Senior Workday HR Systems Specialist — Optimization & Security

Femtech Insider Ltd.; United States; On-site; USD 103,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Organon is seeking a Senior Systems Specialist, Workday to lead administration and optimization of Workday HCM, Absence Management, Security, Recruiting, and Compensation.

You will partner with HR, IT, Payroll and business stakeholders to ensure data integrity, regulatory compliance, and scalable HR technology across a global organization. Requires 5-8+ years HRIS/Workday experience and hands-on configuration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, IS, business, CS or related field.
• 5-8+ years HRIS/Workday experience with at least 4+ years hands-on Workday configuration/administration.
• Strong functional expertise across Workday HCM, Compensation, Absence, Time Tracking, Talent Management, Benefits.
• Experience configuring complex Workday setups, business processes, security roles, and org hierarchies in a global environment.
• Proven experience supporting annual compensation cycles, merit planning, bonus programs, and compensation reviews.
• Experience configuring and maintaining absence plans, leave policies, and time tracking solutions across multiple countries.
• Hands-on experience with talent and performance management processes, including goal mgmt, talent reviews, succession planning, and career development.
• Experience supporting Workday releases, testing, regression validation, and change management activities.
• Strong experience gathering business requirements, conducting stakeholder workshops, and translating requirements into scalable Workday solutions.
• Experience troubleshooting system issues and collaborating with HR, Payroll, IT, and external vendors.
• Experience working in global organizations with complex HR operations and compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Configuring organizational structures, business processes, compensation programs, recruiting workflows, absence plans, and security frameworks
• Managing role-based access controls and security governance
• Supporting compensation review cycles and recruiting operations
• Developing reports, dashboards, and analytics
• Ensuring accurate data management and regulatory compliance
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable HR technology solution

Skills

Workday HCM

Security governance

Reporting & analytics

Stakeholder collaboration

Business process optimization

Testing & releases

Regulatory compliance

Global HR operations

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/IS/Business

Master's degree preferred

Workday certifications (HCM, Absence, Time Tracking, etc.)

Tools

Workday

Job description

Organon is seeking a Senior Systems Specialist, Workday to lead administration and optimization of Workday HCM, Absence Management, Security, Recruiting, and Compensation.

You will partner with HR, IT, Payroll and business stakeholders to ensure data integrity, regulatory compliance, and scalable HR technology across a global organization. Requires 5-8+ years HRIS/Workday experience and hands-on configuration.