HRIS Product Lead - Workday HCM

About the role

Gartner's HR Technology team uses workforce data to advise clients on attracting, developing and retaining talent. The HRIS Product Lead provides operational leadership for the Core HR, Onboarding and Security modules of Workday HCM, acting as product owner for these technologies. The role estimates delivery of issue fixes and enhancements, supports the team to meet deadlines and communicates strongly with the business. Candidates must live within commuting distance of Irving, TX or Stamford, CT.

Key responsibilities

• Evolving the Core HR, Onboarding and Security technology portfolio and roadmap with HRIS leadership, HR business owners and other stakeholders
• Maintaining relationships with business partners for issue resolution and enhancements
• Driving and maintaining Workday Core HR, Onboarding and Security capabilities, including system administration (configuration, business processes, security and compliance, notifications, auditing, data quality)
• Managing vendor-led releases, feature configuration and development, deployment, and test plans, UAT and regression testing
• Managing bug and issue resolution: root cause and impact analysis, solution design, implementation, testing and deployment
• Supporting the Reporting and Analytics team with report and dashboard requirements, design and testing
• Configuring, testing and processing mass data loads via the Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB)
• Supporting compliance enablement and quality assurance, and taking part in requirements gathering with functional experts, IT and users
• Helping the HR Systems team handle end-user requests and escalations, including building knowledge materials for training

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or a related field preferred
• 2+ years of experience configuring and managing Workday HCM and other HR systems, including business processes, data structure, domain and BP security, EIBs, reporting and calculated fields, and data auditing
• Knowledge of HR business processes
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, with strong time management and attention to detail
• Excellent written and oral communication, and a high level of executive presence
• Change management experience preferred

Required skills

• Workday HCM (Core HR, Onboarding, Security)
• Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB)
• Microsoft Excel
• Reporting and calculated fields in Workday

What we offer

• Base salary estimated between 86,000 and 118,000 USD, plus annual bonus or uncapped sales incentive plan
• Hybrid work environment
• 20+ PTO days plus holidays and floating holidays in the first year
• Medical, dental and vision insurance, 401K with corporate match, tuition reimbursement, parental leave and employee assistance program
• Mentorship, apprenticeship, leadership and technical courses, certification opportunities and stock purchase plan