Senior Workday HRIS Specialist

Senior Workday HRIS Specialist – $150,000 + 15% Bonus – Fully Remote

We are partnered with a growing organization that is preparing to go live with Workday HCM and is seeking a highly skilled Senior Workday HRIS Specialist to join its HR Operations team. This is a unique opportunity to serve as the primary functional Workday HCM subject-matter expert, take ownership of a major implementation, and help establish and optimize a new Workday environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as the primary Workday functional SME and business process owner for the Workday HCM implementation and ongoing system
• Own business process configuration and ongoing system optimization, ensuring the tenant supports business requirements and effective HR operations

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• Configure and maintain Workday functionality, including notifications, alerts, EIBs, validations, and custom objects
• Develop and maintain HR and Payroll reporting, including advanced reporting requirements
• Troubleshoot production issues and provide Tier 2+ support, partnering closely with HR Operations and HR functional teams
• Support onboarding processes and future Workday system enhancements

Qualifications:

• 5 - 6 years of Workday experience, with strong hands-on functional expertise in Workday HCM

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• Must be based in the EST or CST time zone
• Proven experience with Workday HCM, including Reporting, Security, and Payroll
• Strong functional configuration capability, with experience owning business processes and optimizing Workday functionality
• Experience supporting or implementing Workday HCM, ideally across HCM, Payroll, Learning, Time Tracking, Reporting, and Security
• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, with the confidence to be the primary Workday point of contact in a business where Workday expertise is being established

This role offers a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of a significant Workday HCM implementation and to help shape a new Workday environment from the ground up. The successful candidate will be comfortable working in a brand-new tenant that may not be fully ready, willing to roll up their sleeves, and excited to take ownership in a growing organization.