Workday HRIS Tech Lead (Remote, US)
Job Location:
Job Location:
Atlanta, GA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Monthly Salary:
Posted on:
6 days ago
Posted on:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
Location: Remote within the United States
Experience: 8 years in HRIS / People Systems
Job Type: Permanent
Ideal Candidate Should Have
Deep hands-on expertise in Workday Core HCM Compensation Benefits and Payroll
Experience leading or heavily supporting at least one full-cycle Workday implementation
Strong knowledge of Workday configuration releases integrations reporting and data governance
Ability to partner with People Finance IT and business stakeholders in a fast-paced environment
Strong understanding of HR data structures compliance audit readiness and scalable people systems
Thinking Minds client is seeking a highly experienced Workday and amp; People Systems Lead to serve as the primary owner and subject matter expert for Workday and related people systems. This is a senior individual contributor role focused on hands-on system configuration technical ownership operational excellence and scalable HR technology solutions.
The selected candidate will lead design configuration maintenance enhancements and optimization across key Workday modules including Core HCM Compensation Benefits Payroll and other people systems. This role will manage Workday releases perform impact analysis support testing deploy new functionality and ensure systems continue to meet evolving business needs.
This position requires strong cross-functional collaboration with People Finance IT and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into efficient secure and scalable system solutions. The role will also oversee integrations between Workday and internal or external platforms support API and data architecture needs and help maintain strong governance around system changes documentation and usage standards.
Key responsibilities include ensuring data integrity security compliance and audit readiness across people systems; enhancing reporting and analytics capabilities within Workday; managing vendors or consultants as needed; and providing technical guidance to junior HRIS or People Systems team members without formal people management responsibility.
The ideal candidate will bring 8 years of experience in HRIS / People Systems with deep expertise in Workday configuration release management integrations HR processes and people data structures. Experience in high-growth or enterprise environments is highly valued along with familiarity with additional HR platforms such as Ashby CultureAmp or similar systems.
Preferred qualifications include Workday certifications in areas such as HCM Recruiting or Integrations experience with people analytics and reporting tools and an interest in applying AI automation and emerging HR technology capabilities to improve operational workflows user experience and business insights.
This role is ideal for a highly autonomous technical HR systems professional who can influence stakeholders drive system-related decisions and support efficient compliant and scalable people operations.
