Workday Talent & Performance Lead

RTX; East Windsor Hill (CT); Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k) plan with company match

Parental leave and flexible work

Job summary

RTX is seeking a senior Workday HRIS expert to lead Performance Impact and Succession within a global Workday environment. You will partner with HR Tech, Talent COE, and production support to drive configuration, reporting, and data governance.

You will design notifications in HTML, manage BP workflows, and deliver advanced dashboards while ensuring system integrity and security. Remote work is supported with periodic onsite discussions as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher with 8+ years of related HRIS experience.
• 10+ years in Workday HRIS, especially Talent & Performance.
• Strong HTML experience for Workday notifications.

Responsibilities

• Lead Workday Performance Impact and Succession programs, with escalation management.
• Configure and maintain Workday BP templates, security, and cycles.
• Develop advanced Workday reports and dashboards with complex calculations.
• Ensure data integrity, governance, and stakeholder alignment across modules.

Skills

Workday HRIS

HTML notifications

Data governance

Talent & Performance

Ratings & Calibrations

Succession Planning

Security frameworks

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Advanced reporting

Job description

US-CT-REMOTE

Citizen, U.Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

S. citizens are authorized to access certain necessary systems.

Security Clearance Type:

Security Clearance Status:

Not Required

RTX Corporation is an Aerospace and Defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses - Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 185,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

This role will support the administration, optimization, and ongoing maintenance of the end-to-end Performance Impact process (goal setting, mid-year, and year-end) and Succession Planning within the Workday Talent and Performance team as part of the HR Digital Technology organization.

This role is responsible for ensuring system integrity, executing configuration updates, managing structured system cleanups, and delivering advanced reporting and notification solutions to support enterprise talent programs.

This position operates within a highly complex, global Workday environment and partners closely with HR Technology, Talent COE, Product Owners, and Production Support teams.

Workstream Leadership (Performance Impact and Succession only)

• Serve as the DT Workstream Lead for Workday within the Performance Impact and Succession Planning program, providing direction, alignment, and escalation management.
• Manage DT’s timeline, dependencies, deliverables, and risk mitigation

System Maintenance & Data Integrity

• Inactive or outdated configuration elements (review templates, goals, competencies, etc.)
• Data audits (performance data, talent pools, etc.)
• Maintain data integrity and consistency across Talent and Performance modules
• Configuration & Enhancements
• Lead end-to-end configuration updates in Workday, including:
  • Business Process (BP) updates
  • Review templates and performance cycle configurations
  • Develop and maintain advanced Workday reports and dashboards, including:
    • Matrix and composite reports
    • Complex and deeply nested calculated fields with system performance considered
• Support Talent COE with data insights for performance, skills and succession
• Ensure reporting accuracy and alignment with data governance standards

Business Process Notifications (Advanced HTML)

• Design, build, and maintain custom Workday BP notifications using HTML
• Enhance user experience through:
  • Clear formatting and structured messaging
  • Embedded links and dynamic content
• Support production operations for Talent and Performance cycles

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and 10+ years' of related experience or an Advanced degree with 8+ years of related experience
• 7+ years of Workday HRIS experience in Talent & Performance with experience in Workday configuration (BPs, templates, security) and advanced reporting (calculated fields, matrix reports)
• Strong experience with HTML (specifically for Workday notifications)
• Talent & Performance (Ratings & Calibrations)
• Succession Planning and Career Development modules
• Workday security frameworks
• Skills Cloud / Talent Intelligence and how it connects to other Talent & Performance processes a plus.
• Exposure to data governance or AI-enabled HR systems with experience working in global, matrixed organizations

healthcare, wellness, retirement and work/life benefits; Some of the benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance and child/adult backup care.

Work Location: Remote

Remote: Employees who are working in Remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home). If you live within a reasonable commute of an RTX site with other colleagues you interact with, your manager will discuss whether there is a degree of onsite presence associated with this role.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act.