Manager, Workday Human Resources Information Systems

Responsibilities

• Workday HCM Functional Ownership
• Own Workday business processes, approval frameworks, condition rules, and validations
• Ensure configuration aligns with enterprise standards, data governance, security requirements, and downstream system impacts
• HRIS Leadership & Team Management
• Lead, coach, and develop HRIS analysts, building strong functional, analytical, and system design capabilities
• Manage HRIS intake, prioritization, testing, deployment, and support practices
• Set expectations for quality, documentation, and adherence to standards
• Provide oversight for day-to-day HRIS operations and issue resolution
• Business Process Design & Optimization
• Partner with HR Operations to design standardized, scalable, and sustainable end-to-end business processes enabled by Workday
• Identify opportunities to reduce manual effort, improve automation, and simplify the user experience across HR workflows
• Payroll & Time Tracking Partnership
• Collaborate closely with Payroll and Time Tracking teams to ensure accurate and timely data flow between HCM, Time, and Payroll
• Support payroll-related testing, issue resolution, and change impacts tied to HR and HCM configuration
• Support HR-related vendor integrations and data exchanges (e.g., benefits vendors, compliance reporting)
• Data Integrity, Reporting & Compliance
• Own the accuracy and integrity of worker, position, and organizational data within Workday
• Partner with Payroll, Analytics, and HR leadership to support reporting, audits, and regulatory requirements
• Maintain controls supporting data quality and audit readiness
• Testing, Releases & Change Enablement
• Lead and coordinate functional testing for Workday biannual feature releases, configuration changes and enhancements, and HR- and Payroll-related integrations
• Cutover planning and post-production validation
• Support training materials, documentation, and change enablement for HR and business users
• Governance & Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Participate in Workday and ERP governance forums to support prioritization, standards, and risk management
• Partner closely with HR Operations, Payroll, Security, Integrations, IT, and ERP teams to ensure disciplined system management

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Human Resources, Business, or a related field is required.
• 7+ years of HRIS experience with hands-on Workday HCM ownership is required.
• 3+ years of people leadership experience is required.
• Strong understanding of HR and Payroll business processes and their translation into system design is required.
• Experience leading testing, releases, and system optimization initiatives is required.
• Healthcare or similarly complex, regulated environment experience is preferred.
• Experience supporting large-scale HRIS or ERP environments is preferred.

Skills

• Strong understanding of HR and Payroll business processes and their translation into system design
• Experience leading testing, releases, and system optimization initiatives
• Experience supporting large-scale HRIS or ERP environments
• Hands-on Workday HCM ownership
• People leadership experience
• Strong analytical and system design capabilities
• Collaboration with HR Operations, Payroll, IT, and business leaders
• Experience with Workday HCM and other HRIS systems
• Experience with HRIS and ERP governance

Benefits

At Valley Health, we believe everyone is a caregiver, and our goal is to create an environment where our caregivers thrive physically, financially, and emotionally. In addition to a competitive salary, our most popular benefits for full-time employees include:

• A Zero-Deductible Health Plan
• Dental and vision insurance
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Tuition Assistance
• Retail Savings Match
• A Robust Employee Assistance Program to help with many aspects of emotional wellbeing
• Membership to Healthy U: An Incentive-Based Wellness Program
• Health Savings Account & Flexible Spending Account for childcare, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, and professional development
• Discounts to on-campus dining