HRIS Specialist (Workday)

Keel Infrastructure; New York (NY); Presencial; USD 80.000 - 150.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Competitive compensation

Equity opportunities

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Employee referral program

Descripción de la vacante

Keel Infrastructure in New York City is seeking an HRIS Specialist (Workday) to own day-to-day Workday administration, reporting, and data integrity. You will ensure audit-ready people data across People & Culture, Finance, and leadership, configuring business processes and advising stakeholders.

You’ll design and maintain reports, dashboards, and data quality checks, partner with internal/external auditors, and support process improvements and system roadmaps while training users to drive

Formación

• 4+ years of hands-on Workday experience spanning administration/configuration and reporting.
• Proven record of delivering high-stakes reporting and supporting internal or external audits.
• Experience with a People function and handling highly confidential employee data.

Responsabilidades

• Maintain Workday configuration across Core HCM and related modules (onboarding, offboarding, security roles).
• Handle HRIS requests, troubleshoot issues, perform mass data loads, and coordinate with connected systems.
• Review Workday releases, test changes, and roll out relevant features.
• Design, build, and maintain custom reports and dashboards (Advanced, Matrix, Composite, Trending).
• Deliver recurring reports for headcount, turnover, compensation, diversity metrics.
• Translate business questions into scalable self-service reporting and maintain report inventory.
• Run data quality audits, contribute to governance standards, and enforce data confidentiality.
• Build audit reports and work with auditors for timely responses.
• Document configurations and controls for audit readiness.
• Assess processes and gather requirements for Workday enhancements and integrations.

Conocimientos

Workday Administration

HRIS Reporting

Data Governance

Audit & Compliance

Data Quality

Stakeholder Communication

Educación

Bachelor's degree in HR, IS, Statistics, Data Science, or related field

Workday Pro certification (HCM/Reporting) preferred

Herramientas

Workday

EIB

Workday Studio

XPATH

Tableau

Power BI

Descripción del empleo

Keel Infrastructure isa publicly tradedenergy anddigital infrastructure companythat develops and owns data centers and power assetsacross North America.

At Keel,you’renot just joining a company,you’rehelping build the infrastructure behind the future ofcompute.

Why Keel

We’reat the intersection of energy and technology,two industries transforming in real time.

The work is complex. The pace is fast. The impact is real.

You’llbe part of a team that values:

• Ownership — we take responsibility and follow through
• Collaboration — we work across teams, functions, and borders
• Curiosity — we ask questions and keep learning
• Endurance — we build for the long term

What It Feels Like to Work Here

• Fast-moving, high-growth, and hands-on
• Smart, driven people solving real challenges together
• Work that directly supports AI and next-generation infrastructure
• Room to grow, stretch, and take on more

What We Offer

• Competitive salary, bonus and equity opportunities
• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits
• Retirement savings with company contribution
• Employee referral program

We are currently looking for anHRIS Specialist (Workday) to join our team

Purpose of the Role

The HRIS Specialist owns the day-to-day administration, reporting, and data integrity of Workday, ensuring people data is accurate, audit-ready, and useful for decision-making across People & Culture, Finance, and leadership. The role suits a Workday practitioner who is as comfortable configuring business processes and building calculated fields as advising stakeholders on how processes should evolve.

Key Responsibilities

Workday Administration & Operations

• Maintain Workday configuration across Core HCM and related modules, including business processes such as onboarding and offboarding, security roles, user access, and organizational structures.
• Handle HRIS requests and troubleshoot issues; run mass data loads (EIB) and maintain data flows with the PEO and other connected systems.
• Review Workday's semi-annual releases, test changes that affect the business, and roll out relevant features.

Reporting & Analytics

• Design, build, and maintain custom reports (Advanced, Matrix, Composite, Trending), calculated fields, dashboards, and scheduled reports.
• Deliver recurring and high-stakes reporting, such as headcount, turnover, compensation, and diversity metrics.
• Translate business questions into scalable, self-service reporting and maintain a current report inventory.

Data Integrity & Governance

• Run routine data quality audits and validation checks and resolve root causes rather than symptoms.
• Contribute to data governance standards, data definitions, and confidentiality and access controls.
• Optimize slow reports and complex calculated fields to maintain system performance.

Audit & Compliance Readiness

• Build and maintain audit reports supporting internal controls, including access reviews, change logs, and terminations.
• Partner with internal and external auditors to deliver accurate, consistent, and timely audit responses.
• Document configuration, processes, and controls so the system remains audit-ready at all times.

Process Improvement & System Roadmap

• Assess HR processes end to end and recommend automation, simplification, or new Workday functionality.
• Gather requirements, test, and support deployment of enhancements, module rollouts, and integrations.
• Serve as the Workday subject matter expert and run training and knowledge-transfer sessions to build data literacy and adoption.

Other

• Assist with other ongoing P&C projects as they relate to Workday
• All other duties are required.

Requirements

Experience & Background

• 4+ years of hands-on Workday experience spanning administration/configuration and reporting.
• Proven record of delivering high-stakes reporting (for P&C team, board, ESG, or cyclical reports) and supporting internal or external audits.
• Experience working in or closely with a People function, handling highly confidential employee data across the HR lifecycle.
• Experience with a Workday implementation or major module rollout is an asset.

Technical Knowledge

• Strong command of Core HCM, plus working knowledge of at least two of: Recruiting, Talent, Compensation, Benefits, Time/Absence, Payroll.
• Expert in calculated fields and Advanced, Matrix, Composite, and Trending reports; solid grasp of business process and security configuration.
• Experience with EIBs and data migration; exposure to integrations, Workday Studio, or XPATH is an asset.
• Advanced Excel (Power Query, pivot tables, lookups); experience with Prism, Tableau, Power BI, or similar is an asset.
• Translates ambiguous business needs into clear, scalable, well-documented solutions.
• Rigorous attention to detail and sound judgment with sensitive data.
• Communicates clearly with non-technical stakeholders and trains effectively.
• Manages multiple priorities independently.
• English proficiency required, as the company has employees and customers outside Quebec.

Educational Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Information Systems, Statistics, Data Science, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Workday Pro certification (HCM and/or Reporting) preferred.

Our total compensation package combines the below base salary with a bonus target and participates in our yearly equity grant. We offer a fantastic benefits package and many perks. There's a top-down emphasis on amazing work culture at our organization.

NYC

$80,000 - $150,000 USD