HRIS Director

About the role

The HRIS Director at MBK Real Estate is responsible for overseeing the Workday ecosystem, ensuring its alignment with enterprise needs, regulatory requirements, and operational excellence. This role involves defining the long-term HRIS vision, leading and developing the HRIS team, establishing system governance, and maintaining the stability, compliance, and effectiveness of all HR technologies.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the multi-year Workday/HRIS strategy and roadmap.
• Establish governance standards for configuration, integration, data integrity, and security.
• Evaluate Workday releases, compliance updates, and risk impacts; determine organizational adoption.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the HRIS team; set goals, prioritize work, and monitor performance.
• Oversee day-to-day Workday operations, including maintenance, troubleshooting, and escalations.
• Create and maintain documentation standards, training approaches, and system procedures.
• Owain Workday system design, complex configuration, testing strategy, and cross-system integrations.
• Ensure data accuracy, quality controls, and compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
• Manage relationships with Workday, AMS providers, and technical partners.
• Serve as the primary liaison between People & Culture (P&C), IT, Finance, Payroll, Talent, Benefits, and Learning.
• Ensure Workday processes align with enterprise needs, reduce manual work, and enhance user experience.
• Oversee compliance reporting, to include EEO-1 and CA Pay Data Reporting.
• Other duties and/or projects assigned by the Supervisor.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Information Systems, Business, or a related field.
• HR and/or Workday certification (e.g., PHR, SHRM-CP, HCM Core), preferred but not required.
• 6+ years of HRIS leadership and complex project management experience.
• 3+ years of experience in human resources in a multi-state operation with a large, non-exempt population.
• Workday implementation and multi-module experience.
• Strong understanding of HR processes, compliance requirements, and systems architecture.
• Proven experience managing teams and leading enterprise-scale HR technology initiatives.
• Expertise in integrations, data governance, reporting, and troubleshooting.
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.

Qualifications

• Strong technical skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite applications and experience operating office equipment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to adapt communication style to suit different audiences.
• Comprehensive understanding of Federal, State, and local human resource regulatory compliance (e.g., HIPAA, FLSA, ACA).
• Strong knowledge of HRIS database design, structure, functions, and processes, and experience with database tools.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and project management ability.
• Able to interact with and present to multiple levels of the organization.
• Must be self-motivated and customer-focused.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

• Must be mobile and able to perform the physical requirements of the job, bending, kneeling, stooping, pushing, pulling, and repetitive motion, with or without accommodation.
• Ability to sit and work at a computer for prolonged periods.
• Able to move intermittently throughout the workday and between divisions.
• Able to lift and carry up to 30 pounds and push up to 20 pounds, as necessary.
• Able to travel up to 15% as business needs require.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries with opportunities for growth.
• 401(k) retirement plan with up to 4% employer matching.
• Comprehensive industry leading medical, dental and vision insurance.
• Company-provided life, disability and AD&D insurance.
• Flexible spending accounts, generous paid time off including vacation and sick time, holidays, and bereavement leave.
• A variety of programs including leadership development, training, and personal coaching.
• Education loan assistance and scholarships.
• Daily living, financial and legal services.
• Childcare and eldercare assistance.
• Employee discounts.
• Health and wellness resources that include virtual yoga, mindfulness, and financial readiness for employees and their family members.

Regulatory Disclosures

• MBK is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for qualifying individuals in employment, its services, programs, and activities.
• Senior living communities with Medicaid residents must not be considered an “Excluded Party” as defined by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, any state Medicaid Programs, and any additional federal and state government contract programs.
• Associates must continually comply with certain laws and regulations that impact the company, including, but not limited to, state licensing regulations, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), Resident Rights as defined by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and any other federal or state laws relating to team members’ professional licenses.
• HIPAA Disclosure: All Team Members prior to commencing employment and once employed must not be considered an “Excluded Party” as defined by the Medicare and state Medicaid Programs as well as other federal and state government contract programs.