Senior HR Systems Specialist - Workday

Jambalaya Group; Gurugram District; Hybrid; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Ameriprise India LLP is seeking an experienced HRIS/Workday professional to manage the Workday HRIS, gather business requirements, and support upgrades and process improvements. You will work with business and technology partners to configure modules, define specifications, and ensure smooth implementations.

The role emphasizes deploying solutions across Time Tracking, Absence, HCM, Benefits, and Payroll, with a focus on cross-functional collaboration, documentation, and ongoing optimization.

Qualifications

• Must have 2-4 years of relevant Workday HCM experience.
• Good knowledge of HCM tasks and related processes.
• Basic knowledge of Payroll functional area.
• Provide training and support to multiple stakeholders.
• Create design documents based on new functionality.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand requirements and testing strategies.

Responsibilities

• In-depth understanding of the HRIS application, including integration points with vendors or internal systems.
• Serve as a consultant for functional users, technical staff, and business partners.
• Configure and optimize Workday modules such as Time Tracking, Absence, HCM, Benefits, Payroll.
• Review potential new functionality and its implementation within the HRIS suite.
• Ensure documentation and testing strategies are in place; support issue resolution across groups.

Skills

HCM processes

Workday HCM

Payroll basics

Stakeholder training

Design documentation

Tools

Workday HRIS

Job description

About Our Company

Ameriprise India LLP has been providing client based financial solutions to help clients plan and achieve their financial objectives for 20 years. We are part of Ameriprise Financial Inc., a US financial planning company headquartered in Minneapolis with a global presence and diversified financial services leader with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management, administration and advisement as of year-end 2024. The firm’s focus areas include Asset Management and Advice, Retirement Planning and Insurance Protection.

Be part of an inclusive, collaborative culture that rewards you for your contributions, and work with other talented individuals who share your passion for doing great work. You’ll also have plenty of opportunities to make your mark at the office and a difference in your community. So, if you’re talented, driven and want to work for a strong, ethical company that cares, take the next step and create a career at Ameriprise India LLP.

Job Description

This position is responsible for the HRIS system (WorkDay) in identifying business requirements for projects, upgrades and process improvements, which include Configuring new requirements, creating project and process specifications, staging of test environments and data and ensuring smooth implementations. Facilitates requirement gathering and alignment with business and technology partners, while playing critical roles in projects. Solves complex system and system-related problems. Plays a critical role in cross-functional projects and any merger and acquisition activities. Role will require to understand various Workday related requirements and configure the system effectively.

Key Responsibilities

• In depth understanding of the HRIS application (functional aspects), including all integration points with vendors or other internal company systems.
• Includes broad understanding of other business areas’ processes and systems that impact HRIS.
• Serves as a consultant for functional users, technical staff, and business partners across the company.
• Builds strong relationships with Tech and Business Partners across the organization.
• Responsible for reviewing potential new functionality within the system & how it would be implemented within existing HRIS suite.
• Responsible to configure Workday modules but not limited to following areas such as Time Tracking, Absence Management, Workday HCM, Workday Benefits, Workday Payroll

Required Qualifications

• Good Knowledge of HCM tasks.
• Must have 2-4 years of relevant Workday HCM experience.
• Basic knowledge of Payroll Functional.
• Provide training and support to multiple stakeholders.
• Create design document based on new functionality.
• Partner with Stakeholder to understand the requirement and provide strong
• Consultation on Approach and Testing strategies.
• Responsible to resolves the issues reported by various groups.
• Responsible to provide configuration support for Time Tracking and Absence.
• Should have basic knowledge of reporting.
• Complete required on Job Training and shared the knowledge among the team
• Help business Team to create effective SOPS.
• Solves complex system and system-related problems, including issues that require expert knowledge of the system and processes.
• Analyze, design, test, upgrade/ implement system fixes while ensuring all documentation is completed
• Initiates process improvements including integration points between systems, internal and external.

Preferred Qualifications

• The candidate must possess excellent communication skills (spoken & written).
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office: Excel, Access, Power Point and Word.
• Strong audit skills that include ability to review data sets for differences; ability to identify and troubleshoot data integrity issues.
• Effective communication skills including capability of asking probing questions to ensure thorough understanding of business requests for data/reports.
• Demonstrated capability to handle access to highly sensitive information in a professional and secured manner.

In-Office Collaboration

We are a client-centric, relationship-based business. Working together, in-person, is foundational to how we achieve results. By fostering a culture of face-to-face collaboration, idea sharing, productivity and personal connection, we deliver for our stakeholders — clients, advisors, employees and shareholders. Our employees work in the office at least three (3) days per week, with flexibility to work from home two (2) days per week. Some roles may require additional in-office time or different in-office expectations, and specific requirements will be discussed during the hiring process.

Full-Time/Part-Time

Full time

Timings

(2:00p-10:30p)

India Business Unit

AWMPO AWMP&S President’s Office

Job Family Group

Human Capital

Ameriprise India LLP is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, genetic information, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, military status, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, family status or any other basis prohibited by law.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for individuals with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, speak to your recruiter to discuss how we can support you.