Founded in 2016, Better is a digital-first homeownership company whose services included mortgage, real estate, title, and homeowners insurance. We leverage creative technology and innovation to make the homebuying journey more approachable and understandable. Here are some interesting facts to help you get to know Better:
- From its founding in 2016 through 2020, Better funded $30.9B in home loans and provided over $7B in cumulative coverage through Better Cover and Better Settlement Services, the insurance divisions of Better
- Ranked #1 on LinkedIn’s Top Startups List for 2020 and 2021
- Ranked #2 on Fortune’s Best Companies for Millenials 2021
- Fortune Best Workplaces for Women 2021
- People Magazine Companies that Care 2021
- Inc Magazine’s Best Workplaces 2021
- Top Women Originators 2021
- Our Founder and CEO was named in Comparably’s Top 25 CEOs for Diversity
- Better has raised over $400M in equity capital since inception
Our company is made up of driven, passionate people who bring their unique backgrounds and perspectives to everything we do. We are committed to fostering diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion. We encourage individual potential rather than years of experience. We see the value in each person’s perspective, and recognize their talents, regardless of what the market says. We believe it’s important to nurture a company culture that encourages curiosity and passion-from employee resource groups and learning opportunities to team outings and community outreach.
Better is a family of companies. Better Mortgage Corporation provides home loans; Better Real Estate, LLC provides real estate services; Better Cover, LLC provides homeowners insurance policies; and Better Settlement Services provides title insurance services.
Our People Systems Architects play a key role in guiding the continued design, maintenance, and support of a specific functional area within Workday. The Senior People Systems Analyst – Workday Benefits will have responsibility for the successful implementation, integration, and customization of the Workday application from change feasibility to roll-out. The successful candidate will have business process architect experience gathering requirements, designing, delivering, and supporting business transformation using Workday in areas of Benefits. Under the Manager, People Systems – Payroll, Comp, and Benefits we seek to centralize ownership of our HR tech stack and decision-making in a fully focused, dedicated team.
Responsibilities
- Architect and implement scalable, flexible solutions that are extensible to future business needs in areas of Benefits and Compensation
- Design and implement Workday requirements for Workday payroll. . Partner with the Integration team for benefits integrations and touchpoints (i.e. payroll)
- Demonstrate creative solutions and configurations using prototyping.
- Serve as the Benefits Workday SME when working with members of the Integration Team
- Document technology specifications for current and future configuration.
- Act as the Benefits and Comp domain lead for feature releases and issue resolution, working with business users, People Systems Product Team, Payroll team, and support teams to define scope, prioritize, plan and implement system changes and enhancements.
- Architect Workday Benefits solutions to ensure that all work streams are cohesive and cross functional impacts are considered and mitigated.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Human Resources or a related field.
- 2-3 years of Workday experience.
- Thorough knowledge in the Benefits module and 1 or more modules or cross applications (HCM, Recruitment, Performance, Adv Comp, LMS, Reporting, Security)
- Experience developing and implementing business and system process improvements and setting standards.
- Project management experience. Agile Project Management and experience using JIRA highly preferred
- Must be able to maintain the highest level of confidentiality and discretely handle sensitive and confidential information
This role is designated as ‘Remote Mode,’ and employees are not expected to report into a Better office at any time. Proof of COVID-19 vaccination is not required unless fully remote employees attend an onsite, in-person meeting, office event, or otherwise interface with Better employees and/or customers in person.
Better is requiring all US employees to be fully vaccinated in order to go into the office. Our priority is first and foremost the safety of our employees and we require COVID-19 vaccination to help ensure their safety in the workplace. Please note that Better will offer a reasonable accommodation process for employees who are not vaccinated for medical or religious reasons.
The Better mission is rooted in values that drive us.
- We do what’s in the best interest of the consumer, not ourselves
- We have growth mindsets, not fixed ones
- We believe that success lies in execution, not credentials
- We act like owners, not just employees
- We work to find answers on our own, not wait for them to be given to us
- We optimize for mission, not ego
Our mission speaks for itself-we continue to outpace the industry at every turn. We’ve joined forces in partnership with Ally Bank, and our backers have helped build some of the most transformative tech and finance companies in history. Kleiner Perkins, Goldman Sachs, American Express, Citigroup, Activant Capital, Ally Bank, and others have invested in our vision for what homeownership can be.
Better Benefits & Compensation
Our total rewards package consists of base salary, equity, benefits, and opportunity for yearly cash bonus. Some of our benefits include:
- Comprehensive healthcare, retirement, and voluntary benefits. Think medical, dental, vision, savings accounts, 401k, and more.
- Personalized care and tools for realizing your mental health and wellness goals
- Robust wellbeing offerings that allow you unlimited access to virtual fitness, meditation, yoga, cooking classes, homeschooling preparedness, physical therapy, and more.
- Unlimited time off (with manager approval)
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave after 90 days of employment, and 20 weeks after 24 months of service.
- Inclusive fertility benefits for you or your eligible dependents, regardless of participation in a Better medical plan.
Better is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or religious creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, family or parental status, disability, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by law . All employment decisions at Better are based on a person’s merit, business needs, and role requirements.
California Consumer Privacy Rights Notice for Job Applicants
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Better is required to inform California residents who are our job applicants or prospective talent (together “job applicants”) about the categories of personal information we collect about you and the purposes for which we will use this information. The notice contains disclosures required by the CCPA and applies only to personal information that is subject to the CCPA.