HRIS Specialist (Workday)

Keel Infrastructure•New York, NY

2d•$80,000 - $150,000

About The Position

Keel Infrastructure is seeking an HRIS Specialist (Workday) to own the day-to-day administration, reporting, and data integrity of Workday. The role ensures people data is accurate, audit-ready, and useful for decision-making across People & Culture, Finance, and leadership. It is suited to a Workday practitioner who can configure business processes and build calculated fields while advising stakeholders on how processes should evolve. The specialist maintains Workday configuration across Core HCM and related modules, handles HRIS requests and troubleshooting, manages mass data loads and connected-system data flows, and reviews and tests semi-annual releases. The role also builds custom reports, calculated fields, dashboards, and scheduled reporting; supports data quality and governance; and maintains audit controls and documentation. The position partners with auditors and business stakeholders, assesses HR processes for improvements, and gathers requirements, tests, and supports enhancements, module rollouts, and integrations. It also serves as a Workday subject matter expert, providing training and knowledge transfer, and assists with other ongoing People & Culture projects related to Workday.

Requirements

At least 4 years of hands-on Workday experience spanning administration/configuration and reporting.
A proven record of delivering high-stakes reporting for People & Culture, board, ESG, or cyclical reporting needs and supporting internal or external audits.
Experience working in or closely with a People function and handling highly confidential employee data across the HR lifecycle.
Strong command of Core HCM and working knowledge of at least two of Recruiting, Talent, Compensation, Benefits, Time/Absence, and Payroll.
Expertise in calculated fields and Advanced, Matrix, Composite, and Trending reports.
Solid understanding of business-process and security configuration.
Experience with EIBs and data migration.
Advanced Excel skills, including Power Query, pivot tables, and lookups.
Ability to translate ambiguous business needs into clear, scalable, well-documented solutions.
Rigorous attention to detail and sound judgment when handling sensitive data.
Clear communication with non-technical stakeholders and ability to train effectively.
Ability to manage multiple priorities independently.
English proficiency, as the company has employees and customers outside Quebec.
Bachelor’s degree in HR, Information Systems, Statistics, Data Science, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience with a Workday implementation or major module rollout.
Exposure to integrations, Workday Studio, or XPATH.
Experience with Prism, Tableau, Power BI, or similar tools.
Workday Pro certification in HCM and/or Reporting.

Responsibilities

Maintain Workday configuration across Core HCM and related modules, including onboarding and offboarding business processes, security roles, user access, and organizational structures.
Handle HRIS requests, troubleshoot issues, run mass data loads (EIB), and maintain data flows with the PEO and other connected systems.
Review Workday’s semi-annual releases, test business-impacting changes, and roll out relevant features.
Design, build, and maintain custom Advanced, Matrix, Composite, and Trending reports, calculated fields, dashboards, and scheduled reports.
Deliver recurring and high-stakes reporting, including headcount, turnover, compensation, and diversity metrics.
Translate business questions into scalable self-service reporting and maintain a current report inventory.
Run data-quality audits and validation checks, resolving root causes of issues.
Contribute to data-governance standards, data definitions, confidentiality, and access controls.
Optimize slow reports and complex calculated fields to maintain system performance.
Build and maintain audit reports for internal controls, including access reviews, change logs, and terminations.
Partner with internal and external auditors to provide accurate, consistent, and timely audit responses.
Document configuration, processes, and controls to keep the system audit-ready.
Assess HR processes end to end and recommend automation, simplification, or new Workday functionality.
Gather requirements, test, and support deployment of enhancements, module rollouts, and integrations.
Serve as the Workday subject matter expert and conduct training and knowledge-transfer sessions.
Assist with other ongoing People & Culture projects related to Workday and perform other required duties.