Workday People Systems Manager

Title: Workday People Systems Manager
Duration: FTE PERM
Location: Remote with occasional travel

Summary: The People Systems Manager assists the HRIS Analysts in managing Human Resource Information Systems, focusing on People Systems Technology, and providing support to end users on the day-to-day functionality of the systems. The People Systems Manager will support and maintain the organization's Workday HRIS/HCM applications and modules. This position also serves as a technical point-of-contact for the assigned functional area and assists subject matter experts with ensuring data integrity, testing system changes, and writing and analyzing data flows for process improvement opportunities.

Primary Responsibilities

• Spearhead day-to-day administration, configuration, and optimization of the Workday system to meet organizational needs.
• Develop and execute the Workday roadmap closely with key stakeholders, ensuring continuous alignment with evolving business requirements.
• Identify and implement opportunities for process optimization through Workday automation, gathering business requirements, and proposing enhancements.
• Drive improvements to streamline HR and business processes, ensuring heightened efficiency and effectiveness.
• Manage a team of Workday support staff, delegating tasks judiciously, and fostering ongoing skill development.
• Provide leadership oversight for Workday releases and conduct regular maintenance to adhere to system best practices.
• Deliver comprehensive training and support to super users and end-users, addressing inquiries, troubleshooting problems, and ensuring user proficiency.
• Develop and maintain robust training materials and documentation to facilitate continuous system education.
• Develop in-depth knowledge of the assigned system(s) and understand functional gaps.
• Maintain knowledge of future system upgrades/releases and assess impact on current processes.
• As directed, led the implementation, upgrade, and daily maintenance of functionality within assigned systems, including creating timelines and working in conjunction with functional end users as needed to ensure tasks were completed.
• Solicit feedback from end users on system functionality. Research if end-user concerns can be addressed with modification to existing system functionality.

Requirements:

• Must have at least 6+ years of Workday Experience
• Must have hands-on configuration experience across multiple Workday modules and at least 3 years of Workday/HRIS team management experience.
• Educational Background: Bachelor's degree in HR, Information Technology, Business, or a related field.
• Problem-Solving Skills: Demonstrate excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities, translating business requirements into effective system solutions.
• Stakeholder Engagement Excellence: Exhibit a strong customer service orientation, along with proficiency in engaging and persuading stakeholders.
• A bachelor's degree in business, computer science, information systems, or equivalent expertise in a business environment.
• At least three years of experience working with recruiting technologies with HR Information Systems and a good understanding of how data is stored and flows across modules.
• Preferred - Recent experience with enterprise-level HRIS (Workday and UKG) and applicant tracking systems (Greenhouse)
• Solid knowledge of HR business processes.