Human Resources Specialist

Description

Please note that this posting is for a contract assignment and is not a full-time employment opportunity with Amazon. Candidates selected for roles will be employed as contract workers through Amazon’s approved 3rd party Direct Source provider for the duration of the specified project and will not be an employee of Amazon.

Description:

As an HR Assistant, you will play a critical role in supporting Amazon's global workforce by ensuring accurate and timely payroll processing for hourly employees across multiple countries. This position demands real-time problem-solving skills and an unwavering commitment to maintaining zero-error payroll processing standards. Your core responsibilities will include processing base pay corrections aligned with payroll cut-offs and policy rates, managing compensation adjustments for job code and status changes, and resolving employee tickets through comprehensive documentation review. You'll administer human resources policies and procedures pertaining to employee relations while researching and analyzing data to support HR decision-making.

You'll collaborate closely with upstream teams, HR, Legal, Payroll, and Benefits while maintaining strict confidentiality and compliance standards. You'll also contribute to continuous improvement by documenting process gaps, preparing SOPs and Root Cause Analysis reports, and building knowledge base resources that strengthen team capabilities. This role requires flexibility to work across different time zones to support global operations, including deadline-driven payroll processing periods which may include extended hours during month-end and year-end cycles.

Responsibilities:

• Payroll operations
• Key project management responsibilities that drive process excellence and operational efficiency.
• Lead and coordinate cross-functional HR projects from initiation through completion, developing detailed project plans with defined milestones, deliverables, and timelines.
• Tracking project progress, identifying risks and dependencies, and escalating issues proactively to ensure on-time delivery.
• Facilitate regular status meetings with stakeholders, prepare project documentation including charters, status reports, and post-implementation reviews, and maintain organized project repositories for audit readiness.
• Project management scope will also encompass managing system implementation initiatives, coordinating user acceptance testing, and driving change management efforts to ensure smooth adoption of new tools, policies, and processes across global teams.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a related area and 2–4 years of HR operations, payroll, or project management experience. Proficiency in HRIS systems (PeopleSoft preferred), Excel, and project management tools is essential.
• Strong attention to detail, excellent time management skills, and the ability to handle multiple priorities across different time zones.
• Adaptability to new policies and technologies
• Strong analytical problem-solving abilities
• Customer-focused mindset.
• Ability to rely on established guidelines and pre-established procedures while working under general supervision, with increasing opportunities to exercise independent judgment as you grow in the role.

This posting is for a contract assignment with Tundra Technical Solutions to provide services to Amazon.

The pay range that Tundra in good faith reasonably expects to pay for this position is $30.99 / hour - $35.12/hour.

Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, qualified applicants will be considered for assignment with arrest and conviction records. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness, meet client expectations, standards, and accompanying requirements, and safeguard business operations and company reputation.

Tundra Technical Solutions is among North America’s leading providers of Staffing and Consulting Services. Our success and our clients’ success are built on a foundation of service excellence. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Unincorporated LA County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: client provided property, including hardware (both of which may include data) entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all portable client computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon completion of the assignment, and; maintain the confidentiality of client proprietary, confidential, or non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected client information technology systems and related data security obligations.