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HR Operations: Intermediate | People Ops & Analytics

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Level up HR Ops with scalable workflows, HRIS data quality, payroll/benefits coordination, compliance docs, and metrics.

What you'll learn:
  • Map and improve HR workflows (hire-to-retire) using SOPs, checklists, and clear ownership.
  • Maintain HRIS data integrity with audits, controls, permissions, and reliable reporting routines.
  • Coordinate payroll, benefits, and leave workflows to reduce errors, rework, and escalations.
  • Build compliant documentation and records practices (employee files, retention, audit readiness).
  • Implement HR service delivery basics: intake, SLAs, prioritization, and escalation paths.
  • Track HR Ops metrics (volume, cycle time, accuracy) and apply continuous improvement methods.

HR Operations is the engine room of the employee experience. When it runs well, hiring moves faster, employees get answers quickly, records are audit-ready, and leaders trust HR data. When it doesn’t, the problems show up everywhere: missing documentation, inconsistent processes, payroll/benefits issues, messy HRIS data, unclear ownership, and constant “fire drills.”


At an intermediate level, the goal isn’t just to “get tasks done”—it’s to build repeatable, measurable systems that scale. That means tightening up the employee lifecycle from onboarding to offboarding, creating SOPs that others can follow, improving service delivery, and using metrics to spot bottlenecks before they become escalations.


That’s exactly what this course is designed to help you do.


In this course, you’ll learn how to:

  • Strengthen core HR operational workflows across the employee lifecycle (hire-to-retire)

  • Document processes with SOPs, checklists, templates, and clear handoffs

  • Improve HRIS data quality with practical audits, controls, and reporting routines

  • Coordinate payroll, benefits, and leave workflows to reduce errors and rework

  • Maintain compliant documentation and records practices (files, retention, audit readiness)

  • Set up effective HR service delivery (intake, ticketing mindset, SLAs, escalations)

  • Track the right HR Ops metrics (cycle time, accuracy, volume, satisfaction) and drive continuous improvement


By the end, you’ll be able to operate with more structure and confidence—running HR operations like a well-managed service, not a constant scramble. If you already know the basics and you’re ready to build stronger systems, cleaner data, and more reliable HR delivery, this course will help you get there.

Taught by

PracticalGrowth Learning and Jesse Shroyer

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