HRIS Manager (Workday)

About the role

This is an equal parts systems thinker, problem solver, and leader role. The HRIS Manager will own their domain, utilize their team to configure, optimize, and continuously improve how Workday modules work together. They will drive enhancements, releases, and fixes, not just maintain the status quo. This role will report directly to the Senior Manager, People Technology.

Responsibilities

• Own your domain
• Be the go-to owner for your Workday modules
• Utilize your team to configure, optimize, and continuously improve how these modules work together
• Drive enhancements, releases, and fixes, not just maintain the status quo
• Heavy focus on improving the end user experience (employee, manager & stakeholder personas)
• Manage and drive projects end-to-end, anticipating changing requirements along the way
• Connect the dots
• Work across People, IT, Finance, and other stakeholders to solve problems end-to-end not just the immediate task in front of you
• Translate business needs into smart Workday or AI forward solutions (and vice versa)
• Persistently identify what’s manual, broken, or overly complex and fix it
• Build workflows that actually reflect how and where people work
• Be a strong leader
• Coach and mentor team members, helping them grow both technically and in how they partner with the business
• Set clear priorities and create structure in a space that can get complex quickly
• Balance hands-on work with leadership; knowing when to dive into the details and when to step back and guide
• Drive accountability and ownership across the team without micromanaging
• Create strong relationships with stakeholders and establish trust as a reliable, strategic partner
• Create clarity out of ambiguity, helping the team navigate shifting priorities and evolving business needs
• Create scalable processes, documentation, and support models that set the team up for long-term success

Requirements

• 6+ years in the Workday ecosystem, with strong understanding across functional modules
• Deep experience with at least 3 Workday modules
• Greenhouse experience a plus
• Comfortable owning systems end-to-end, from configuration to rollout to optimization
• A self-starter who thrives in ambiguity and can lead complex projects with high autonomy
• A strong cross-functional partner, you can work just as well with engineers as with HRBPs
• A builder mindset: you don’t just maintain systems, you improve them
• AI-forward mindset
• Curious and proactive about how AI can improve People systems and operations
• Able to spot practical use cases (not just hype) and bring them into day-to-day processes
• Experience supporting global HR technology across multiple countries, with an understanding of regulatory requirements
• Experience in a public company environment, with compliance and controls in mind
• Strong project management and communication skills — able to tailor messaging across executive and project audiences
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of Workday modules
• Experience with Workday modules
• Experience with Greenhouse
• Experience with AI and automation
• Experience with global HR technology
• Experience in a public company environment
• Experience with project management and communication
• Attention to detail and organization skills

Skills

• Workday
• Greenhouse
• AI
• Project Management
• Communication

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, welfare, and wellbeing benefits based on eligibility
• Equity

Pay

$128,000—$192,000 USD

Schedule

Remote only