Associate HRIS – Workday HCM & Absence

Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. seeks an Associate, HRIS – Workday HCM & Absence to support, enhance, and improve HR systems across the organization. You will partner with the HR Systems team and senior stakeholders to translate requirements into effective Workday solutions and ensure data integrity.

This onsite role collaborates globally to drive HR process improvements. The candidate will work closely with HR to implement configuration changes, test thoroughly, and support Workday releases,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of hands-on Workday experience in HCM Core and Absence.
• Experience in Time Tracking, Benefits, Payroll or related modules is a plus.
• Strong Excel and Office skills; ability to translate policy into configurations.
• Proven testing, data validation, and implementation support for Workday releases.

Responsibilities

• Provide functional and technical expertise in Workday HCM Core and Absence.
• Design, configure, and maintain Workday HCM Core and Absence functionality.
• Translate business requirements into detailed Workday configurations.
• Develop and maintain Business Process Definitions, condition rules, and approval workflows.
• Configure and support Workday HCM Core, including organizations and staffing models.
• Lead testing, data validation, and resolution activities during releases.

Skills

Workday HCM Core

Absence configuration

Data analysis

Excel

Training and coaching

EIBs

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Workday HCM Core

Workday Absence

EIBs

Job description

Our Company As a part of Brookfield’s $416B credit platform, Oaktree is a premier credit manager emphasizing an opportunistic, value-oriented, and risk-controlled approach to investing across credit, equity, and real estate. Oaktree is committed to cultivating an environment that is collaborative, curious, inclusive and honors diversity of thought. Providing training and career development opportunities and emphasizing strong support for our local communities through philanthropic initiatives are essential to our culture. Oaktree is wholly owned by Brookfield, a leading global investment firm with more than $1 trillion in assets under management. Brookfield owns and operates high-quality businesses and real assets that provide essential services and form the backbone of the global economy. It invests on behalf of institutions and individuals around the world across infrastructure, renewable power and transition, private equity, real estate, and credit.

For additional information, please visit Oaktree’s website at http://www.oaktreecapital.com/

Position Summary

The Associate, HRIS – Workday HCM & Absence is responsible for supporting, enhancing, and continuously improving HR systems and operational processes across the organization. This role serves as a strategic thought partner to HR customer groups, translating business requirements into effective Workday solutions, advising on process and data needs, and supporting informed business decision-making. The position will collaborate closely with the Human Resources Systems (HRS) team, senior global HR leadership, HR Service Operations, and senior business stakeholders across the Brookfield-supported footprint. This position requires the employee to work onsite.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide functional and technical expertise in Workday HCM Core and Absence, with a focus on delivering scalable and efficient HR solutions.
• Design, configure, and maintain complex Workday HCM Core and Absence functionality, including worker data, staffing transactions, organizations, leave types, accruals, time-off plans, eligibility rules, and related business processes.
• Translate business requirements into detailed and effective Workday system configurations, ensuring alignment with HR policies and business objectives.
• Develop and maintain Business Process Definitions, condition rules, approval workflows, notifications, and other Workday business process configurations.
• Configure and support Workday HCM Core, including organizations, staffing models, job profiles, positions, worker lifecycle events, and related business processes.
• Partner with HR and other stakeholders to troubleshoot HCM and Absence issues and support timely resolution of production issues and requests.
• Configure leave types, absence eligibility, entitlement units, accruals, accrual defaulting, and time-off plans in accordance with business policies and requirements.
• Develop and maintain calculated fields and leverage Workday configuration capabilities to support complex business requirements.
• Manage areas such as leave type/segment security, time-off transfer balance units, alert messages, worklets, delegation, custom notifications, and Workday surveys.
• Prepare detailed test plans and test cases, conduct manual testing, and support regression and release testing for Workday updates and enhancements.
• Lead testing, data validation, defect identification, and resolution activities during system releases and process changes.
• Analyze large HR data loads and validate data accuracy, completeness, and integrity during data transfers and system updates.
• Collaborate with business users and HR stakeholders to identify opportunities for process improvements, system enhancements, and operational efficiencies.
• Provide guidance and training to the HR Service Operations team on Workday functionality, business processes, and best practices, leveraging Workday Community and other supported resources.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and provide consultative support on Workday HCM Core and Absence issues and complex business requirements.
• Support and maintain integrations and data interfaces, including an understanding of Enterprise Interface Builder (EIBs) and related Workday integration concepts.
• Maintain system and data integrity and ensure Workday solutions and processes continue to support business objectives.
• Train, mentor, and coach team members, sharing Workday knowledge and best practices to build team capability.
• Work effectively in a global environment and collaborate across multiple teams, stakeholders, time zones, and competing priorities.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• Hands‑on experience supporting Workday HCM Core and Absence configuration and business processes is required.
• Experience in an additional Workday module such as Time Tracking, Benefits, Compensation, or Payroll is nice to have.
• 5+ years of hands‑on Workday experience, with strong experience in both Workday HCM Core and Absence.
• Strong technical and functional expertise in Workday HCM Core and Absence configuration.
• Strong understanding of HR policies and the ability to translate policy requirements into Workday configuration.
• Experience developing test plans, test cases, and conducting manual testing, including testing associated with Workday releases.
• Experience analyzing and validating large HR data loads to ensure accurate and complete data transfer.
• Working knowledge of EIBs, integrations, calculated fields, and Workday configuration tools.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office applications.
• Demonstrated ability to train, mentor, and coach team members.

Equal Opportunity Employment Policy

Oaktree is committed to diversity and to equal opportunity employment. Oaktree does not make employment decisions on the basis of race, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, past or present physical or mental disability, HIV status, medical condition as defined by state law (genetic characteristics or cancer), pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, veteran status, military service, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic violence victim status or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state and local laws and ordinances. This policy applies to hiring, placement, internal promotions, training, opportunities for advancement, recruitment advertising, transfers, demotions, layoffs, terminations, recruitment advertising, rates of pay and other forms of compensation and all other terms, conditions and privileges of employment. This policy applies to all Oaktree applicants, employees, clients, and contractors. Staff members wishing to report violations or suspected violations of this policy should contact the head of their department or Human Resources.

For positions based in Los Angeles For those applying for a position in the city of Los Angeles, the firm will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

At Oaktree, we focus on hiring individuals with intelligence, dedication, team spirit, integrity and a strong work ethic. We welcome the opportunity to speak with talented professionals who have relevant credentials and experience in investments, marketing and client relations, accounting, legal, compliance, information technology, administrative support and other relevant areas.