HR Integration Lead

Job Description

Are you the kind of person that is always thinking, sketching, seeking, and adjusting? Who needs to understand how things work and then figure out how they can work better? Are you a passionate, tenacious, solver who loves to work with others who share your drive? Are you positive, constructive, and ingenious?

Are you always solving?

Then we'd like to meet you and bet you'd like to meet us.

Ashland has an exciting opportunity for an HR Integration Lead to join our HRIS-Workday team at our Hyderabad office. This is a very visible, significant role within the Company and the Life Sciences function. This position will report to HRIS Manager
 

We are seeking an experienced HR Integration Lead to design, build, and maintain integrations between Workday and internal/external systems. This role is critical in ensuring seamless data flow across HR, payroll, benefits, and other enterprise platforms. The ideal candidate will be hands-on with Workday integration tools, have a strong background in BIRT reporting, and bring both technical and functional expertise to HR technology initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, testing, and deployment of Workday integrations (EIB, Core Connectors, Studio, APIs, etc.).
• Build and maintain custom reports, dashboards, and documents using BIRT (Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools).
• Partner with HR, Payroll, IT, and external vendors to understand requirements and translate them into scalable integration solutions.
• Ensure integration security, compliance, and data integrity across all HR systems.
• Troubleshoot and resolve integration issues, ensuring minimal disruption to business processes.
• Manage Workday release updates, assessing impact on existing integrations and reports.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior team members or analysts.
• Document integration designs, workflows, and processes for operational sustainability.

Education/Experience:

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Workday integrations.
• Strong expertise in Workday reporting, including BIRT for advanced/custom reports.
• Strong knowledge of Workday tools: EIB, Core Connectors, Workday Studio, REST/SOAP APIs,
• Experience with HR data, payroll, time tracking, benefits, and/or talent management systems.
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to partner with both technical and functional teams.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, HRIS/HR Technology, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent experience).

Preferred Skills

• Prior experience leading Workday integration projects in a global enterprise environment.
• Familiarity with security frameworks, SSO, and data privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR).
• Ability to manage multiple priorities.

In more than 100 countries, the people of Ashland LLC. (NYSE: ASH) provide the specialty chemicals, technologies and insights to help customers create new and improved products for today and sustainable solutions for tomorrow. Our chemistry is at work every day in a wide variety of markets and applications, including architectural coatings, automotive, construction, energy, personal care and pharmaceutical. Visit to see the innovations we offer.
 
At Ashland our vision is to be a leading, global specialty chemicals company whose inspired and engaged employees add value to all we touch. In fact our people, employees, customers and vendors define who we are. They are the driving force behind everything we do.
 
Not only do we value our customers but we value our employees, and we work to offer them a dynamic and challenging environment. We hold ourselves to high standards at Ashland, and we value integrity and honesty.
 
Ashland has a history of attracting the best people and keeping them. The reasons are simple: industry competitive salary and benefits, pay-for-performance incentive plans and a diverse work environment where employees feel challenged and valued. People come to Ashland and stay. As a growing Fortune 500 specialty chemicals company, we offer opportunities for development and advancement throughout our global organization. Our values define who we are and what we care about as a company. If you are looking for a relationship with a company instead of simply a job, this may be a great fit.

Ashland is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. NOTE:  We do not accept resumes from external staffing agencies or independent recruiters for any of our openings unless we have a signed recruiting agreement in place to fill a specific position.