Senior HR Operations & Workday Lead

Doceree; Short Hills (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Doceree is seeking a hands-on Senior Manager - HR Operations & HRIS to lead U.S. Workday implementation activities and strengthen HR operations, processes, and compliance.

This role partners with HR leadership, global teams, and implementation partners to ensure a successful transition and ongoing HRIS operations post-implementation. You will own employee data preparation, analytics, documentation, and process improvements, collaborating with HR, IT, and Finance to optimize workflows and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Information Systems, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in HR operations, HRIS, or HR technology implementations.
• 3+ years of hands-on HRIS implementation or deployment experience, including data migration and testing.
• Strong understanding of HR processes, data management, reporting, and security, with exposure to Workday Core HCM configuration.
• Proven experience in data cleansing, mapping, validation, and reconciliation with strong analytical skills.
• Experience documenting business requirements, HR processes, and testing scenarios.
• Strong project management skills and cross-functional collaboration.
• Willingness to partner with HR, Finance, IT and external vendors to improve workflows.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate U.S. Workday implementation activities and manage project milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and risks.
• Gather business requirements, document HR workflows, and collaborate with implementation partners on system configuration and integrations.
• Lead functional testing, data validation, user acceptance testing, and issue resolution.
• Develop process documentation, training materials, and readiness resources for employees and managers.
• Audit, clean, standardize, and reconcile employee data to support accurate Workday migration.
• Maintain data integrity through ongoing quality checks and issue resolution.
• Develop and maintain workforce reporting and dashboards to support HR and business decisions.
• Document and improve employee lifecycle processes (onboarding, changes, leave, performance, offboarding).
• Provide day-to-day U.S. HRIS support, system updates, and enhancements post-implementation.
• Collaborate with HR, Finance, IT and external vendors to improve workflows and system adoption.

Skills

Project management

Data analysis

Process improvement

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, Information Systems or related field

Tools

Workday

Excel

Job description

Doceree is seeking a hands-on Senior Manager - HR Operations & HRIS to lead U.S. Workday implementation activities and strengthen HR operations, processes, and compliance.

This role partners with HR leadership, global teams, and implementation partners to ensure a successful transition and ongoing HRIS operations post-implementation. You will own employee data preparation, analytics, documentation, and process improvements, collaborating with HR, IT, and Finance to optimize workflows and