Senior Manager, HRIS - Workday

Job Summary

Our talented people are central to the future of Edwards Lifesciences, which is why our Human Resources teams help design, guide, and deliver inspiring experiences for our people. With a fundamental understanding of how to build a supportive community and organizational capability, you’ll deliver solutions to attract and retain talent. Your work will enable our teams to thrive as they help patients live healthier and more productive lives.

Key Responsibilities

• Work as a hands-on expert across Workday modules (Core HCM, Talent, Comp, Integrations)
• Lead end-to-end design and configuration, balancing scalability, usability, and compliance
• Define and enforce configuration standards, naming conventions, and design principles
• Anticipate downstream impacts (integrations, reporting, data integrity) and design
• Ensure Workday design decisions align with broader HR technology architecture and future system integrations
• Act as a trusted advisor to HR, COEs, IT, Finance, and business leaders
• Translate ambiguous business requirements into clear solution options with trade-offs
• Proactively influence priorities and decisions, not just respond to requests
• Strengthen stakeholder confidence in the HR Tech Team as a strategic enabler
• Own and evolve demand intake, prioritization, and decision frameworks
• Drive global consistency while allowing for business nuance where needed
• Ensure strong documentation, audit readiness, and change control discipline
• Lead complex Workday initiatives from design through deployment
• Reduce rework through strong upfront design and stakeholder alignment
• Ensure high-quality, on-time delivery with a focus on long-term sustainability
• Identify automation and optimization opportunities across HR processes
• Leverage data to support decision-making and process improvements
• Build or guide development of advanced reports and dashboards
• Ensure data integrity, consistency, and usability across stakeholders

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in related discipline and a minimum of 15 years of HRIS/HR technology experience, or a master’s degree with at least 12 years of experience
• Extensive hands-on expertise with Workday configuration and system integrations
• Demonstrated success in project management
• Experience designing complex, cross-module Workday solutions
• Strong understanding of integrations, security, business processes, and data structures
• Proven ability to operate in global, matrixed environments

Preferred Qualifications

• Workday certifications (HCM, Compensation, Talent and/or Integrations strongly preferred)
• Experience with Workday integrations (e.g., Studio, EIB, APIs)
• Familiarity with reporting tools, SQL, or advanced analytics concepts
• Experience establishing or maturing HRIS governance models

Benefits

Edwards offers competitive salaries, performance-based incentives, and a wide variety of benefits programs to address the diverse individual needs of our employees and their families. For California, the base pay range for this position is $139,000 - $196,000 (highly experienced).

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer including protected Veterans and individuals with disabilities. We comply with all applicable laws governing nondiscrimination in employment based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or status as a veteran. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with applicable legal requirements.

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement

As a condition of employment, you will be required to submit proof that you have been vaccinated for COVID-19, unless you request and are granted a medical or religious accommodation for exemption from the vaccination requirement. This vaccination requirement does not apply in locations where it is prohibited by law to impose vaccination.