Associate HRIS Product Lead – Workday

Jobtailor; Connecticut; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks an HR Systems Specialist to support the HR Systems team in delivering operational excellence within the Benefits, Compensation, and Time/Absence tech portfolio. You will partner with HRIS leadership and stakeholders to translate requirements into effective solutions and manage changes with thorough documentation.

You will own configuration, security, testing, and data quality, develop test scenarios, and coordinate deployments while maintaining deployment readiness.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of HR experience.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.
• Experience with Workday core functional knowledge.
• Ability to influence and lead.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to solve complex problems and manage ambiguity and unexpected change.
• Willingness to embrace best practices and feedback.
• Perseverance, humility, and a positive outlook.

Responsibilities

• Deliver operational excellence and functional support within the HR Systems team.
• Evolve and maintain the Benefits, Compensation, and Time and Absence technology portfolio and roadmap.
• Partner with HRIS leadership, HR business owners, and business stakeholders.
• Translate business requirements into effective system solutions with limited guidance.
• Deliver configuration changes and enhancements with documentation and testing.
• Manage configuration, business processes, security and compliance, notifications, auditing, and data quality.
• Develop test scenarios and coordinate testing activities.
• Manage assigned deliverables through the delivery lifecycle.
• Maintain documentation, testing evidence, and deployment readiness.
• Gather requirements, communicate progress, and manage stakeholder expectations.
• Lead complex troubleshooting and issue resolution.
• Identify root causes and recommend preventive actions.
• Configure, test, and process mass data loads via Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB).
• Participate in requirements-gathering sessions with functional subject matter experts, IT, and users.
• Support end-user inbound requests and escalations.
• Develop knowledge-management collateral for training and education efforts.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Customer focus

Root cause analysis

Subject matter expertise

Problem-solving

Team collaboration

Prioritization

Time management

Influence and leadership

Interpersonal skills

Ambiguity management

HR experience

Workday knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Workday

EIB

Job description

• Deliver operational excellence and functional support within the HR Systems team
• Evolve and maintain the Benefits, Compensation, and Time and Absence technology portfolio and roadmap
• Partner with HRIS leadership, HR business owners, and business stakeholders
• Translate business requirements into effective system solutions with limited guidance
• Deliver configuration changes and enhancements with documentation and testing
• Manage configuration, business processes, security and compliance, notifications, auditing, and data quality
• Develop test scenarios and coordinate testing activities
• Manage assigned deliverables through the delivery lifecycle
• Maintain documentation, testing evidence, and deployment readiness
• Gather requirements, communicate progress, and manage stakeholder expectations
• Lead complex troubleshooting and issue resolution
• Identify root causes and recommend preventive actions
• Configure, test, and process mass data loads via Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB)
• Participate in requirements-gathering sessions with functional subject matter experts, IT, and users
• Support end-user inbound requests and escalations
• Develop knowledge-management collateral for training and education efforts

Requirements

• 1+ years of HR experience
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong communication skills
• Customer focus
• Workday core functional knowledge
• Root cause analysis
• Subject matter expertise
• Analytical problem-solving skills
• Strong team collaboration skills
• Prioritization and solid time management skills
• Process development
• Policy knowledge/interpretation
• Bachelor's Degree preferred
• Ability to influence and lead
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to solve complex problems and manage ambiguity and unexpected change
• Willingness to embrace best practices and feedback
• Perseverance, humility, and a positive outlook

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in HR Systems management, particularly in Workday, with a focus on Benefits, Compensation, and Time and Absence technology. Capable of translating business requirements into effective system solutions while ensuring compliance, data quality, and stakeholder engagement.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Workday Core Functional Knowledge
• Root Cause Analysis
• Analytical Problem-Solving Skills
• Process Development
• Strong Communication Skills

Hard Skills

• HR Experience
• Configuration Management
• Data Quality Management
• Testing Coordination
• Mass Data Loads via EIB

Soft Skills

• Strong Analytical Skills
• Customer Focus
• Team Collaboration Skills
• Prioritization
• Interpersonal Skills

Certifications & Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree Preferred

Industry Keywords

• Operational Excellence
• Stakeholder Management
• Policy Knowledge
• Documentation
• Troubleshooting