Business Initiatives Specialist

Paylocity is an award-winning provider of cloud-based HR and payroll software solutions, offering the most complete platform for the modern workforce. The company has become one of the fastest-growing HCM software providers worldwide by offering an intuitive, easy-to-use product suite that helps businesses automate and streamline HR and payroll processes, attract and retain talent, and build a strong workplace culture.

While traditional HR and payroll providers automate basic HR processes such as payroll and benefits administration, Paylocity goes further by developing tools that HR and businesses need to compete for talent and deliver against the expectations of the modern workforce.

Position Overview

The Business Initiatives Specialist is responsible for overseeing the initiation, planning, execution, and closing of initiatives and projects that are critical to the Talent Acquisition function, high in priority, and cross multiple delivery teams. Additionally, this role will also support the executive team through calendar management, travel arrangements, and meeting planning. A successful Business Initiatives Specialist will understand and implement project plans, communicate effectively around progress and deliver outcomes within the agreed upon scope and time.

Primary Responsibilities

• Partner with business leaders to understand their personal leadership style, day to day needs, and expected priorities to deliver results
• Coordinate and facilitate project kick off meetings and meetings with team representatives throughout the development lifecycle to stay informed of progress of each team to have comprehensive knowledge of the overall initiative or project
• Communicate regularly with stakeholders to keep them informed of the progress, timeline, and completion obstacles
• Develop and maintain a project plan where applicable that incorporates all project complexities
• Manage complex calendars and anticipate conflicts with emphasis on collaborative meetings, working sessions, and cross functional needs
• Prepare and edit reports and presentations using a variety of software platforms
• Communicate effectively across communication channels including Slack, Microsoft Teams, and internal Paylocity systems.
• Think critically about bringing teams together, planning meetings, creating agendas, overall logistics, and offering solutions
• Provide executive support in the form of calendar management, travel arrangements, meeting planning, and functional logistics where needed
• Other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

• Possess excellent communication skills with an ability to respond with professionalism in verbal and written communications with all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated knowledge in MS Office Suite, specifically Word, PPT, Excel, and Outlook
• Ability to demonstrate analytical, critical thinking, problem solving and discernment skills
• Ability to demonstrate organization, project management, and planning skills
• Demonstrated history of completion of complex projects, and manage through competing priorities
• Ability to perform with confidence, and work well at all levels of an organization in and cross functional team environment
• 3+ years demonstrated work experience

Paylocity is an equal-opportunity employer. Paylocity is committed to the full inclusion of all individuals. We recruit, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. At Paylocity, we believe diversity makes us better.

We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in age, culture, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique. We actively cultivate these differences through our employee resource groups (ERGs), employee experiences, perspectives, talents, and approaches to drive innovation in the software and services we provide our customers.

We comply with federal and state disability laws and make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. To request reasonable accommodation in the job application or interview process, please contact accessibility@paylocity.com.

This role can be performed from any office in the US. The pay range for this position is $49,000- $70,000/yr; however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. This position is eligible for a full range of benefits outlined here . Base pay information is based on market location. Applicants should apply via www.paylocity.com/careers.