HRIS recommendations for a company that's outgrown its current platforms
I’m an HR Generalist, and I recently took over our HR systems after our People Ops lead left.
We’re now at about 140 employees across two offices, and our current setup is starting to fall apart. It worked when things were simpler, but it can’t keep up with how often employee data is changing now.
People are switching teams and managers more often, relocating to different states, and moving from contractor to full-time. Some employees even sit across multiple departments. Every one of these changes turns into a manual process.
A single update doesn’t stay in one place. HR updates one system, payroll has to update something separately, and IT often finds out later and has to fix access after the fact. Then a few weeks later, I’m looking at headcount numbers that don’t match what finance has.
At this point, we’re spending more time fixing data than trusting it.
Our COO asked if we should replace our HRIS before next fiscal year. I’m leaning yes, but I’ve been through migrations before and know they’re never as smooth as vendors make them seem.
For people who’ve dealt with this before, what HR systems actually continue to work well once your company grows past ~150 employees and processes become more structured and complex?