delivery, HR Help Desk, HR Case Management, and HR Process Automation. Core Expertise HR Operations & Employee Lifecycle Management Business Operations & Process Improvement HR Service Delivery, HR Help Desk & Case Management SOP Development & Process Documentation Performance Management & Employee Engagement Talent Acquisition & Staffing Stakeholder Management & Employee Relations HR Analytics & Reporting Workday, Tableau, HRMS, Notion, Asana & Microsoft Excel

  • Human Resource Management
  • HR & Business Services
  • Recruiting
  • Sourcing
  • Staffing Needs
  • Resume Screening
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Word
  • Compensation & Benefits
  • Performance Appraisal
  • Tableau
  • Employee Onboarding
  • Employee Engagement
  • Workday
John O.

Quezon City, Philippines

$33/hr
5.0
38 jobs

I help businesses make better people decisions through HR consulting, recruitment services, compensation analysis, People Analytics, and AI-enabled HR process improvement. I am a Certified HR Professional (CHRP®), Certified Management Consultant (CMC®), and Senior Compensation Analyst with 10+ years of experience supporting companies in the Philippines, Australia, the US, and other international markets. My work combines practical HR operations with data-driven decision-making. I can help you structure compensation, improve HR processes, build HR dashboards, clean and organize workforce data, create job descriptions, support HRIS implementation, and use AI tools to make HR work faster, clearer, and more scalable. I can support you with: People Analytics & HR Dashboards Workforce dashboards, HR metrics, employee data analysis, attrition tracking, hiring reports, headcount reports, performance data, compensation analysis, and management-ready insights. AI-Enabled HR Process Improvement Using AI tools to improve HR documentation, recruitment workflows, employee communications, policy drafting, job description creation, HR reporting, and decision support. Compensation & Total Rewards Salary benchmarking, job leveling, pay structure design, compensation reports, benefits review, and practical pay administration frameworks. HR Consulting & HR Operations HR policies, employee handbooks, contracts, employee relations, performance management, onboarding, offboarding, compliance support, and general HR advisory. Recruitment & Talent Acquisition End-to-end recruitment, technical hiring, candidate screening, job ads, interview guides, and hiring process improvement. Clients usually work with me when they need someone who can bridge strategy and execution: someone who can understand the business issue, organize the HR data, create practical recommendations, and convert everything into clear documents, dashboards, and action steps. If you need an HR consultant who understands both people and data, I can help. My previous projects: HR Analytics People Analytics Workforce Analytics HR Dashboards HR Metrics HR Reporting Workforce Planning Compensation Analysis Salary Benchmarking Job Leveling Pay Structure Design HRIS Implementation HRIS Optimization Employee Data Analysis Recruitment Analytics Attrition Analysis AI in HR AI-Enabled HR HR Process Automation Google Sheets Automation Excel HR Reporting Performance Management Employee Relations HR Consulting

  • Human Resource Management
  • Management Consulting
  • Recruiting
  • Resume Writing
  • Compensation
  • Compensation Report
  • Total Compensation Structuring
  • Benefits
  • Human Resource Information System
  • Human Resource Information System Implementation
  • Google Sheets
  • Google Sheets Automation
  • Excel Formula
  • Human Resources Analytics
  • Human Resources Consulting
Confidence O.

Owerri, Nigeria

$20/hr
4.5
22 jobs

Tech teams, agencies, and service-based businesses don't struggle because the people are bad. They struggle because the systems behind the people are messy. High volume or continous hiring is scattered. Onboarding is rushed and unstructured. Employee issues get handled late, or not at all. No one knows who owns what. No structure. No visibility. That's where I come in. I help service-based businesses and tech teams- agencies, consulting and advisory practices, coaching programs, professional-services firms, and remote tech teams- build simple, clean HR systems that actually work. I've done this from both sides of the table: agency-side, serving several client businesses at once, and in-house, embedded on a company's own team. So I know how to build HR that keeps running whether I'm sitting inside the business or supporting it from outside. Not theory. Not corporate HR talk. Real structure that makes daily work easier. Here's what I've helped teams do: • Reduced time-to-hire by 30–40% with structured pipelines • Built simple-to-understand hiring and task trackers inside ClickUp and Monday from scratch • Created onboarding workflows that cut early drop-offs • Handled employee relations end to end so friction gets resolved early, not after it blows up • Designed performance reviews with clear scorecards • Built HR dashboards founders can actually read • Managed teams across the US, UK, Africa and Europe I like structure, clean process, and knowing nothing falls through the cracks. Tools I Work With ClickUp, Monday, Asana, Trello, Notion, Excel, Airtable, Google Workspace, Slack, Zoho Recruit, Zoho People, BambooHR, Rippling, Gusto, Paychex, ADP (WFN & Run), JazzHR, Lever, Workable, Greenhouse. No tools yet? I'll help you pick simple, affordable ones that fit your team. Whom I Work Best With • Service-based businesses — Cleaning businesses, moving businesses, agencies, consultancies, coaching and professional services • Founder-led teams that need real structure under them • Remote and tech teams juggling multiple projects • Anyone tired of messy, undocumented HR What Working With Me Feels Like Clear communication. Simple process. No drama. No confusion. You'll always know what stage hiring is in, what's pending, where the bottlenecks are, and what needs fixing. If you want someone who thinks in systems, not chaos, across recruiting, onboarding and employee relations, let's talk.

  • HR & Business Services
  • Recruiting
  • Administrative Support
  • Staff Orientation & Onboarding Materials
  • Training & Development
  • LinkedIn Recruiting
  • Boolean Search
  • Analytics
  • Compensation & Benefits
  • Employee Communications
  • Compliance
  • Process Improvement
  • Team Management
  • Employee Onboarding
  • Business Operations
  • Claude
  • AI Implementation
  • ChatGPT
Liz R.

West Covina, California

$50/hr
4.9
6 jobs

If your HR operation is running on scattered spreadsheets, outdated documents, inconsistent practices, or pure survival instinct, I can help you turn it into a practical, scalable system. I bring 15+ years of combined HR, talent acquisition, workforce development, and candidate assessment experience. I combine senior-level HR leadership with Lean Six Sigma process improvement to diagnose what is not working, identify the root cause, and build solutions your organization can actually sustain. I do more than provide recommendations. I create the policies, workflows, documentation, tools, and implementation plans needed to put those recommendations into practice. Selected results include: • Reduced first-30-day employee turnover from over 60% to under 20% by redesigning onboarding operations and concentrating activity around the highest-volume start days • Reduced recruiting cycle times from 60–90 days to approximately 30–45 days by standardizing intake and screening criteria, redesigning recruiter workflows, and introducing pipeline and aging metrics • Increased recruiter productivity by 15% by designing and implementing the organization’s first performance-based incentive program • Developed the business case, financial analysis, KPI framework, and pilot for a workforce-model conversion that saved more than $175K per provider • Led a $20M+ operation and a 150-person multidisciplinary organization spanning recruiting, credentialing, analytics, project management, and provider payment I can help your organization with: • Fractional HR leadership and HR operational assessments • Employee handbooks, workplace policies, SOPs, and training materials • HR compliance reviews and process audits • Recruiting strategy, job descriptions, screening tools, and hiring-process improvement • Onboarding and offboarding workflows, forms, checklists, and manager guidance • Performance management, employee relations, and manager coaching • Organizational design, workforce planning, compensation, and accountability systems • HRIS implementation, workflow redesign, system documentation, and optimization Systems experience includes Workday, SAP HCM, Dayforce, UKG/UltiPro, iCIMS, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, SharePoint, Tableau, Power BI, MS Project, and MondayDOTcom. Industry experience includes healthcare, government contracting, nonprofit, manufacturing, staffing, professional services, consulting, and small business. I am especially effective in organizations where HR has grown reactively and leaders know something is not working, but have not had the time or internal expertise to fix it. Send me a message describing the problem, and I will help you determine what needs to happen next.

  • HR & Business Services
  • Recruiting
  • Management Consulting
  • Process Documentation
  • Process Development
  • Organizational Design & Effectiveness

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What does a human Resource Information systems specialist do?

A human Resource Information systems specialist administers the software platforms that store and process employee data for an organization. This role bridges the gap between technical system configuration and daily human resources operations to maintain accurate records. You configure user permissions, build custom reports, and troubleshoot data errors to support HR teams. Your work ensures that personnel information remains secure, compliant, and accessible for decision-making.

  • Configure and maintain HRIS or HRMS applications to manage employee records, benefits enrollment, and payroll data accurately. You execute scheduled processes within the system to update status changes and ensure data integrity across all modules. This involves running regular configuration checks to identify and resolve any discrepancies in employee files or system settings before they impact operations.
  • Develop and maintain complex reports and queries using tools like PeopleSoft query manager or SAP SuccessFactors Report Center. You gather specific requirements from HR stakeholders to build ad hoc and scheduled outputs that track key metrics such as turnover rates or headcount. After building these queries, you schedule their delivery and monitor the job status to guarantee that stakeholders receive timely and accurate data for their analysis.
  • Manage user access and security permissions for HRIS tools by processing requests for restricted and non-restricted users. You assign role-based permissions that allow staff to create, run, or administer reports without compromising sensitive personnel information. This includes synchronizing reporting metadata and troubleshooting access issues when users cannot find or view the reports they need for their daily tasks.
  • Analyze personnel data and monitor system transactions to identify errors or inconsistencies in HR operations. You troubleshoot system issues by investigating root causes of data failures and implementing fixes to restore proper functionality. This proactive monitoring helps prevent compliance risks and ensures that the HR department relies on trustworthy information for strategic planning and regulatory reporting.
  • Create and update job aids and training materials to help HR staff use the system effectively for their daily tasks. You provide direct user support to answer questions about system features, report generation, and data entry procedures. By documenting common workflows and solutions, you reduce the volume of support tickets and empower internal teams to handle routine HRIS tasks independently.

How to hire a human Resource Information systems specialist on Upwork

Step 1: Post a job

Define your HRIS needs clearly to attract qualified candidates who can manage employee data and system configurations. Use the Job Post Generator powered by Uma™, Upwork's Mindful AI to draft a precise description in seconds. Describe your requirements in a few sentences, and Uma creates a tailored post for this role. You can write a new post, update a saved draft, or reuse an existing post.

  • Specify the HRIS platforms you use, such as PeopleSoft or SAP SuccessFactors, so candidates confirm their technical fit immediately.
  • List required reporting skills, including query management and scheduled job monitoring, to filter for analysts who handle complex data retrieval.
  • Detail security administration tasks, like managing role-based permissions, to find specialists who protect sensitive employee records.

Step 2: Evaluate candidates

Look for proof of experience in maintaining data integrity and configuring HR systems rather than general HR knowledge. Uma runs instant video interviews and builds shortlists with side-by-side comparisons to speed up your review process.

  • Check portfolios for samples of ad hoc reports or dashboards that demonstrate ability to translate raw personnel data into actionable insights.
  • Verify experience with specific tools like ODBC or Visual Basic if your workflow requires custom automation or integration scripts.
  • Review past work on user access administration to ensure they understand compliance and security protocols for restricted data.

Step 3: Interview your top choices

Discuss specific troubleshooting scenarios to gauge their problem-solving approach for system errors. Schedule and conduct interviews within Upwork Messages, which generates an immediate transcript and summary after each session.

  • Ask how they validate data accuracy during mass uploads or system migrations to prevent record corruption.
  • Request examples of job aids or training materials they authored to support non-technical HR staff using the system.
  • Explore their method for synchronizing reporting metadata when search results fail to reflect recent configuration changes.

Step 4: Agree on scope and begin work

Set clear milestones for system updates, report generation, or access audits before starting the contract. Use Upwork Messages and the contract workroom for all communication and project management, while identity verification, payment protection, hourly tracking, and project funds secure the engagement.

  • Define deliverables such as configured user permissions or scheduled report outputs to measure progress objectively.
  • Establish a timeline for testing system changes to ensure updates do not disrupt daily HR operations.
  • Agree on documentation standards for any new queries or workflows they build for your team.

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How much does hiring a human Resource Information systems specialist cost?

$500-$2,500 per project is a typical range for focused human Resource Information systems specialist work. Final pricing depends on scope, technical complexity, required integrations, source-material quality, revision needs, and the freelancer's experience level.

User access configuration

$500-$1,200/project

Entry-level to mid-level
  • Defined role-based permissions for HRIS users
  • Configured user accounts and restricted access levels
  • Verified access rights and documented changes

HR reporting setup

$1,200-$2,500/project

Mid-level
  • Built custom queries using tools like PeopleSoft Query Manager
  • Created routine and ad hoc HR reports for stakeholders
  • Automated report delivery via Scheduled Job Monitor

Data integrity audit

$2,500-$4,500/project

Mid-level to senior-level
  • Identified discrepancies in employee records and transactions
  • Executed data fixes to maintain HRIS accuracy
  • Submitted findings and prevention strategies for future entries

System workflow optimization

$4,500-$7,000/project

Senior-level
  • Analyzed current HRIS workflows for bottlenecks
  • Implemented system changes to streamline HR operations
  • Validated updates and recorded test results for compliance

Custom integration development

$7,000-$12,000/project

Expert-level
  • Coded scripts using ODBC or Visual Basic for data sync
  • Linked HRIS with external payroll or benefits platforms
  • Authored documentation for ongoing system maintenance

Frequently asked questions

Is hiring a human Resource Information systems specialist worth it?

For most businesses, yes: hiring a human Resource Information systems specialist is worthwhile. This role maintains data integrity and configures user access so HR teams avoid manual errors in employee records. Specialists also build custom reports that turn raw personnel data into actionable insights for leadership.

How do I evaluate human Resource Information systems specialist candidates?

Look for candidates who demonstrate specific experience with your HRIS platform, such as PeopleSoft or SAP SuccessFactors. Ask them to describe how they configured role-based permissions or built a complex query using tools like Report Center to solve a past reporting issue.

What tasks does a human Resource Information systems specialist handle daily?

A human Resource Information systems specialist operates HRIS applications to manage employee data and troubleshoot system issues. They also process security requests and maintain reports to support HR operations and compliance needs.

Which tools do human Resource Information systems specialists use?

These specialists work with HRIS platforms like PeopleSoft and admin tools such as Report Center or Scheduled Job Monitor. They often use ODBC, MS Access, or Visual Basic to automate data retrieval and reporting workflows.