Senior HRIS Product Owner | Workday & HR Tech Lead (Remote)

Airbus Aircraft

Herndon (VA)

Hybrid

USD 110,000 - 120,000

Full time

10 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Incentive compensation includingprofit

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

Paid time off and holidays

Parental leave program

Comprehensive insurance coverage

Leadership University and mobility

Job summary

Airbus Americas, Inc. is seeking a Senior HRIS Specialist to lead Workday HCM strategy and delivery for North America, partnering with HRBPs and CoEs to translate complex human capital needs into automated solutions.

You will drive functional ownership, oversee deployments, and ensure regulatory compliance while collaborating with global teams. The role reports to the North America HRIS Director, requires extensive HRIS implementation experience, and offers a hybrid onsite/remote schedule across

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, or Human Resources Management, Information Systems or a related discipline.
Master’s degree in Information Technology, Human Resources, or Business Administration, or advanced academic specialization in Project Management or System Architecture.
10+ years of relevant work experience.
8+ years experience with HRIS implementations, specifically HCM, Benefits, Compensation, Time Management and Payroll.
Experience with Workday HCM Suite
Proven track record leading complex technical HRIS projects utilizing Agile or Waterfall methodologies preferred.
Prior experience managing Workday products, operating company mergers, or complex multi-entity transitions within a global aerospace, manufacturing, or defence environment preferred.

Responsibilities

Serve as the senior functional Product Owner and tier 2 subject matter expert support for core modules across the Workday HCM ecosystem including Core HCM, Compensation, Benefits, Absence Management, Time Tracking, and Payroll.
Manage and prioritize the functional roadmap and backlog translating complex business requirements from the Centers of Excellence (CoEs), Human Resource Business Partners (HRBPs) and senior leadership into prioritized user stories, detailed configuration specifications, and end-to-end business process workflows.
Direct the evaluation, regression testing, validation, and adoption of biannual Workday releases and continuous feature updates; assess operational impact on business processes and advocate for relevant enhancements.
Oversee system defect resolution and complex issue triage by analyzing root causes and partnering with the IT teams and Workday support to resolve escalations.
Lead and coordinate complex technical HRIS projects from initiation through post-go-live stabilization, including major module deployments, tenant consolidations, acquisitions, operating model transitions, and system enhancements.
Author, govern, and maintain rigorous project documentation, including project charters, integrated project schedules, work breakdown structures, risk/issue registers, stakeholder management plans, and cutover roadmaps.
Facilitate steering committee meetings and cross-functional working sessions with relevant IT and business stakeholders to enforce delivery milestones, clear operational bottlenecks, and maintain compliance with enterprise architecture standards.
Architect, execute, and govern comprehensive testing strategies for ongoing project streams, module rollouts, custom integrations, and biannual tenant updates.
Partner with HR Operations, CoEs, and technical teams to author end-to-end test scenarios, coordinate regression testing cycles, facilitate User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and validate cross-system data integrity.
Design and conduct advanced functional enablement sessions and training workshops for HR team members, managers, and employees to foster system adoption, process consistency, and optimal self-service utilization.
Other duties as assigned: 5%