Sr HRIS Specialist (Contract)

Airbus•Herndon, VA

7d•$50 - $55•Onsite

About The Position

Airbus Americas, Inc. is seeking a Senior HRIS Specialist to support North America’s HR strategy and initiatives. The role supports implementation of Workday HCM capabilities—including Benefits, Compensation, Absence Management, Time Management, and Payroll—while maintaining and evolving existing HRIS systems, transitioning to new technologies, and implementing a new operating model. The specialist influences business and technology design decisions, serves as a subject matter expert with external vendors, and partners with HR, Information Management, and Legal teams to support compliance with regulations, data security, privacy requirements, and local constraints. The position reports to the Head of HRIS for North America and is based at one of several listed locations, with an 80% onsite and 20% remote arrangement and 5% domestic and international travel. The role oversees HR systems and their administration, development, maintenance, upgrades, configuration, testing, and support. It contributes to the HRIS roadmap for Workday, ServiceNow, and other technologies; analyzes business requirements and recommends system solutions; supports audits and regulatory compliance; and manages vendor relationships, releases, issues, tickets, and end-user education. The specialist develops HR reports and analytics, maintains HR databases and organizational structures, audits data quality, and identifies opportunities for automation and process improvement. The position also manages product and project work across North America, translates business needs into projects, supports implementations and post-go-live optimization, and collaborates with HR operations, IT, Compensation, managers, and global data governance teams. The job requires current authorization to work in the United States; the company states it does not sponsor visas for U.S. positions unless specified.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Human Resources Management, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
10 or more years of relevant work experience.
8 or more years of experience with HRIS implementations, specifically HCM, Benefits, Compensation, Time Management, and Payroll.
Experience with the Workday HCM Suite.
Strong HR functional and technical knowledge, including experience with organizational administration tools and systems and support of other HCM-related modules and functionality.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Strong interpersonal, prioritization, problem-solving, communication, project management, and leadership skills.
Ability to work independently and efficiently with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and complete projects with limited guidance.
Ability to interact with employees at all organizational levels.
Self-motivation, excellent listening skills, and attention to detail.
Ability to analyze issues, determine appropriate solutions, and resolve sensitive problems.
Customer-service orientation and ability to remain focused during emotionally charged circumstances.
Strong time-management skills and ability to exercise independent judgment effectively.
Proactive, solution-oriented approach to work and interactions.
Ability to collaborate with diverse individuals at all organizational levels.
Proficiency with Workday and/or Dayforce, ServiceNow, project management tools, and Google Workspace.
Current authorization to work in the United States.
Ability to meet the listed physical requirements, including lifting, carrying, and pushing or pulling up to 25 pounds, and sitting, standing, squatting or kneeling, walking, speaking, hearing, vision, manual dexterity, and travel.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Information Technology, Human Resources, or Business Administration, or advanced academic specialization in Project Management or System Architecture.
Proven track record leading complex technical HRIS projects using Agile or Waterfall methodologies.
Prior experience managing Workday products, operating company mergers, or complex multi-entity transitions in a global aerospace, manufacturing, or defense environment.
SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR certification.
Experience with organizational administration tools and systems.

Responsibilities

Oversee the administration, development, maintenance, and upgrades of HR systems, applications, and modules.
Facilitate the transformation of the HRIS roadmap onto Workday, ServiceNow, and additional HRIS technologies.
Analyze complex business process requirements and provide appropriate system solutions.
Design, customize, configure, and test HR processes.
Identify and propose business process and system enhancements.
Provide reporting and technical expertise for internal and external audits.
Ensure HRIS compliance with federal and state regulations, data security, and privacy requirements.
Represent Airbus as a strategic partner and subject matter expert with HRIS suppliers, vendors, and service providers.
Evaluate software versions and enhancements, assist with Workday release reviews and upgrade management, and train users as needed.
Research alternatives with subject matter experts, technical teams, and process owners, and make evidence-based recommendations.
Manage and diagnose issues through ticket management and on-call support; educate end users on Workday best practices.
Build reports for HR, senior leadership, and managers, and identify opportunities for automation and efficiency.
Monitor trends, identify issues, and support development of business-relevant analytics and processes using industry practices and benchmarks.
Support HR business partners with questions about HR tools.
Maintain HR databases, audit data, and recommend process improvements and automation.
Maintain accurate organizational management data, including positions, reporting relationships, compensation data, cost centers, EEO reporting, workers’ compensation, and global HR reporting alignment.
Support data audits, data integrity, system-change testing, report writing, running and scheduling, and analysis of data flows for process improvements.
Manage products that may include HCM, Compensation, Benefits, Absence Management, Time Management, Payroll, and ServiceNow across North America.
Understand internal customer needs, design solutions, meet project deadlines, prioritize projects, and resolve complaints through process improvements.
Work with Centers of Excellence to translate business needs into projects, including prioritization, scheduling, and resource planning; identify industry trends.
Act as HR lead for ongoing HRIS implementations, including security administration, cross-functional dependency management, and post-go-live system optimization.
Partner with HR operations, IT, Compensation, managers, and Global Data Governance teams to manage and improve HR data quality.
Coordinate with IT on work prioritization and governance for delivery of value to end users.
Support upgrades, testing, integrations, and other assigned projects; participate in quality assurance and quality control efforts.
Create HR documentation for reporting and other HR processes, collaborate to ensure consistent system usage across regions, and support employees by answering questions and providing appropriate assistance.