Associate HRIS - Workday HCM & Absence

Oaktree; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Oaktree, part of Brookfield's global credit platform, is seeking an Associate, HRIS - Workday HCM & Absence to support and improve HR systems across the organization. This role partners with HR leadership and the HRS team to translate business needs into effective Workday solutions and drive data accuracy and process improvements.

Onsite in Hyderabad, you will lead configuration, testing, and deployment of Workday modules, manage data loads, and collaborate with stakeholders to enable timely,

Qualifications

• Functional and technical expertise in Workday HCM Core and Absence.
• Ability to translate business requirements into detailed Workday configurations.
• Experience leading testing and release testing for Workday updates and enhancements.
• Collaborative partner for HR stakeholders across the Brookfield-supported footprint.

Responsibilities

• Provide functional and technical expertise in Workday HCM Core and Absence, delivering scalable HR solutions.
• Design, configure, and maintain Workday HCM Core and Absence functionality (worker data, staffing, orgs, leave types, accruals).
• Translate business requirements into detailed Workday configurations aligning with HR policies and objectives.
• Develop and maintain Workday test plans, run manual tests, support regression and release testing.
• Lead testing, data validation, and defect resolution during system releases and process changes.
• Analyze large HR data loads, validate data accuracy and integrity during transfers and updates.
• Collaborate with business users to identify opportunities for process improvements and efficiencies.
• Provide guidance and training to HR Service Operations on Workday functionality and best practices.

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, le