Senior HR Technology Analyst

About KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 

KalVista is a global pharmaceutical company dedicated to delivering life-changing oral therapies for individuals affected by rare diseases with significant unmet needs. The KalVista team discovered and developed EKTERLY®—the first and only oral on-demand treatment for hereditary angioedema (HAE)—and continues to work closely with the global HAE community to improve treatment and care for this disease around the world.

For more information about KalVista, please visit www.kalvista.com and follow us on LinkedIn, X, Facebook and Instagram.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Senior HR Technology Analyst is a critical member of our Talent Operations & Rewards function within the Human Resources organization. This role is responsible for maintaining our System of Record (SoR), and all HR Systems and Tools in our toolbox, ensuring global people data integrity. Our Senior HR Technology Analyst will operate in a collaborative hands on manner, bringing human capital systems expertise, attention to detail and comfort balancing company readiness with strategic ideas. The ideal candidate is passionate about data and leveraging technology to create a seamless employee experience.

While reporting to the Senior Director, Total Rewards & HR Technology, you will partner closely with Talent Acquisition & Intelligence, HR Business Partners, Finance and IT to ensure a smooth transition between the candidate and employee experience; one which is sustainable and scalable.

RESPONSIBILITIES

 HR Technology

• Serve as day‑to‑day administrator for the company’s HR systems (e.g., ADP Workforce Now, ADP Celergo, Greenhouse, Breathe, Replicon, etc.)
• Ensure accurate configuration, reconfiguration, data integrity, and tier-1 level user support
• Maintain organizational structure, job architecture, compensation fields, and security roles
• Support system upgrades, new module implementations and integrations across HR, talent, and payroll platforms
• Troubleshoot system issues and liaise with vendors and internal IT, as needed

Compliance

• Uphold global compliance associated with data housing and reporting; including GDPR, Affirmative Action Plans, and adherence to all record retention regulations

Process Mapping & Framework

• Participate in the ‘Process Mapping’ of current HR processes at KalVista
• Identify opportunities to streamline, and/or automate, HR process frameworks
• Document processes, SOPs, and system configurations to support scalability and cross‑team alignment

Partnership with Talent Acquisition & Intelligence

• Collaborate with our Talent Acquisition & Intelligence team to optimize the Applicant Tracking Technology, including workflows, templates, requisition structures, interview scheduling tools, and compliance reporting
• Partner with Talent Acquisition & Intelligence leader to:
• Cross-check consistent data capture across the talent lifecycle to support analytics and forecasting
• Build and maintain ‘Talent Operations Storytelling’ through dashboarding.  Dashboard data to include:
• Talent Acquisition Performance Metrics
• Headcount
• Turnover trends
• Pnboarding metrics
• Global demographic reporting
• ESG
• Underrepresentation & Outreach
• Provide data insights that help guide talent strategy, hiring prioritization, and organizational planning

Partnership with Finance

• Ensure accurate and real-time people data, securing our System of Record as one source of truth
• Partner with corporate controllers and financial leaders to ensure a positive candidate and employee experience as data feeds to payroll processing and time tracking management tools

Preboarding, Onboarding & Offboarding

• Support systems workflows during preboarding, onboarding and offboarding
• Ensure timely execution of employee lifecycle transactions
• Establish a strong partnership with our colleagues in IT and Operations to ensure a positive experience, and data diligence, between offer extension and exit

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 2-5 years of experience in an analytical role within Human Resources
• Experience administering or supporting HR technology platforms

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience using ADP Workforce Now, ADP Celergo, Greenhouse (ATS), Replicon, Workday Talent Marketplace
• Experience in the life sciences industry, especially within small-to-mid‑size global organizations
• Experience participating in, or leading, HR integrations (payroll, SSO, background check vendors, etc.)
• Experience building dashboards in tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or ADP reporting
• Understanding global HR processes and compliance

EXPECTATIONS & COMPETENCIES

• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets and comfort working with complex data sets
• High attention to detail, strong organization, and a commitment to data quality
• Ability to operate autonomously in a fast‑paced, scaling environment with global stakeholders
• Ability to solve complex problems and analyze issues
• Ability to think beyond existing solutions
• Introduce new ideas, design a new future
• Attentive listening, be present to non-verbal cues, reiterate and clarify
• Values others, communicates ideas, operates with kindness
• Professionally persistent; drives fundamentals and enhancement
• Ability to act decisively
• Courage to provide counsel
• Resilient & Versatile; demonstrate grit and your ability to adapt to change

OUR VISION

We Deliver Novel Therapies That Empower People To Live Better Lives.

Our OPERATING PRINCIPLES, referenced below, guide our behaviors and decisions:

Define Success – And Then Deliver
Act with outcomes in mind. Have high expectations. Details Matter.

Be Data Driven And Openly Debate – But Be Decisive
Time is valuable. Say the thing you can’t say. Understand timelines and meet them.

Have An Ownership Mentality
This is your company; treat it that way. Protect our resources, reputation, and results.

Be Internally Collaborative And Externally Competitive
We go further, faster, together. Have a bias for action, but bring others along. Offer solutions, not just problems.

Good People = Great Company
Act with integrity. Assume positive intent. Be Kind.

Important Notice to Third-Party Recruiters & Staffing Agencies:

The current job openings advertised on this website are for the sole purpose of candidates to apply directly. Unsolicited and anonymous CVs submitted in any manner to KalVista employees, including to employee personal e-mail accounts, are considered to be the property of KalVista and will not qualify for a fee to be paid. Referral fees will only be payable where KalVista has agreed with an agency to work on a specific appointment, and then only in conjunction with a fully-executed contract for service.

If any Agency representative contacts a KalVista Hiring Manager or company employee, other than a member of the KalVista Talent Acquisition team, to solicit an appointment to engage on a job opening, that Agency will not be considered for that specific job opening or future opportunities with KalVista.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.