Manager - HR Information Systems – Chennai

Golden Opportunities; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Golden Opportunities in Chennai is seeking a seasoned Manager - HR Information Systems to lead Workday HRIS initiatives. You will own global HRIS governance, drive platform strategy, manage incidents, and partner with HRBPs, Rewards, Payroll, and Shared Services to deliver robust HR processes.

You will oversee Workday configuration, security, data governance, onboarding of entities, and vendor relationships with a focus on risk control, timely releases, and continuous improvement across

Qualifications

• 10+ years total work experience with 3+ years HRIS/Workday leadership.
• Hands-on Workday across Absence, Benefits, Talent Management incl config, security, reporting.
• Own Workday R1/R2 release governance including feature enablement, regression testing and go/no-go decisions.
• Strong knowledge of Business Process Framework, Calculated Fields, EIB, Reporting, Security and SoD.
• Experience in global multi-country HRIS governance and senior stakeholder management across HRBPs, Rewards, HR Shared Services and Payroll.
• Experience end-to-end onboarding of business unit/entity including requirements, configuration, data migration, cutover and hypercare.
• Experience handling incidents, RCA, audits, change governance and continuous improvement.
• Experience managing Workday vendors/partners, support escalations and platform roadmap.

Responsibilities

• Workday / HRIS Platform Management
• HRIS Strategy and Roadmap
• Workday Release and Change Governance
• Team Management & Resource Planning
• Configuration, Security and Data Governance
• Business Unit / Entity Onboarding
• Incident, Audit and Risk Governance
• Global Stakeholder Management
• Vendor / Partner Management
• Continuous Improvement and HRIS Budget Management

Skills

Workday

HRIS

Absence Management

Benefits Management

Talent Management

Workday Configuration

Business Process Framework

Calculated Fields

EIB

Reporting

Security & SoD

R1/R2 Releases

Data Migration

Data Governance

Global HRIS Governance

Vendor Management

RPA / Workflow Automation

ITIL

Change Governance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in any relevant discipline

Workday certification

Tools

Workday Studio

Middleware

PeopleSoft

RPA

Job description

Job Title

– Manager - HR Information Systems

Job Location

– Chennai

Work Model

– Work from Office

Candidate Industry

– BPO / KPO / GBS / GCC / GSS / Captive Shared Services

Candidate Location

– Chennai

Education And Certification Qualification

Bachelor’s degree in any relevant discipline. Workday certification is preferred.

Detailed Job Description

• Total work experience of 10+ Years, with 3+ years of HRIS/Workday team or platform leadership experience.
• Strong hands-on experience in Workday across Absence, Benefits and Talent Management, including configuration, security and reporting.
• Experience owning Workday R1/R2 release governance, including feature enablement, regression testing and go/no-go decisions.
• Strong knowledge of Business Process Framework, Calculated Fields, EIB, Reporting, Security and Segregation of Duties (SoD).
• Experience in global/multi-country HRIS governance and senior stakeholder management across HRBPs, Rewards, HR Shared Services and Payroll.
• Experience managing end-to-end business unit/entity onboarding, including requirements, configuration, data migration, cutover and hypercare.
• Experience handling major incidents, RCA, audits, change governance and continuous improvement.
• Experience managing Workday vendors/implementation partners, support escalations and platform roadmap.

Role Key Responsibilities

• Workday / HRIS Platform Management
• HRIS Strategy and Roadmap
• Workday Release and Change Governance
• Team Management & Resource Planning
• Configuration, Security and Data Governance
• Business Unit / Entity Onboarding
• Incident, Audit and Risk Governance
• Global Stakeholder Management
• Vendor / Partner Management
• Continuous Improvement and HRIS Budget Management

Key Skills

Workday, HRIS, Absence, Benefits, Talent Management, Workday Configuration, Business Process Framework, Calculated Fields, EIB, Reporting, Security, SOD, R1/R2 Releases, Data Governance, Data Migration, Cutover, Hypercare, Global HRIS, PeopleSoft, Workday Studio, Middleware, RPA, Workflow Automation, ITIL.

Shift

Candidate should flexible with shift timings.