This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Manager - HRIS, Workday - Reporting, Security, Integrations & Payroll based in India.
This role offers the opportunity to serve as a technical Workday expert across reporting, security, integrations, payroll-related configuration, and HR technology architecture. You will design and optimize scalable solutions that support complex global business requirements and enhance operational efficiency. The position combines hands-on technical expertise with strategic stakeholder partnership across HR, Payroll, IT, Finance, Compliance, and external vendors. You will play a key role in maintaining data integrity, security, governance, and compliance across the HR technology landscape. The role also provides significant ownership of reporting and analytics, integration performance, and system improvements. This is an impactful opportunity to help shape a connected, reliable, and future-ready Workday environment.
Accountabilities:
- Serve as the primary subject matter expert for Workday Reporting, Security, Payroll-related configuration, Integrations, and technical architecture.
- Design, configure, optimize, and support scalable Workday solutions that meet global business requirements.
- Evaluate the technical and downstream impacts of proposed changes across systems, integrations, reporting, and business processes.
- Recommend Workday best practices that improve system performance, governance, scalability, and maintainability.
- Design and develop advanced Workday reports, composite reports, dashboards, scorecards, and calculated fields to provide actionable workforce insights.
- Improve reporting efficiency through automation, self-service capabilities, and effective data governance.
- Support and oversee Workday integrations, EIBs, PECI, Studio, APIs, and middleware solutions.
- Partner with Payroll teams and external vendors to support payroll interfaces, testing, troubleshooting, and process improvements.
- Lead root-cause analysis and resolution of integration and payroll-related issues while assessing impacts from Workday releases and enhancements.
- Manage the Workday security framework, including domain security policies, roles, segment-based security, and business process security.
- Lead periodic security audits and compliance activities while ensuring appropriate access controls and segregation of duties.
- Establish standards for reporting, security, technical configuration, documentation, testing, and change management.
- Support audit readiness and compliance requirements while identifying opportunities to automate manual processes and improve overall system efficiency.
- Mentor team members, lead HR technology projects, and drive continuous process improvement initiatives.
Requirements:
- Hold a bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Business, Human Resources, or a related discipline.
- Bring 8+ years of experience in HRIS or HR technology and at least 5 years of advanced Workday configuration experience.
- Demonstrate strong expertise across Workday Reporting, Security, Payroll configuration, Integrations, and technical architecture.
- Have advanced experience with calculated fields, composite reporting, dashboards, and workforce analytics.
- Possess experience supporting global HR systems and participating in complex HR technology projects.
- Demonstrate strong communication, relationship-building, negotiation, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
- Be highly analytical with strong problem-solving, documentation, and organizational abilities, including the ability to work effectively in ambiguous situations.
- Demonstrate strong proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, particularly advanced Excel, as well as HRIS systems.
- Be comfortable managing multiple priorities in a dynamic environment while maintaining meticulous attention to detail and proactively escalating issues.
- Bring a collaborative mindset and a strong commitment to team achievement and continuous improvement.
- Workday certifications in HCM, Reporting, Security, Integrations, Compensation, or Talent are strongly preferred.
- Have experience with Workday integrations such as Studio, EIB, PECI, or APIs.
- Experience working in a global matrixed environment, along with SQL, analytics, or data management expertise, is preferred.
- Knowledge of Workday Core HCM, Talent, or Compensation modules is desirable.
Benefits:
- Remote work opportunity from India.
- Opportunity to take ownership of critical Workday reporting, security, integrations, and payroll-related solutions.
- Exposure to global HR technology projects involving HR, Payroll, IT, Finance, Compliance, and external partners.
- Opportunities to drive automation, process improvement, system optimization, and technical governance.
- Experience working with advanced Workday reporting, integrations, security architecture, and enterprise HR technology.
- Opportunities to lead projects, mentor team members, and influence technology decisions.
- Full-time role within a global and collaborative HR technology environment.
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