Product Innovation

Job Description Job description - Experienced HRIS professional - Proven expertise in Workday - Strong integration expertise, ideally with SnapLogic or similar integration platform - Understanding and experience of Enterprise/Solution architecture methodologies - Experience developing in Agile Methodology - Experience with enterprise integration tools - Working knowledge of cloud technologies - Experience sourcing data from SaaS or Cloud-based applications desired (e.g., Workday) - Experience working with remote development teams (on and off-shore a plus) - Understanding of product management, Agile project management, and system management methodology - Ability to share and communicate ideas, both orally and in writing to HRIS team, technical resources and vendor support in clear language - Strong problem-solving skills and innovation mindset - Strong analysis skills and the ability to develop processes and methodologies. - Quick to embrace new technologies and ability to train others - Works well in a fast paced, Agile environment, focused on minimum viable product and continuous review and improvement - Must be able to execute projects involving multiple teams with supervision, must be proactive - Must be open to evaluate, research and present new/alternate - Foundational consultative, facilitation and consensus building skills - Passion for working with data and supporting analytic business solutions - Must have demonstrated strong problem-solving skills - Must be open to work during off hours/days as the need may arise - 4+ years of hands-on experience in designing and developing integrations and/or web services using various methods (e.g., API Protocols and data formats, such as REST, JSON, SOAP & XML) Roles and Responsibilities - Establish strategic roadmaps for key platforms, including Workday and SnapLogic - Provide expert guidance/assistance to the team on technical aspects, especially on problem solving and performance tuning - Research alternate solutions and educate team on industry trends - Collaborate with HRIS teams, especially Product Delivery, Product Marketing, and Consulting, to provide solution design and plan implementation approach - Work effectively in a distributed, virtual, global team environment - Establish and maintain effective working relationships with various HRIS organizations to ensure consistent, supportable, and effective use of platforms - Establish self as subject matter expert (SME) for efficient/effective use of the HRIS platforms (earn Trusted Advisor status). - Collaborate with and support Solution Consulting to understand customer trends, requirements and assess opportunities - Focus on continuous improvement and stability within the platforms - Establish and maintain an effective relationship with platform vendors to understand software release schedules, roadmap of product features, development best practices, etc. - Manage relevant platform updates per vendor guidelines and best practices (including software patches, updates, security and new deployment of new capability) - Participate in planning meetings and provide platform perspective to the team - Assist in the development of project plans related to the platform (including change and risk management) - Build extensible data acquisition and integration solutions to meet the functional and non-functional requirements of the business - Implement processes and logic to extract, transform, and distribute data across one or more data stores from a wide variety of sources - Conduct review of development efforts to ensure consistent methodologies and best practices are followed and to make recommendations where necessary - Manage the platform lifecycle and establish a mid-term strategic roadmap