Position Details Position Information
Department Univ Human Resources Central (XHR)
Position Title Academic Wage Appt - Salaried
Job Title Academic Wage Salary: Benefits Project Co-Team Lead (AMP)
Appointment Type Academic Wage
Job Location Corvallis
Benefits Eligible Full-Time, benefits eligible
Remote or Hybrid option? Yes
Job Summary University Human Resources is seeking a salaried Academic Wage: Benefits Project Co-Team Lead (AMP). This is a full-time (1.00 FTE), 12-month, fixed-term position. This position is anticipated to last until 12/31/2026. As a key contributor of the Oregon State University (OSU) digital and business transformation effort, the Co-Team Lead role will assist in a key phase of OSU's Administrative Modernization Program (AMP). Following initial design and the development of configuration workbooks, the work of AMP moves towards testing and technical readiness for implementation.
The Benefits Project Co-Team Lead will report to the Executive Director, University Human Resources and be dedicated and assigned to work that supports the AMP program and Benefits project area in particular.
This role will be responsible for understanding the Workday design, testing, and validation. With support from consultants, these individuals will execute OSU test scenarios in each tenant build and be responsible for understanding the functional configuration in Workday. This role may also verify help text, validation rules, and notifications are configured. They are also responsible for updating documentation related to configuration changes (including Future State Process Designs, process flows, configuration workbooks) throughout the implementation. This position works in alignment with the overall AMP program and closely collaborates and partners with the AMP HR Program Lead to engage stakeholders and experts across the university to assist with communication and change management activities.
AMP will transform OSU into a fully digital university, rebuilding its entire administrative technology environment to facilitate efficient and modern transactions among staff, students, and faculty. This effort will modernize the university's Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system (replacing Banner and additional applications), re-engineer core administrative HR, finance, planning and budgeting, post-award grant management, and student tools and processes, and deploy automated workflows in the cloud. This process will also include documenting and updating any new or existing policies associated with these processes. This light and lean cloud-based approach enables better institutional agility and adaptability, exceptionally user-friendly design for students, faculty, staff, and administration who interact with OSU. It also provides OSU the opportunity to lower the cost and time burden of administrative processes.
OSU's approach will reimagine and redesign all HR, finance, research administration, and budget/planning processes with a human centric design framework based on full automation, alignment with industry best practices, and desired customer journeys. This approach will require significant organizational change management, community member engagement across and outside of the organization, and a strong commitment to equity, inclusivity, and accessibility to design solutions for a broad and diverse collection of customers and community members. We will not undertake this ambitious work alone - OSU will collaborate with industry partners specializing in higher education to deliver on our pioneering vision. We will document every step of our process to support and guide other Oregon institutions who may pursue similar transformative efforts.
Why OSU? Working for Oregon State University is so much more than a job! Oregon State University is a dynamic community of dreamers, doers, problem-solvers and change-makers. We don't wait for challenges to present themselves - we seek them out and take them on. We welcome students, faculty and staff from every background and perspective into a community where everyone feels seen and heard. We have deep-rooted mindfulness for the natural world and all who depend on it, and together, we apply knowledge, tools and skills to build a better future for all.
FACTS: • Top 1.4% university in the world
• More research funding than all public universities in Oregon combined
• 1 of 3 land, sea, space and sun grant universities in the U.S.
• 2 campuses, 11 colleges, 12 experiment stations, and Extension programs in all 36 counties
• 7
cultural resource centers that offer education, celebration and belonging for everyone
• 100+ undergraduate degree programs, 80+ graduate degrees plus hundreds of minor options and certificates
• 35k+ students including more than 2.3k international students and 10k students of color
• 217k+ alumni worldwide
• For more interesting facts about OSU visit:
Locations: Oregon State has a statewide presence with campuses in Corvallis and Bend, the OSU Portland Center and the Hatfield Marine Science Center on the Pacific Coast in Newport.
Oregon State's beautiful, historic and state-of-the-art main campus is located in one of America's best college towns. Corvallis is located close to the Pacific Ocean, the Cascade mountains and Oregon wine country. Nestled in the heart of the Willamette Valley, this beautiful city offers miles of mountain biking and hiking trails, a river perfect for boating or kayaking and an eclectic downtown featuring local cuisine, popular events and performances.
Total Rewards Package: Oregon State University offers a
comprehensive benefits package with benefits eligible positions that is designed to meet the needs of employees and their families including:
• Medical, Dental, Vision and Basic Life. OSU pays 95% of premiums for you and your eligible dependents.
• Free confidential mental health and emotional support services, and counseling resources.
• Retirement savings paid by the university.
• A generous paid leave package, including holidays, vacation and sick leave.
• Tuition reduction benefits for you or your qualifying dependents at OSU or the additional six Oregon Public Universities.
• Robust Work Life programs including Dual Career assistance resources, flexible work arrangements, a Family Resource Center, Affinity Groups and an Employee Assistance Program.
• Optional lifestyle benefits such as pet, accident, and critical illness insurance, giving you peace of mind and the support you need to thrive in all aspects of your life.
Future and current OSU employees can use the
Benefits Calculator to learn more about the full value of the benefits provided at OSU.
Key Responsibilities Project Team Coordination (20%) - In collaboration and partnership with overall AMP program priorities and timelines, and Benefits project team members, help determine priorities on a weekly and monthly basis
- Support every project team member in being fully utilized according to their role and tasks
- In partnership with Benefits project team members, identify Benefits project connections and dependencies with other departments and AMP workstreams, and assist with the analysis, actions and follow up needed, in order to progress towards resolution and decision-making.
- Roll up sleeves and fill in gaps, across Benefits project team members, when someone is out or is experiencing time constraints and task compression.
The following areas will involve sharing responsibilities across Co-Team Leads, dividing up tasks: Impact Analysis, Process Improvement and Testing (40%) - Partner with external consultants to conduct detailed downstream and upstream impact analyses across OSU and all modules on changes being introduced into the new system - such as impact on business processes, reports, etc.,
- Serve as primary participants in Playback Sessions
- Collaborate with HR stakeholders to identify additional system enhancement opportunities in accordance with AMP guiding and design principles
- Continually analyze HR processes to identify opportunities for automation and optimization
- Write and/or validate unit test cases
- Execute unit test cases
- Identify testing defects and participate in resolution/retest
- Submit change requests through established processes
- Coordinate with SMAs on proposed design changes
- Update FSPDs based on design changes approved through Change Control
- Communicate design to broader OSU audience (demos, "roadshows", etc.)
- Participate in Knowledge Transfer with Deloitte
- Plan activities for E2E testing
- Write E2E test cases
- Partner in E2E defect resolution
- Plan activities for UER testing
- Plan activities for Payroll Compare testing
- Coordinate with SMAs for input into test Cases, design changes, and planning activities
- Collaborate with project managers to drive key deliverables and raise blockers immediately
- Assist OSU project managers as needed to identify issues/risks and path towards resolution in accordance with AMP guiding and design principles
- Leverage external consultant expertise to brainstorm solutions and build institutional knowledge
Technical (25%) - Participate in Integration Development as Point-of-Contact for Functional Area
- Participate in Data Conversion as Point-of-Contact for Functional Area
- Integration Validation
- Data Conversion Validation and issue resolution
- Participate in Report Development as Point-of-Contact for Functional Area
- Drive catch-up activities for the Workday Benefits module prior to go-live
Community Member Outreach and Engagement (15%) - Establish, manage, and maintain close relationships with OSU community members to gather input, help manage change, and gain insight and expertise to support the project area.
- Manage and maintain close partnership with external consultants to expand expertise and ensure commitments to community members are met within scope, schedule and budget across the portfolio of grant management projects.
What You Will Need - Bachelor's degree or an equivalent amount of training and applied experience.
- Experience with benefits administration systems
- Demonstrated experience implementing system wide solution.
- Ability to work effectively with software vendors, and internal partners from diverse backgrounds while maintaining the highest ethical standards.
- Proven analytical ability, problem-solving, ability to explain information accurately and resolve complex issues with sound judgment.
- Ability to encounter and handle highly confidential business with discretion and sensitivity.
- A broad view of higher education business and appreciation for the mission, values, strategies, processes, technologies, and governance.
- Exceptional communication skills and the ability to communicate appropriately at all levels of the organization; this includes written and verbal communications as well as visualizations.
This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a criminal history check and be determined to be position qualified as per University Standard: 05-010 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in youth programs may have additional criminal history checks every 24 months.
What We Would Like You to Have Working Conditions / Work Schedule This position will be located on the Corvallis campus and be predominantly in-person to meet the needs of our project and program team(s). Hybrid working arrangements may be discussed with the supervisor where appropriate. Work may be performed during standard working hours, M-F, but may occasionally require work on evenings or weekends.
Pay Method Salary
Pay Period 1st through the last day of the month
Pay Date Last working day of the month
Recommended Full-Time Salary Range $145,000 - $156,000
Link to Position Description Detail Information
Posting Number P09500UF
Number of Vacancies 1
Anticipated Appointment Begin Date 10/21/2025
Anticipated Appointment End Date 12/31/2026
Posting Date 10/07/2025
Full Consideration Date Closing Date 10/13/2025
Indicate how you intend to recruit for this search Competitive / External - open to ALL qualified applicants
Special Instructions to Applicants When applying you will be required to attach the following electronic documents:
1) A resume/CV; and
2) A cover letter indicating how your qualifications and experience have prepared you for this position.
You will also be required to submit the names of at least three professional references, their e-mail addresses and telephone numbers as part of the application process.
For additional information please contact: Bonny Ray at or
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability, protected veteran, and other protected status.
OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire.
Starting salary within the salary range will be commensurate with skills, education, and experience.
OSU is a fair chance employer committed to inclusive hiring. We encourage applications from candidates who bring a wide range of lived experience including involvement with the justice system. This job has "critical or security-sensitive" responsibilities. If you are selected as a finalist, your initial job offer will be contingent upon the results of a job-related pre-employment check (such as a background check, motor vehicle history check, sexual misconduct reference check, etc.). Background check results do not automatically disqualify a candidate. Take a look at our
Background Checks website including the
for candidates section for more details. If you have questions or concerns about the pre-employment check, please contact OSU's Employee and Labor Relations team at .
