Senior HRIS Specialist

Airbus • Herndon, VA

5d • $110,000 - $120,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Airbus Commercial is looking for a Senior HRIS Specialist to join their team. This role serves as a strategic product owner and technical project lead for HR business strategy and initiatives in North America. The position translates human capital strategies into automated enterprise technology solutions to improve the employee experience, ensure data compliance, and support growth, aligning with global digital standards. The Senior HRIS Specialist will collaborate with stakeholders and report to the Director HRIS for North America.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, or Human Resources Management, Information Systems or a related discipline.
• Master’s degree in Information Technology, Human Resources, or Business Administration, or advanced academic specialization in Project Management or System Architecture.
• 10+ years of relevant work experience.
• 8+ years experience with HRIS implementations, specifically HCM, Benefits, Compensation, Time Management and Payroll.
• Experience with Workday HCM Suite
• Proven track record leading complex technical HRIS projects utilizing Agile or Waterfall methodologies preferred.
• Prior experience managing Workday products, operating company mergers, or complex multi-entity transitions within a global aerospace, manufacturing, or defence environment preferred.
• Authorized to Work in the US

Nice To Haves

• SHRM CP or SCP, PHR or SPHR
• HRIS
• PMP, PMI, PMI-ACP, CSPO
• Workday Certification in Core HCM, Time, Benefits, or Payroll

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior functional Product Owner and tier 2 subject matter expert support for core modules across the Workday HCM ecosystem including Core HCM, Compensation, Benefits, Absence Management, Time Tracking, and Payroll.
• Manage and prioritize the functional roadmap and backlog translating complex business requirements from the Centers of Excellence (CoEs), Human Resource Business Partners (HRBPs) and senior leadership into prioritized user stories, detailed configuration specifications, and end-to-end business process workflows.
• Direct the evaluation, regression testing, validation, and adoption of biannual Workday releases and continuous feature updates; assess operational impact on business processes and advocate for relevant enhancements.
• Oversee system defect resolution and complex issue triage by analyzing root causes and partnering with the IT teams and Workday support to resolve escalations.
• Lead and coordinate complex technical HRIS projects from initiation through post-go-live stabilization, including major module deployments, tenant consolidations, acquisitions, operating model transitions, and system enhancements.
• Author, govern, and maintain rigorous project documentation, including project charters, integrated project schedules, work breakdown structures, risk/issue registers, stakeholder management plans, and cutover roadmaps.
• Facilitate steering committee meetings and cross-functional working sessions with relevant IT and business stakeholders to enforce delivery milestones, clear operational bottlenecks, and maintain compliance with enterprise architecture standards.
• Architect, execute, and govern comprehensive testing strategies for ongoing project streams, module rollouts, custom integrations, and biannual tenant updates.
• Partner with HR Operations, CoEs, and technical teams to author end-to-end test scenarios, coordinate regression testing cycles, facilitate User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and validate cross-system data integrity.
• Design and conduct advanced functional enablement sessions and training workshops for HR team members, managers, and employees to foster system adoption, process consistency, and optimal self-service utilization.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes
• Retirement savings plan
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”)
• Paid time off
• Personal time
• Holidays
• Generous paid parental leave program
• Medical insurance (traditional and high-deductible health plans)
• Prescription insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”)
• Supplemental benefit coverages
• Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University
• Unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses
• Accelerated development programmes
• National and international mobility
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Accounts
• Basic & Voluntary Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurance
• Short and Long-term Disability insurance
• 401(k)
• Tuition Assistance
• Bonus(es) subject to performance criteria

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior