Senior Manager, HRIS

Bayside Solutions; Santa Clara (CA); Hybrid; USD 156,000 - 176,800; Full time

Job summary

A prominent HR solutions firm seeks a Senior Manager, HRIS, to optimize Workday technology and empower staff. In this hybrid role based in Redwood City, CA, you will collaborate across departments to enhance HR technology solutions. Ideal candidates have 4-6 years of Workday HRIS experience, strong configuration skills, and are adept at project management within fast-paced environments. Join a dynamic team focused on continuous improvement and user support.

Qualifications

• 4-6+ years of experience in Workday HRIS administration.
• Strong configuration knowledge of Core Workday modules.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to optimize Workday HCM processes.
• Evaluate and drive deployment of feature releases.
• Provide support to Workday end users.

Skills

Workday HRIS Administration

Communication Skills

Project Management

Problem Solving

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in human resources or related field

Tools

Workday HCM

Advanced Compensation

Job description

Salary Range

$156,000 - $176,800 per year

Location

Redwood City, CA - Hybrid Role

Job Summary

As Temp Senior Manager, HRIS, you'll help shape the future of how we leverage technology to empower our people and scale our business. With our core system recently launched, this role focuses on optimization and continuous improvement to our evolving needs. Joining an established team that includes another Senior Manager and two HRIS analysts, this role will collaborate across HR, Finance, and IT to align our technology solutions with organizational goals. We're looking for someone who has successfully led this type of work and thrives in collaborative, fast-moving environments. You will report directly to the Associate Director, People Operations & Systems.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to analyze, develop, configure, and optimize Workday HCM processes and present scalable solutions that support the evolving business needs of our fast-growing organization. Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) across multiple Workday functional areas.
• Turn business requirements into technical requirements and proposed Workday solutions while treating every challenge as an opportunity for improvement and efficiency.
• Evaluate and drive the deployment of feature releases and functionality to identify opportunities to improve and optimize the use of Workday, ensuring HR and business requirements are met.
• Lead associated deployment activities, inclusive of regression testing, downstream impact analysis, and assurance of overall system performance/stability.
• Serve as a consultative partner to HR and cross-functional teams, collaborating with business partner SMEs to design and implement processes, and to develop training materials for managers, employees, and business partner teams on the effective use of the Workday Core HCM module.
• Support the Change Review Board process on requests to update configuration impacting business processes, workflow, security, and data.
• Provide support to Workday end users by diagnosing, troubleshooting, and resolving system issues and problem areas.
• Stay aware of changes in HR technology and make recommendations for enhancements.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, Information Technology, Statistics, Business Administration, related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 4-6+ years of experience in Workday HRIS administration. Strong configuration knowledge of Core Workday modules, including Human Capital Management (HCM), Compensation, Benefits, and Security Groups. Additional workday functional area experience in advanced Workday modules (i.e., Advanced Compensation, Workday Studio, etc.) is highly desirable.
• Proactive, able to work independently, and prioritize effectively with competing priorities across multiple tasks.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to build cross-functional relationships.
• Strong problem-solving and project management skills with the ability to meet deadlines and support multiple workstreams in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Workday HCM and Security Certified with solid experience in a lead role. Additional Workday certifications are a plus.
• Advanced Compensation (Annual Merit, Equity & Bonus cycles) experience is a plus.
• Experience in improving and identifying issues in processes, models, suggesting user-focused improvements, and navigating/influencing cross-functional teams to drive these changes.

Desired Skills and Experience

Senior Manager HRIS, Workday HRIS Administration, Workday HCM, Workday Core HCM Configuration, Workday Compensation, Workday Benefits, Workday Security Groups, Advanced Compensation, Annual Merit Cycles, Equity and Bonus Cycles, Workday Studio, HRIS Optimization, HR Technology Strategy, HR Systems Implementation, HR Systems Continuous Improvement, Business Requirements Analysis, Technical Requirements Translation, Workday Solution Design, Workday Feature Release Management, System Configuration and Optimization, Regression Testing, Downstream Impact Analysis, System Performance and Stability, Change Review Board Support, Workflow Configuration, Security Configuration, Data Governance, Cross-Functional Collaboration, HR and IT Partnership, Finance Collaboration, Stakeholder Management, Subject Matter Expertise (SME), End User Support, Troubleshooting and Issue Resolution, Process Design and Improvement, User Experience Optimization, Training Development and Delivery, Change Management, Project Management, Multi-Workstream Management, Problem Solving, Fast-Paced Environment, Communication Skills, Workday Certification, HRIS Leadership

Bayside Solutions, Inc. Policy

To comply with current corporate policy, Bayside Solutions, Inc. does not sponsor any candidates at this time. Candidates for this position must qualify as a W2 candidate.