HRIS Manager

Ellsworth Adhesives; Town of Germantown (WI); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k)

Paid time off

Bonus plan

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Flexible Spending Account

Employee Assistance

Job summary

Ellsworth Adhesives, a global distributor and manufacturer, seeks an HRIS Manager to own Workday governance and the HR technology roadmap. You will manage day-to-day system performance, security, data integrity, and cross-functional alignment across HR, Finance, Payroll, and IT.

The role requires 5+ years in Workday with governance experience, strong analytical skills, and the ability to lead major system activities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years Workday experience supporting system maintenance, optimization and governance.
• Demonstrated experience in a technical role on one or more HR ERP implementations.
• Advanced knowledge of Workday configuration, security, reporting, and dashboards.
• Proven ability to lead major system activities without direct reports.
• Workday Pro certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Owns Workday governance and the operational roadmap, chairing the governance group to guide enhancement and optimization prioritization, decision making, and release readiness
• Reviews and approves configuration across all modules; enforces standards for business processes, security, and data
• Manages security roles, audits, and remediation documentation and processes
• Develops and governs dashboards, analytics, and reporting strategy; oversees complex calculated fields
• Develop and manage testing strategy, UAT, regression cycles, releases, patches, upgrades and annual HR cycles readiness; ensures timely issue resolution
• Oversees ticket triage and escalation; manages complex support
• Directs integration governance, vendor escalation, and third parties
• Owns data integrity program, ensuring through audits, strong validation practices, and alignment with SOX and internal control standards
• Accountable for training content, process documentation, and end-user training delivery quality
• Stays informed about trends in information systems training and Workday tools to enhance HR knowledge and HRIS application/tools knowledge
• Leads cross-functional alignment and requirements intake with HR COEs, Finance, Payroll, and IT

Skills

Workday

Governance

Security administration

Dashboards/Analytics

Stakeholder management

HR ERP implementations

Training & documentation

Communication with HR partners

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Workday Pro certification

Job description

Job Description

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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

• Owns Workday governance and the operational roadmap, chairing the governance group to guide enhancement and optimization prioritization, decision making, and release readiness
• Reviews and approves configuration across all modules; enforces standards for business processes, security, and data
• Manages security roles, audits, and remediation documentation and processes
• Develops and governs dashboards, analytics, and reporting strategy; oversees complex calculated fields
• Develop and manage testing strategy User Acceptance Testing (UAT), regression cycles, releases, patches, and upgrades and annual HR cycles readiness; ensures timely issue resolution
• Oversees ticket triage and escalation; manages complex support
• Directs integration governance, vendor escalation, and third parties
• Owns data integrity program, ensuring through audits, strong validation practices, and alignment with SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley) and internal control standards.
• Accountable for training content, process documentation, and end-user training delivery quality
• Stays informed 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
• Leads cross-functional alignment and requirements intake with HR COEs (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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