Senior People Systems Specialist (Workday)

Themis Solutions (Ireland) Limited; Dublin; On-site; EUR 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Clio seeks a Senior Workday People Systems & Analytics Specialist to join the Dublin team. The role focuses on making Workday and related HR systems more reliable, with a strong emphasis on data accuracy, reporting, and analytics to support a scaling organization.

You will own configuration, testing, and the development of dashboards, partnering with People, IT, and Finance to drive strategic decisions. This position requires hands-on experience with Workday HCM and data governance.

Qualifications

• Prior experience configuring Workday HCM Business Processes and Security Roles.
• Experience designing and deploying dashboards based on stakeholder feedback.
• Experience with configurations in two or more of: Talent Optimization, Recruitment, Payroll, Benefits, Advanced Compensation, Absence Management and Time Tracking.
• Strong writing and verbal communication skills.
• Strong spreadsheet skills in Excel or Google Sheets.

Responsibilities

• Lead configuration and day-to-day support for the HRIS, manage change management and employee education, and participate in new HRIS module implementations.
• Manage testing across Workday modules and provide guidance to People, IT, Finance and broader business teams.
• Develop tools to document systems and processes through regular updates and audits throughout the system lifecycle.
• Oversee and maintain data integrity and information security of the HRIS and People Systems.
• Create and iterate documentation for future-state People processes; identify areas for improvement to streamline processes and present solutions.
• Lead biannual system upgrades, testing, and assess downstream impacts to the business.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to develop solutions impacting People-related data.
• Build, maintain and optimize reporting practices and dashboards to support evolving People, Systems and Analytics strategy.
• Lead for People Data utilization to deliver clear and insightful reporting in partnership with People and Finance teams.
• Provide solution options to system problems for leadership decision making, identify risks, and outline preferred solutions.
• Troubleshoot day-to-day user issues and take corrective action aligned with intended outcomes.
• Partner with stakeholders for needs assessments and develop project plans.
• Develop test scripts and execute to ensure system readiness.
• Contribute to the People Systems & Analytics roadmap and evaluate system readiness for process changes, making updates as needed.

Skills

Workday HCM configurations

Dashboard design & deployment

Workday configurations in multiple HCM

Strong written & verbal communication

Spreadsheet skills (Excel/Sheets)

Job description

Overview

Clio is the global leader in legal AI technology, empowering legal professionals and law firms to work smarter, faster, and more securely. We are transforming the legal experience by improving the work lives of legal professionals while increasing access to justice. We are seeking a Senior Workday People Systems & Analytics Specialist to join our People Systems & Analytics team in Dublin.

This role thrives in a rapid-growth, high-velocity environment and focuses on making systems work better, analyzing data, and helping a scaling organization run more smoothly. The team sits at the intersection of people, process and technology, owning and optimizing the tools that power the People function, ensuring data accuracy and accessibility, and delivering smart reporting and analytics to support business decisions. As Clio scales, this team plays an increasingly important role in growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead configuration and day-to-day support for the HRIS, manage change management and employee education, and participate in new HRIS module implementations.
• Manage testing across Workday modules and provide guidance to People, IT, Finance and broader business teams.
• Develop tools to document systems and processes through regular updates and audits throughout the system lifecycle.
• Oversee and maintain data integrity and information security of the HRIS and People Systems.
• Create and iterate documentation for future-state People processes; identify areas for improvement to streamline processes and present solutions.
• Lead biannual system upgrades, testing, and assess downstream impacts to the business.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to develop solutions impacting People-related data.
• Build, maintain and optimize reporting practices and dashboards to support evolving People, Systems and Analytics strategy.
• Lead for People Data utilization to deliver clear and insightful reporting in partnership with People and Finance teams.
• Provide solution options to system problems for leadership decision making, identify risks, and outline preferred solutions.
• Troubleshoot day-to-day user issues and take corrective action aligned with intended outcomes.
• Partner with stakeholders for needs assessments and develop project plans.
• Develop test scripts and execute to ensure system readiness.
• Contribute to the People Systems & Analytics roadmap and evaluate system readiness for process changes, making updates as needed.

Qualifications

• Prior experience configuring Workday HCM Business Processes and Security Roles.
• Experience designing and deploying dashboards based on stakeholder feedback.
• Experience with configurations in two or more of: Talent Optimization, Recruitment, Payroll, Benefits, Advanced Compensation, Absence Management and Time Tracking.
• Strong writing and verbal communication skills.
• Strong spreadsheet skills in Excel or Google Sheets.

Bonus points

• Workday Certifications.
• Project Management.
• Experience within the People Business Partner function or Center of Excellence.
• Experience with Recognition Platforms, particularly Culture Amp Design; ability to design, run and support relational database queries.
• Experience partnering with Finance and IT.
• Experience designing, deploying and maintaining integrations with Workday.