Lead, HRIS (Workday)

Gemini

82d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a HRIS Lead, you'll be responsible for maintaining and enhancing our HRIS with a focus on ensuring data integrity and scalability. You will be expected to handle sensitive and confidential information, thus it is essential that you possess a strong degree of judgment and discretion. As our use of Workday continues to grow we’re looking for an additional Lead, HRIS who is proactive, collaborative, organized, analytical and detail-oriented for this critical role on our team. This individual will work alongside our existing HR Tech resource to support our HR team and internal business partners. This is a key role in the development, ongoing maintenance, and operational and technical support of all aspects of the Workday HCM system. In addition, this individual is expected to take a critical role in the design, implementation, deployment, and documentation of key HR projects.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Human Capital, Information Systems, or in or comparable work experience
Excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfortable fielding difficult questions
Lead integration requirements with cross-functional teams; ability to translate functional requirements into technical specifications
Assist in the definition, development, integration and documentation of system business requirements, objectives, deliverables, and specifications on a project-by-project basis in collaboration with internal users and the business teams
Interface with users and domain experts, ensure that reporting development goals are captured in deliverables and that milestones are met, assist with resolution of production issues on an as needed basis
Delivering functional Workday solutions (Customizations, Workflows, Process Improvement, Business Analysis, Stakeholder Engagement)
Cross-functional engagement within the Finance, HR and Payroll functions as well as Integration and Data Services teams
Project management skills including: organization, prioritization, and time management; ability to juggle short-term and longer-term initiatives; ability to reprioritize accordingly to meet immediate needs
5+ years technical architecture experience with HR technology systems
Strong configuration knowledge of Workday HCM, including Core HCM ,Time and Attendance Management, Benefits and Compensation
Strong analytical skills and the ability to draw conclusions, make recommendations and implement changes accordingly
Demonstrated judgment and ability to deal with confidential and sensitive matters effectively
Proficiency with Google Suite (Gmail, Google Calendar, Drive, Sheets)
Ability to multitask and remain flexible in a fast-paced, start-up environment
Familiarity with human capital policies and procedures to ensure the HRIS functionality maintains compliance
Strong interest in collaboration, both within the People Solutions team and across the organization
Experience project managing, including partnering with stakeholders on prioritization and using project management tools such as Jira

Nice To Haves

Strong experience with Workday reporting and vendor data integrations, Lattice, ADP, and larger HRIS
Experience working with business partners and analytic teams
Extensive integration development experience with Workday Studio, Core connectors, and experience building and maintaining benefits and 3rd party integrations including the ability to create complex reports

Responsibilities

Serve as a Workday HCM system expert and primary point-of-contact for day-to-day support of business processes, integrations, reporting, dashboards and system troubleshooting to ensure consistent, high-quality business operations
Develop system reporting and analytics to enable our HR business partners to identify trends and to empower leadership decision-making
Lead and influence change management by ensuring consistent cross-functional communication
Design user-friendly training sessions, tutorials, processes, guidelines and documentation and ensure users understand their role in maintenance, usage and optimization of the HRIS
Manage and update security permissions, access, personalization, and settings for HRIS users
Liaise between People Operations, Technology Operation and internal stakeholders for HRIS implementation, design and enhancement projects
Ensure system compliance with data security and privacy requirements
Provide technical support, troubleshooting, and guidance to HRIS users
Implement custom functions and documentation such as automated queries, filters, macros, and reports; compile complex data reports, summaries, and logs for senior executives and People Solutions members
Maintain optimal function of the HRIS through continuous development, maintenance and upgrade to applications, systems, and modules; collaborate with leadership and People Solutions to identify needs and then recommend and implement solutions/best practices
Own the long-term strategic roadmap for HRIS to support needs across the full employee life cycle
Maintain strong relationships based on trust, transparency and results with primary business stakeholders
Ensure the security, scalability, reliability of HRIS, including managing priorities and balancing demand in a rapidly changing environment
Configure and optimize business processes, condition rules, and notifications to enable seamless workflows, automation, and accurate communications
Maintain and prioritize project backlog by updating task status, providing project details while identifying potential risks and flagging issues by communicating with stakeholders
Working through and managing work tasks for the employee-facing queue through operational excellence
Creating and maintaining system and process documentation as part of the People Solutions Standard Operating Process (SOP) Library