Senior Workday HCM HRIS Analyst | Implementation Lead

Southland Industries; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with match

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Annual bonus

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Paid parental leave

Paid holidays & vacation

Professional development

Wellness benefits

Job summary

Southland Industries is seeking a Senior HRIS Analyst to lead Workday HCM implementation and ongoing optimization. You will partner with HR and IT to configure, test, and administer Workday Core HCM and related modules, ensuring secure data and scalable processes.

The role emphasizes training users, delivering process improvements, and staying current with HR tech trends, while supporting upgrades, integrations, and vendor relations to maximize value of the HR technology stack.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, HR, or technology preferred.
• 5–7 years managing enterprise HR technology; Workday HCM required.
• 2–3 years senior Workday administration, configuration, integrations, and reporting.
• Experience with Workday HCM Phase 1 implementation, data conversion and test management.
• Strong knowledge of HR processes, policies, and data; HR technology focus.
• Hands-on experience leading system implementations and integrations.

Responsibilities

• Support implementation, launch, and post-go-live stabilization of Workday Core HCM.
• Identify system/process improvements and deliver tech solutions.
• Administer and support Workday: user access, uploads, audits, troubleshooting, documentation.
• Configure Workday Core HCM including workflows, forms, fields, rules, security.
• Provide training/guidance to HR systems users.
• Ensure data privacy and governance; comply with policies.
• Research and recommend HR tech enhancements and trends.
• Collaborate to manage upgrades, integrations, testing, and documentation.
• Partner with IT on vendor relationships to maximize HR tech value.

Skills

Workday Core HCM

HRIS

Power BI

Excel

Data governance

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

SharePoint

Power Automate

Microsoft Excel

Workday integrations

Job description

Southland Industries is seeking a Senior HRIS Analyst to lead Workday HCM implementation and ongoing optimization. You will partner with HR and IT to configure, test, and administer Workday Core HCM and related modules, ensuring secure data and scalable processes.

The role emphasizes training users, delivering process improvements, and staying current with HR tech trends, while supporting upgrades, integrations, and vendor relations to maximize value of the HR technology stack.