HRIS Manager

Ellsworth Adhesives; Town of Germantown (WI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

401(k)

Paid Time Off

Wellness program

Employee assistance

Disability insurance

Bonus plan

Job summary

Ellsworth Adhesives seeks an HRIS Manager to lead Workday governance and day‑to‑day system performance at our Germantown, WI HQ. This on‑site/hybrid role requires collaboration with HR, Finance, Payroll, and IT to ensure data integrity and compliant controls.

You will own governance, security, reporting, testing, and training of HR technology, delivering analytics and dashboards to support strategic decision making. This is a hands‑on leadership position in a family‑run global distributor.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR/IS/Business or related field preferred.
• 5+ years in Workday governance, maintenance, and optimization.
• Experience leading HRIS governance and security administration.
• Strong analytics, reporting, and dashboard development skills.
• Proven ability to drive cross-functional collaboration and training.

Responsibilities

• Owns Workday governance and the operational roadmap, chairing the governance group for enhancements and release readiness.
• Reviews and approves configuration across all modules; enforces data security and business process standards.
• Manages security roles, audits, remediation documentation and processes.
• Develops and governs dashboards, analytics, and reporting strategy; oversees complex calculated fields.
• Develops and manages testing strategy including UAT, regression cycles, releases, patches, upgrades, and HR cycle readiness.
• Oversees ticket triage and escalation; manages complex support.
• Directs integration governance, vendor escalation, and third parties.
• Owns data integrity program with audits and alignment to SOX and internal controls.
• Accountable for training content, process documentation, and end-user training delivery quality.
• Stays informed about trends in information systems training through Workday Community to enhance HR knowledge.
• Leads cross-functional alignment and requirements intake with HR COEs, Finance, Payroll, and IT.

Skills

Workday governance

HRIS governance

Security administration

Dashboards & analytics

Data integrity

Training delivery

Cross-functional alignment

Stakeholder management

UAT & testing strategy

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/IS/Business

Workday Pro certification

Tools

Workday

Job description

Job Description:

What does a cell phone in your pocket, a spaceship, and an electric vehicle have in common?

Ellsworth Adhesives provides the materials used in each of those products!

Ellsworth Corporation, a global, industry leading distributor of specialty chemicals and equipment and adhesive manufacturer currently has an HRIS Manager opportunity. This role reports into our Corporate Headquarters located in Germantown, WI, and is an on‑site / hybrid role.

Are you passionate about HR technology and Workday? Want to continue to grow your career? This is an exciting time to be a part of Ellsworth, come join our team!

Ellsworth Corporation is a family‑run company that has had continuous growth for over 50 years. We are an industry‑leading global distributor, manufacturer, and packager of adhesives used by cell phone, medical device, space/aerospace, and electric vehicle industries!Click here to see our state‑of‑the‑art facility and distribution center and learn more about our business, and here to find out more about the industries we serve, and here to learn about our consumer and manufacturing divisions.

You will be the strategic and operational system owner for all HR technology systems, including Workday; accountable for day‑to‑day system performance, governance execution, security administration, releases and configuration approvals, data integrity, and cross‑functional alignment across Human Resources (HR), Finance, Payroll, and Information Technology (IT).

Responsibilities

• OwnsWorkday governance andtheoperationalroadmap,chairing the governance group to guide enhancementand optimization prioritization, decision making, and release readiness


• Reviewsand approvesconfiguration acrossallmodules; enforcesstandards for business processes, security, and data


• Managessecurity roles, audits, and remediationdocumentation and processes


• Developsand governsdashboards, analytics, and reporting strategy; overseescomplex calculated fields


• Develop and managetesting strategyUser Acceptance Testing(UAT), regressioncycles, releases, patches, and upgradesand annual HR cycles readiness; ensurestimelyissue resolution


• Overseesticket triage and escalation; managescomplex support


• Directsintegration governance, vendor escalation, and third parties


• Ownsdata integrityprogram, ensuring throughaudits,strongvalidationpractices, andalignment withSOX(Sarbanes-Oxley)andinternal control standards.


• Accountablefor training content, process documentation, and end‑user training delivery quality


• Staysinformed about trends in information systems training, materials, and techniques through the Workday Community and other sources to continually enhance both HR knowledge and HRIS application/tools knowledge


• Leadscross‑functional alignment and requirements intake with HRCOEs(Center of Excellence), Finance, Payroll, and IT

PERKS & BENEFITS

As an industry leader, we offer a competitive wage, bonus plan, and a comprehensive benefit package which includes Health, Prescription, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Flexible Spending, 401(k), Employee Assistance, Paid Time Off and Holidays, Wellness Program, Social Events, Community Involvement and much more!Click Here for a summary of Employee Benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred in HR, IS, Business, or related field


• 5+years’Workday experience supporting system maintenance/optimization and governance


• Demonstrated experience in a technical role on one or more HR ERP implementation


• Demonstrated experience with security administration and dashboards/analytics


• Proven ability to lead major system activities without direct reports


• Workday Pro certification preferred


• Advanced knowledge of Workday configuration, security, reporting, and dashboards


• Strong analytical, prioritization, and problem‑solving skills; attention to risk and data quality


• Effective communication with HR and business partners; stakeholder management

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