Staff HRIS Application Engineer
HIGHLIGHTS
Location: Remote
Position Type: Contract
Hourly: BOE
Residency Status: US Citizen or Green Card Holder ONLY Overview:
Our client is seeking a Staff HRIS Application Engineer to streamline the Human Resource
system experience and grow our team of HRIS experts. You will be responsible for developing proposing and implementing Workday tenant fixes and enhancements. The role is a key resource in providing technical support of our Workday instance.
Responsibilities:
Include tenant optimization data integrity reporting configuration and cou client s various
Workday Modules. The applicant must be able to work with multiple teams working
cross-functionally and adapting to various forms of input. Collaboration is also necessary to produce the best solution to address the business needs leading to success. We are seeking an individual who is passionate about innovation and willing to experiment with unique solutions to complex problems. This role involves evaluating business needs and current processes for continuous improvement and deploying scalable solutions to meet those needs.
Workday Leadership: - Serve as the Workday subject matter expert (SME) to support business initiativesand cross-functional partners
- Lead system-related efforts including requirement gathering configurationintegration development testing implementation and training
- Configure and optimize business processes integrations and governance to support operational efficiency
Stakeholder Support and Communication: - Act as a consultant to internal stakeholders to clarify business needs define scope assess feasibility and align resources
- Respond to requests by confirming the business need and working with the team to plan sprints by establishing realistic expectations for delivery
- Communicate system changes updates and timelines clearly to all impacted
- Teams
Technical Competencies: - Manage and provision role-based and user-based security groups and their associated permissions.
- Design and maintain global time off and leave plans accruals carryover calculations and eligibility rules in Workday Absence.
- Develop and maintain compensation grades grade profiles and tier structures based on stakeholder market analysis.
- Assist in the administration of compensation cycles including merit and bonus planning.
Data and Reporting: - Provide complex matrix and advanced reports using calculated values tailored to the business needs of the stakeholders
- Maintain a centralized catalog of reports and dashboards to support consistent and accurate system data
- Ensure data structures and outputs align with business needs and reporting
- Standards
System Monitoring and Problem Resolution: - Investigate and resolve system issues with a focus on root cause analysis and long-term solutions
- Apply experience and analytical skills to anticipate system needs and mitigate risks proactively
Release and Change Management: - Lead Workday release assessments to evaluate impact and readiness
- Coordinate changes to processes integrations or configurations with clear documentation and stakeholder alignment
- Ensure all changes are communicated documented and implemented with minimal disruption
Documentation and Knowledge Transfer: - Maintain comprehensive and up-to-date documentation for business processes and system configuration
- Provide knowledge transfer and training to ensure consistent system use across
- Teams
Professional Expectations: - Strong collaboration skills - works well across cross-functional teams listens actively knows how to navigate ambiguity
- Attention to detail - cares about getting details right and knows how to prioritize
- Change resilient - flexible and adaptive
- Consultative mindset - asks thoughtful questions anticipates needs not afraid tochallenge assumptions to help drive the best outcome
- Accountability (takes ownership of work and follows through on commitments).
- When blockers arise issues are raised early and proactively)
- Respects deadlines - takes pride in delivering quality work and understands thattimely updates are key to strong team coordination
- Has experience supporting stakeholders who arent technical and helps them to
- feel confident/empowered
- Open to feedback - uses feedback as a tool to make improvements
Education and Experience: - BS/BA required preferably in a business technology or other quantitative field
- 5 years of experience in implementation enhancement and/or technical support of
- Workday Core HCM and supplemental modules and multi-system integrations
- Hands-on Workday HCM configuration and reporting capabilities
- Workday Pro Certifications (HCM Reporting Integrations Security); Workday Studioexperience strongly preferred
- Experience with EIBs both in and outbound both for BPs and third-party tools
- 3 years of experience with Greenhouse Applicant Tracking System highly preferred
- Ability to handle highly sensitive data with integrity
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills including complex formulas pivot tables and VBA
- Flexibility to pivot quickly both within and between projects
- Effective written and oral communication skills
- Able to work well in both team and individual environment
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