HRIS & Reporting Specialist

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Own Workday Functional Architecture & Configuration
• Serve as subject matter expert across all Workday modules including Core HCM, Compensation, Benefits, Absence, Talent, Payroll, Time Tracking, and Reporting.
• Architect and configure business processes, security roles, condition rules, notifications, calculated fields, and validation controls.
• Lead the documentation of business requirements and articulate end-to-end functional process design for enhancements and new initiatives.
• Provide thought leadership on system capabilities, including a clear understanding of delivered functionality and configuration limitations.
• Partner with Corporate IT and external vendors on integrations, defining functional requirements and leading testing validation.

Lead Release Management, Testing & Continuous Improvement

• Maintain awareness of Workday’s product roadmap and upcoming releases; assess impact to current configuration and proactively plan enhancements.
• Own release governance including regression testing, unit testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and pre-launch validation.
• Create and execute detailed test scripts across development and production environments.
• Identify opportunities to streamline manual processes through automation and system optimization.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives aligned with scalability and operational excellence.

Design Advanced Reporting & Workforce Analytics

• Build and maintain sophisticated dashboards and reports that support executive decision-making, workforce planning, compensation cycles, compliance reporting, and operational metrics.
• Develop advanced calculated fields and custom reporting solutions.
• Ensure reporting accuracy through routine audits and validation controls.
• Partner with stakeholders to define dashboard needs and enable self-service analytics capabilities.
• Translate complex data into clear, actionable insights for business leaders.

Establish Security & Data Governance Standards

• Own Workday security configuration, role-based access controls, and periodic security audits.
• Ensure compliance with data privacy and regulatory standards (PII, GDPR, SOX as applicable).
• Maintain strong data governance protocols including routine data audits and quality assurance reviews.
• Serve as an escalation point for system issues while exercising discretion with highly confidential employee information.

Support HR Operations & Employee Experience

• Enable compensation cycles, open enrollment, organizational changes, and global workforce transactions within Workday.
• Support mass data processing activities (EIB loads, restructures, large-scale updates).
• Develop SOPs, documentation, FAQs, and quick reference guides to support user adoption.
• Provide training and change management support when rolling out new functionality.
• Foster a customer-centric mindset by delivering timely, accurate system support.