Global HRIS Workday Lead

Quaker Houghton; Conshohocken (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay programs

Paid time off for volunteerism

Dress for your day

Comprehensive benefits including: Med,

Savings Plan

Job summary

Quaker Houghton is seeking a Workday HRIS professional to develop and govern the Workday roadmap in alignment with HR priorities. You will provide hands-on expertise across core Workday modules and collaborate with the integrations team to deliver scalable solutions.

You will lead projects from requirements to deployment, guide complex HR initiatives, and share best practices to strengthen our HRIS capability.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and delivery of the Workday roadmap and governance model based on HR and business priorities.
• Provide hands-on functional expertise across Workday Core HCM, Security, Reporting, Compensation, Advanced Compensation, Learning, Performance, Talent, Recruiting, and Benefits.
• Define functional requirements and data mappings with integrations team, complete required Workday configuration, support testing and issue resolution.
• Translate requirements into standardized, compliant and scalable Workday solutions with business stakeholders and HR teams.
• Lead Workday projects from requirements through configuration, testing, deployment and post-production support.
• Provide guidance for complex HR and business initiatives in Workday.
• Share Workday knowledge and best practices across the team to strengthen HRIS capability.
• Coordinate Workday releases and support reporting, security, data governance, and compliance requirements.
• Troubleshoot complex system issues, perform root-cause analysis, and implement sustainable fixes.
• Collaborate with technical teams and external partners to deliver solutions, manage risks and resolve issues.
• Complete and validate mass data changes using Workday EIB, ensuring accuracy and control.
• Design, build and maintain Workday custom reports, dashboards and calculated fields.
• Create and maintain process documentation and training materials.

Skills

Workday Core HCM

Workday Security

Workday Reporting

Workday Compensation

Workday Learning

Workday Performance

Workday Talent

Workday Recruiting

Workday Benefits

Job description

Job Summary

Job Description

• Support the development and delivery of the Workday roadmap and governance model, based on HR and business priorities.
• Provide hands‑on functional expertise across Workday Core HCM, Security, Reporting, Compensation, Advanced Compensation, Learning, Performance, Talent, Recruiting, and Benefits.
• Partner with the integrations team to define functional requirements and data mappings, complete the required Workday functional configuration, support testing and issue resolution.
• Partner with business stakeholders, HR Operations, and HR COEs to translate requirements into standardized, compliant and scalable Workday solutions.
• Lead Workday projects and enhancements from requirements and impact assessment through configuration, testing, deployment and post‑production support.
• Provide Workday guidance for complex HR and business initiatives.
• Share Workday knowledge and best practices across the team to strengthen overall HRIS capability.
• Coordinate Workday releases and support reporting, functional support, data governance, security, and compliance requirements.
• Troubleshoot complex system and process issues, conduct root‑cause analysis, and implement sustainable solutions.
• Coordinate with technical teams and external partners to deliver solutions, manage risks, and resolve issues.
• Complete and validate mass data changes using Workday Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB), ensuring accuracy and appropriate controls.
• Design, build and maintain Workday custom reports, dashboards and calculated fields.
• Create and maintain process documentation and team training materials.

About Us

At Quaker Houghton, we are experts in the development, production and application of industrial process fluids, lubricants and coatings for the manufacturing industry. We have been an integral part in the growth of the world’s largest industrial and manufacturing companies from aerospace and automotive to primary metal and energy. Today, we have a global presence, with our corporate headquarters located in Conshohocken, PA. Quaker Houghton is a global publicly traded company with a unique collaborative culture that supports career growth for its associates and offers competitive compensation and benefit programs.

What’s in it for you

• Competitive pay programs with excellent career growth trajectory
• Paid time off for volunteerism
• Dress for your day; how you dress is determined by what your day may bring
• Opportunity to participate in comprehensive benefit options including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Parental Leave, Holiday Pay, Paid Time Off, Tuition Reimbursement, and Savings Plan
• Work for a global leader in the industrial process fluids industry

Quaker Houghton provides equal employment opportunity for all qualified candidates. Quaker Houghton does not discriminate against any candidate for employment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, affectional or sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, creed, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, veteran’s status, physical/mental disability, genetic information, or any other category protected by U.S federal, state, and/or local employment law. Furthermore, Quaker Houghton is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified candidates with physical and/or mental disabilities.