HRIS Manager.

HRIS Manager - Workday Location: Cincinnati, OH Position Overview We are seeking an experienced HRIS Manager to take ownership of a global HR technology environment with Workday serving as the core HR platform. This is a hands-on leadership position responsible for Workday administration, configuration, governance, optimization, integrations, security, reporting, data quality, and ongoing system enhancements.The HRIS Manager will lead an HRIS Analyst and partner closely with HR, Payroll, Finance, IT, and other business stakeholders to ensure the HR technology environment is scalable, well-governed, secure, and aligned with business needs.This is an excellent opportunity for a Workday professional who enjoys both hands-on technical ownership and strategic process improvement and who can help transition a complex HRIS environment toward greater standardization, governance, and operational maturity. Key Responsibilities Own the day-to-day administration, governance, optimization, and roadmap for the Workday environment.Perform hands-on Workday configuration, troubleshooting, enhancements, and system maintenance.Lead requirements gathering and end-to-end solution design for business processes, workflows, approvals, reporting, integrations, and system controls.Manage Workday configuration across areas such as Core HCM, compensation, talent, performance, security, reporting, and integrations.Support the implementation and adoption of new Workday functionality, major enhancements, system releases, and cross-functional HR technology initiatives.Establish and enforce change-control processes, including impact assessments, testing, user acceptance, migration, production validation, and documentation.Own Workday security and data-privacy governance, including role-based access, segregation of duties, access reviews, and audit requirements.Lead integration, data governance, reporting, and analytics standards.Build, enhance, and troubleshoot integrations between Workday and other HR, payroll, benefits, IT, and business systems.Maintain integration documentation, inventories, runbooks, and monitoring processes.Provide Tier 2 and Tier 3 support, including complex issue resolution and root-cause analysis.Establish HRIS support, documentation, knowledge-management, training, and release-communication processes.Partner with HR leadership and functional stakeholders to translate business requirements into effective technical solutions.Lead, coach, and develop an HRIS Analyst while establishing quality, training, and cross-functional backup standards.Develop governance around reporting, data definitions, data quality, and workforce analytics.Identify opportunities to simplify processes, reduce unnecessary customization, and leverage standard Workday functionality.Help drive the organization toward a more proactive, standardized, and governed HR technology operating model. Workday Environment The organization currently utilizes Workday across multiple HR functions, including:Core HCMPayrollBenefitsAdvanced CompensationTalentPerformanceThe HRIS Manager will also support ongoing and future Workday implementations, enhancements, and global expansion initiatives. Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, HRIS, Information Systems, Business, or a related field; equivalent experience will also be considered.6+ years of progressive HRIS/HCM experience, including at least 3 years of hands-on Workday configuration and administration.Strong hands-on experience configuring and administering Workday.Experience owning or supporting a live Workday production environment following implementation.Demonstrated experience leading a Workday module, major enhancement, or business-process improvement from requirements through implementation and stabilization.Strong experience with Core HCM, business process configuration, security, reporting, calculated fields, data loads, and integrations.Experience with Workday integrations, including EIBs, delivered connectors, web services/APIs, or integration monitoring.Experience building, enhancing, or troubleshooting integrations preferred.Strong understanding of HR, payroll, compensation, talent, recruiting, and employee lifecycle processes.Experience with Workday security, role-based access, data privacy, audit controls, and change management.Strong reporting and data-analysis skills, including custom reports, calculated fields, dashboards, data validation, and Microsoft Excel.Demonstrated project leadership, requirements gathering, testing, documentation, and change-management experience.Strong stakeholder-management and communication skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts into business terms.Ability to manage competing priorities and make sound decisions in a complex environment. 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