HRIS Leader

This role is responsible for providing expert functional and technical support for Workday. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of HR processes, procedures, and policies to translate business requirements into the system.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as a key resource and subject matter expert in terms of Workday system functionality for functional areas that include Payroll, Time Tracking, HCM, Absence and Scheduling.
• Gather and define system requirements, including preparing and executing functional and technical specifications, test plans, system testing, and development of processes and procedures.
• Perform advanced system configurations including organization management, eligibility rules, business processes, approval routing rules, condition rules, notifications, calculated fields, templates, and plan setup.
• Manage all configuration across Payroll, Absence, Time Tracking & Scheduling, and complete supporting change management documentation.
• Identify, verify, design, and implement system enhancements and business process improvements for key HR processes.
• Perform day-to-day operations, maintenance, and functionality for HR systems, including system upgrades, troubleshooting root cause analysis, and resolving issues.
• Represent the HR Systems team with cross-functional, HRIS-related projects, including implementation, system enhancements, creating functional specifications, managing change control, and all testing.
• Lead and develop internal processes to maintain business process models, testing scenario templates, and all systems-related training materials.
• Configure and maintain user security roles. Collaborate with the HR team regarding proper security needed for creating/modifying security roles and ensuring effective business processes.
• Review current HR system functionality for possible improvements, troubleshooting issues, testing new features, and developing and delivering end-user training materials.
• Plan and execute unit, integration, and acceptance testing; and create specifications for systems to meet approved business requirements.
• Participate in biannual release/enhance processes to review functionality, impact analysis, configuration, and testing.
• Support the development of reports for supported functional areas.
• Maintain EIB templates and upload to system.

Essential Qualifications:

• Strong project management and process management skills.
• Advanced knowledge and understanding of HR processes, procedures, and policies to translate business requirements into the system.
• Experience diagnosing, isolating, and resolving issues and recommending and implementing strategies to resolve problems.

Required Skills and Attributes:

• Demonstrated ability to communicate technical information to non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to work with cross-functional teams and facilitate teams to identify and implement solutions to complex problems.
• Position requires compliance with legal requirements and strict confidentiality of records and information.
• Demonstrated strong attention to detail, accuracy, problem-solving, critical thinking.
• Strong time and project management skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills in dealing with all levels of employees and management.

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years' experience supporting Workday configuration in areas such as HCM, Absence, Payroll, Time Tracking, Scheduling, Reporting, including Business Process configuration and security.
• Experience supporting US and Canada payroll and time tracking setup.
• Familiarity with time tracking requirements for states of California in USA a plus.
• Previous system implementation experience; Workday a plus.
• Workday Administration experience required.
• Background in supporting HR functional processes (Payroll, Time Tracking, Scheduling, Absence, HCM, Onboarding).
• Previous exposure to project-related activities through active participation in system-related projects.
• Experience configuring reports and analytics for functional areas supported.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or 7 years' experience.