Senior HRIS & Payroll Manager

Job description

The Sr. HRIS & Payroll Manager is a critical shared-services leader responsible for overseeing accurate, compliant, and timely payroll operations across NexCore Group and its operating subsidiary, Experience Senior Living (ESL). This role serves as both the operational owner of end-to-end payroll processing and the functional lead for payroll system optimization within UKG. This position requires a strong balance of deep payroll expertise and advanced HRIS/UKG capability, leveraging the system to improve workflows, controls, scalability, data integrity, and team member service. The HRIS/Payroll Sr. Manager will drive continuous improvement by reducing manual work, strengthening upstream/downstream handoffs, automating processes where possible, and elevating the overall payroll customer experience. This is not a transactional role alone; it is a systems-enabled, process-driven leadership position that ensures payroll is correct, auditable, scalable, and service-oriented. This position is hybrid with a expectation of minimum 3 days in our Denver office. Key Responsibilities: UKG / HRIS Payroll Systems Ownership & Optimization - Serve as the functional owner of UKG as it relates to pa...