Workday HRIS Lead - Governance, Analytics & Systems

Ellsworth Adhesives; Town of Germantown (WI); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k)

Paid time off

Bonus plan

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Flexible Spending Account

Employee Assistance

Job summary

Ellsworth Adhesives, a global distributor and manufacturer, seeks an HRIS Manager to own Workday governance and the HR technology roadmap. You will manage day-to-day system performance, security, data integrity, and cross-functional alignment across HR, Finance, Payroll, and IT.

The role requires 5+ years in Workday with governance experience, strong analytical skills, and the ability to lead major system activities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years Workday experience supporting system maintenance, optimization and governance.
• Demonstrated experience in a technical role on one or more HR ERP implementations.
• Advanced knowledge of Workday configuration, security, reporting, and dashboards.
• Proven ability to lead major system activities without direct reports.
• Workday Pro certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Owns Workday governance and the operational roadmap, chairing the governance group to guide enhancement and optimization prioritization, decision making, and release readiness
• Reviews and approves configuration across all modules; enforces standards for business processes, security, and data
• Manages security roles, audits, and remediation documentation and processes
• Develops and governs dashboards, analytics, and reporting strategy; oversees complex calculated fields
• Develop and manage testing strategy, UAT, regression cycles, releases, patches, upgrades and annual HR cycles readiness; ensures timely issue resolution
• Oversees ticket triage and escalation; manages complex support
• Directs integration governance, vendor escalation, and third parties
• Owns data integrity program, ensuring through audits, strong validation practices, and alignment with SOX and internal control standards
• Accountable for training content, process documentation, and end-user training delivery quality
• Stays informed about trends in information systems training and Workday tools to enhance HR knowledge and HRIS application/tools knowledge
• Leads cross-functional alignment and requirements intake with HR COEs, Finance, Payroll, and IT

Skills

Workday

Governance

Security administration

Dashboards/Analytics

Stakeholder management

HR ERP implementations

Training & documentation

Communication with HR partners

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Workday Pro certification

Job description

Ellsworth Adhesives, a global distributor and manufacturer, seeks an HRIS Manager to own Workday governance and the HR technology roadmap. You will manage day-to-day system performance, security, data integrity, and cross-functional alignment across HR, Finance, Payroll, and IT.

The role requires 5+ years in Workday with governance experience, strong analytical skills, and the ability to lead major system activities.