HR Systems Manager

Who We Are

Great Minds is a high-growth, mission-driven organization founded by educators in 2007. As a for-profit, Public Benefit Corporation, we believe all students deserve access to meaningful, challenging content—and all teachers deserve tools that are intuitive, effective, and built for the realities of today’s classrooms.

We develop high-quality, knowledge-rich math, science and ELA curricula grounded in research and designed in collaboration with educators. Our materials reflect real classroom needs and are built to drive lasting student outcomes.

We are committed to usability, coherence, and practical implementation—supporting teachers not just through curriculum, but with professional learning, purposeful technology, and responsive service that enable strong adoption and impact.

What We Build

Our products—Eureka Math and Eureka Math², Wit & Wisdom, PhD Science, Geodes, and the newly launched Arts & Letters ELA—are trusted by thousands of schools and districts nationwide.

• Eureka Math is the most widely used math curriculum in the U.S., and is focused on balancing conceptual understanding, procedural fluency, and application.
• Wit & Wisdom® and Arts & Letters ELA™ anchor our reading strategy with content-rich, grade-level instruction that integrates literature, history, and the arts, grounded in the science of reading. Geodes® complements our reading suite with decodable texts that pair phonics with meaningful content to support early literacy.
• PhD Science is a hands-on K-5 Science program that sparks curiosity as students build enduring knowledge of how the scientific world works.

These programs reflect a shared belief in high expectations, joyful rigor, and deep respect for educators and students.

Where We’re Headed

Great Minds is entering a new stage of growth and product maturity. We are focused on building more connected, customer-informed experiences across the full educator journey—from curriculum to professional learning to platform and support.

Our long-term vision is to become a true partner in impact—not just delivering curriculum, but supporting educators in achieving outcomes at scale.

Job Purpose

The HR Systems Manager will be responsible for overseeing the HR Systems technology stack, centered around Dayforce. This role will oversee the design, development, and maintenance of our systems, driving process improvements that are effective, efficient, and grounded in measurable outcomes. Following our successful Dayforce implementation, the next phase is to fully leverage its capabilities, align the platform to business needs and ensure the system is configured to deliver actionable data to support strategic decision making. Reporting to the Head of Total Rewards and HR Systems, this role manages a HR Systems Analyst and operates as a strategic business partner, ensuring the people systems roadmap directly supports and advances company priorities.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization to continuously plan, define and adjust the roadmap for HR Systems enhancements.
• Manage the analysis, development, implementation, enhancement, administration and ongoing operation of HR Systems applications and services as well as People Analytics in coordination with Great Minds enterprise ERP system.
• Ensure robustness of end-to-end process, technical solution, and quality assurance testing of changes/enhancements prior to implementation.
• Oversee the activities of direct report(s) (HR Systems Analyst(s)) to ensure a high performing, well-motivated and developed team which delivers required results.
• Lead HR System Analyst(s) through day-to-day operations oversight and status reports and escalate issues as needed.
• Lead efforts to promote user adoption of new systems and processes through effective training, communication and support initiatives.
• Develop metrics and KPIs to measure effectiveness of people systems and initiatives.
• Continuously assess new technologies, trends, and feedback to advance system capabilities and operational excellence.

Requirements

• 5+ years of HR Systems experience including system configuration, development and implementation.
• 1+ years of management experience.
• Strong analytical and technical skills with a track record of solving complex system and data challenges.
• Deep experience maintaining Dayforce as HR system of record across entire employee lifecycle
• Experience with HR data analysis to produce reports and dashboards.
• Comprehensive understanding of the various aspects of Human Resources (e.g. ODE, Rewards, Talent Acquisition, etc.)
• Ability to independently drive projects and initiatives with minimal “hands on” tactical supervision
• Ability to manage multiple activities across a distributed and cross-functional team environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to maintain a flexible and collaborative approach in working with various and diverse kinds of stakeholders
• Capacity to manage a team of HR Systems Analysts to successfully roll out enhancements with optimal user experience as per the defined roadmap
• Advanced Excel skills
• Advanced knowledge of Office365
• Strong skills in data analysis
• Project management skills

Preferred Qualifications

· Familiarity with PowerAutomate and PowerBI.

Required Education

Bachelor’s degree

Status

Full-time

Location

Remote

The expected base salary range for this position is $109,000-$131,000, however the offered salarymay be higher or lower than the above range dependent on numerous factors including, but not limited to location, work experience, skills and internal equity considerations. The base salary is not inclusive of benefits or other incentives.

A cover letter and resume are required to be considered for this position.

New employees will be required to successfully complete a background check.

Any communication to applicants relating to the Great Minds hiring process will only come from email addresses with the domains greatminds.org or greatminds.recruitee.com. If in the course of the application or hiring process with Great Minds you are contacted through another domain, are requested to provide banking or other sensitive information, or you note any other suspicious activity, please contact [email protected]

Great Minds is an equal opportunity employer. We will extend equal opportunity to all individuals without regard to race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, disability, age, genetic information, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws. Our policy reflects and affirms the organization’s commitment to the principles of fair employment and the elimination of all discriminatory practices.

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