Workday HRIS Lead – Global Core HCM & Integrations

Vaco by Highspring; Anderson (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaco by Highspring seeks an experienced HRIS Manager to own a global HR technology environment with Workday at the core. You will lead administration, governance, integrations, security, reporting, and data quality, while driving ongoing enhancements.

You will manage an HRIS Analyst and collaborate with HR, Payroll, Finance, IT, and other stakeholders to ensure a scalable, well-governed HR tech stack aligned with business needs and maturity goals.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of progressive HRIS/HCM experience, incl. 3+ years Workday configuration/administration.
• Experience owning or supporting a live Workday production environment post-implementation.
• Strong stakeholder-management and communication skills, translating technical concepts to business terms.

Responsibilities

• Own the day-to-day administration, governance, optimization, and roadmap for the Workday environment.
• Lead requirements gathering and end-to-end solution design for business processes, workflows, approvals, reporting, integrations, and system controls.
• Build, enhance, and troubleshoot integrations between Workday and other HR systems.
• Establish change-control processes, including testing, UAT, migration, and documentation.
• Provide Tier 2/3 support, including complex issue resolution and root-cause analysis.

Skills

Workday configuration

HRIS governance

Data quality

Integrations

Security

Reporting

Data privacy governance

Change management

Stakeholder management

Project leadership

Requirements gathering

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/HRIS/Information Systems/Business

Tools

Workday

EIBs

APIs / web services

Job description

Vaco by Highspring seeks an experienced HRIS Manager to own a global HR technology environment with Workday at the core. You will lead administration, governance, integrations, security, reporting, and data quality, while driving ongoing enhancements.

You will manage an HRIS Analyst and collaborate with HR, Payroll, Finance, IT, and other stakeholders to ensure a scalable, well-governed HR tech stack aligned with business needs and maturity goals.