Sr. HRIS (Workday) Manager (In Office- Based in West Des Moines, Iowa)

About the role

We are looking to add a Sr. HRIS Manager to join our Talent and Culture team in West Des Moines, Iowa. Offering a forward-thinking, innovative, and vibrant company culture, along with the opportunity to share your unique potential, there really is no place like Holmes! In addition to being great at what you do, we place a high emphasis on building a best-in-class culture. We do this through empowering employees to build trust through honest and caring actions, ensuring clear and constructive communication, establishing meaningful client relationships that support their unique potential, and contributing to the organization's success by effectively influencing and uplifting team members.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic administration and optimization of Workday and related workforce systems
• Present recommendations, project updates, risks, and decisions to senior leadership and executive stakeholders
• Develop and maintain a multi-year HR technology roadmap aligned to business priorities
• Establish and manage workforce technology priorities, balancing operational stability, compliance requirements, user experience enhancements, and strategic business initiatives
• Evaluate new technologies, automation opportunities, and AI capabilities that improve workforce processes and employee experience
• Partner with Talent & Culture to review business processes to guide best practices, elevate areas for improvement and fully utilize system capabilities for all areas of HCM
• Partner with Finance to understand and support business priorities, serving as a consultant for system implementations, integrations, reporting, and ongoing roadmap planning
• Partner with Enterprise Technology on technology governance, integrations, security, and system reliability
• Partner with Growth & Development to identify learning needs for user needs to optimize utilization and overall experience; facilitate training as needed and work with the HRIS team to develop documentation
• Manage vendor relationship and partnerships
• Provide recommendations regarding future HR technology investments and system enhancements
• Remain connected to a broader Workday community and external education to remain apprised on technology trends
• Establish governance processes for system changes, security roles, configuration decisions, and release management
• Oversee Workday functional reviews and ensure alignment with business requirements
• Maintain accountability for system integrity, data quality, audit readiness, and compliance requirements
• Lead workforce systems risk management efforts, including disaster recovery and operational resiliency
• Serve as the strategic consultant and escalation point for complex workforce technology issues
• Partner with stakeholders to define workforce reporting and analytics priorities
• Oversee development of dash