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HRIS Specialist

Democratic National Committee
Washington, DC Full Time
POSTED ON 12/19/2025 CLOSED ON 12/22/2025

What are the responsibilities and job description for the HRIS Specialist position at Democratic National Committee?

Job Summary

Proactive and dynamic human resources professional sought as a key member of the Human Resources team. This role is responsible for overseeing our Rippling HRIS, maintaining the system, training colleagues, monitoring updates, designing and sharing reports and using the system to its full potential. This is an ideal position for someone who wants to support the Democrats across the country by enabling them to attract, hire and onboard the most talented team possible and win elections!

Responsibilities

  • Strive to ensure timely and excellent customer service to DNC staff members ensuring the successful operation of Rippling systems including recruiting, onboarding, time-keeping, payroll, performance management, reporting, consultant accounts, and data integrity
  • Support the DNC hiring process from job postings through onboarding
  • Function as the organizational expert on the recruiting features of Rippling and support hiring managers to utilize the system to its full potential
  • Manage the talent bank in collaboration with the political and training team
  • Design and maintain the Rippling Performance Review system
  • Support the onboarding process from offer letters, onboarding workflow, and collaboration with IT and Operations for first day set-up
  • Monitor onboarding paperwork for all new employees and collaboration with our payroll specialist to ensure all new-hires transition to the payroll system
  • Support new hire integration and back up orientation programs
  • Coordinate administrative communications for arrivals, departures, office transfers and other employee status changes - ensure all managers can successfully initiate status changes and monitor the approval process
  • Coordinate with the IT and Operations team to onboard and off-board contractors
  • Coordinate with volunteer managers to onboard volunteers ensuring they have signed NDAs and scheduled onboarding sessions where applicable.
  • Stage Rippling accounts for volunteers and consultants
  • Responsible for monitoring and auditing the I-9 process
  • Manage assigned HR tickets (requests) daily and assist the team in assigning tickets on a rotating schedule
  • Maintain and manage job descriptions
  • Manages maintaining Human Resource Information System records and compiles reports from database as needed
  • Provide general support for various human resources initiatives as required
  • Assist with projects and other duties as assigned to support the department and the DNC's mission

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or 2 years of transferable experience
  • Two plus years of experience with HRIS administration - Rippling experience preferred
  • Ability to quickly learn systems, processes, procedures.
  • Strong interpersonal skills to effectively build partnerships with staff
  • Ability to create easy to understand training guides and materials
  • Dedication to discretion and confidentiality
  • Able to multitask, communicate progress and meet deadlines.
  • Sound judgment, enthusiasm, can-do attitude, diplomacy, with the ability to be proactive

Salary: The starting salary for the HRIS Specialist position is $65,000, on an annualized basis, commensurate with experience and qualifications.

This is a full-time, exempt position, that may require work on weekends.

The Democratic National Committee (DNC), is committed to diversity among its staff, and recognizes that its continued success requires the highest commitment to obtaining and retaining a diverse staff that provides the best quality services to supporters and constituents. The DNC is an equal opportunity employer and it is our policy to recruit, hire, train, promote and administer any and all personnel actions without regard to sex, race, age, color, creed, national origin, religion, economic status, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity or expression, ethnic identity or physical disability, or any other legally protected basis. The DNC will not tolerate any unlawful discrimination and any such conduct is strictly prohibited.

Benefits

  • The DNC offers a generous benefit package, including:
  • Generous paid time off, including federal holidays and open leave
  • Health and dental insurance for employee and dependents; 90% paid by the DNC, 10% paid by employee
  • Supplementary vision plans available to employees for purchase
  • Up to a 5% employer match DNC 401(k) plan
  • Pre-tax flexible spending account benefits available to employees and dependents

Salary : $65,000

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