Overview In this role you will own the global Workday ecosystem and drive HR technology optimization in a fast-paced financial services environment. You'll partner with HR leadership and executives to shape the HR technology roadmap and deliver continuous improvements. You will lead cross-functional initiatives, balance strategic guidance with hands-on Workday leadership, and influence decisions at the C-suite level. This is a high-impact position that combines subject-matter expertise with operational execution to elevate HRIS performance and data integrity.
Compensation / Benefits- Medical
- Vision
- Dental
- Life Insurance
- 401K
- Profit Share Plan
Responsibilities- Lead the global HR technology roadmap and align Workday with growth priorities
- Advise HR leadership and cross-functional teams on Workday strategy and optimization
- Drive post-go-live optimization, enhancements, and continuous improvement
- Translate business requirements into scalable Workday solutions and processes
- Oversee Workday operations: support, releases, testing, production issue resolution
- Manage Core HCM, Compensation, Benefits, Payroll, Time Tracking, Absence Management functionality
- Perform light Workday configuration and functional enhancements
- Develop Workday reports, dashboards, and analytics for workforce insights
- Improve HR data quality, governance, security, and reporting accessibility
- Lead HRIS projects from requirements to deployment and adoption
- Coordinate initiatives across HR, Payroll, Benefits, Compensation, Finance, IT, and stakeholders
- Manage external Workday partners and vendors
- Support mergers and acquisitions through data migration and alignment
- Mentor and develop HRIS team members with clear priorities
- Present updates and risks to senior leadership and executives
Key requirements- 6+ years of progressive HRIS experience with significant Workday exposure
- Strong functional knowledge across multiple Workday HCM modules
- Experience owning or contributing to an HR technology roadmap
- Proven track record in Workday optimization, enhancements, or implementations
- Experience with post-go-live stabilization and optimization
- Strong project management skills: requirements, planning, testing, deployment
- Workday reporting and light functional configuration experience
- Ability to translate business needs into system and process solutions
- Understanding of HR data integrity, security, governance, and controls
- Experience managing or leading HRIS professionals
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management with C-suite readiness
- Ability to balance strategic leadership with hands-on responsibilities
- High discretion with confidential employee and compensation data
- Bachelor's degree in one of the related fields
- Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship
- Exceptional communication
- Stakeholder management
- Leadership and mentoring
- Workday HCM modules
- Workday reporting and analytics
- Workday configuration and business processes
