Sr Workday Recruiting Specialist

TAG - The Aspen Group•Chicago, IL

5d•$120,000 - $130,000

About The Position

The Senior Workday HCM Specialist – Recruiting & Talent serves as the primary owner, architect, and strategist for Workday Recruiting configuration, optimization, and governance. This expert-level role leads end-to-end design and builds scalable solutions to ensure the Recruiting ecosystem operates efficiently across the enterprise. The specialist also provides functional support for key Talent modules, connecting attraction, hiring, development, and retention. Working closely with Talent Acquisition, HR, IT, COE leaders, and business stakeholders, this role translates business requirements into Workday solutions that improve hiring performance, data quality, compliance, and user experience. The specialist serves as the subject-matter expert and authoritative escalation point for complex Recruiting and Talent functionality, anticipates business needs, and drives system innovation and modernization.

Requirements

4–7+ years of Workday HCM experience, with deep hands-on expertise in Workday Recruiting configuration, business processes, security, and reporting.
Workday Pro or Consultant Certification.
Proven ownership of end-to-end Recruiting configuration in a medium-to-large enterprise environment.
Strong working knowledge of Talent and Performance modules and their relationship to the broader HCM ecosystem.
Demonstrated ability to lead Workday solutions from discovery through deployment, including testing strategy and change management.
Exceptional analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving capabilities.
Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
Functional HR knowledge and understanding of best practices for employee transactions, events, and lifecycle.
Ability to handle multiple parallel tasks and meet deadlines while balancing conflicting demands.

Responsibilities

Own and configure Workday Recruiting functionality, including job requisitions, job postings, hiring business processes, offer workflows, interview steps, candidate stages, and recruiting security.
Lead the architecture, build, testing, and deployment of Recruiting enhancements while maintaining system stability, data integrity, and a seamless experience for recruiters, managers, and candidates.
Optimize hiring workflows to reduce manual tasks and strengthen compliance.
Manage Recruiting security roles and access for Talent Acquisition partners, hiring managers, and HR stakeholders.
Partner with Talent Acquisition leadership to develop scalable hiring processes for operational excellence, high-volume recruiting, and workforce growth.
Support configuration and enhancements for Workday Talent modules, including Talent Reviews, Succession, Talent Profiles, and Performance Enablement.
Align Recruiting with downstream Talent processes and improve the visibility and quality of talent data.
Gather business requirements and guide design decisions with HR, Talent Acquisition, IT, and COE leaders.
Serve as the senior escalation point for Recruiting and Talent system issues, providing advanced troubleshooting and root-cause analysis.
Support Workday updates, regression testing, feature adoption, and release planning.
Create and maintain documentation, training materials, and process guides to improve user adoption and operational consistency.
Collaborate with integration partners to maintain data accuracy between Workday and external recruiting tools, background check vendors, and job boards.
Conduct audits and use reporting and dashboards to support compliance, data quality, and operational reliability.
Monitor Workday Community, release notes, and emerging functionality to drive proactive innovation and system modernization.