Manager - HRIS, Workday - Talent & Core HCM

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Manager - HRIS, Workday - Talent & Core HCM based in India.

This role offers the opportunity to serve as a hands-on Workday functional expert supporting Core HCM and Talent solutions. You will help shape scalable HR technology solutions that improve employee and manager experiences across a global organization. The position combines deep Workday configuration expertise with strong business partnership and strategic problem-solving. You will work closely with HR Centers of Excellence, HR Business Partners, IT, and business leaders to translate complex needs into effective system solutions. The role also plays a key part in reporting, analytics, release management, process improvement, and HR technology projects. This is an impactful opportunity for an experienced HRIS professional to contribute to a connected, scalable, and future-ready HR technology environment

Accountabilities

• Serve as a functional subject matter expert for Workday Core HCM, Talent, Performance, Succession, Career, Skills, and related employee lifecycle processes.
• Lead the design, configuration, testing, deployment, optimization, and ongoing support of Workday solutions.
• Configure Workday business processes, calculated fields, condition rules, notifications, eligibility rules, and security-driven functionality.
• Manage Workday releases, feature adoption, regression testing, deployment activities, and related documentation.
• Develop and maintain Workday reports, dashboards, scorecards, and calculated fields while ensuring data quality and integrity.
• Provide HR and Talent leaders with workforce insights and reporting solutions that support informed decision-making.
• Partner with Talent Management, HR Business Partners, Compensation, HR Operations, and IT teams globally to translate complex business requirements into practical solutions.
• Lead functional workstreams for major HR technology projects and enhancements while balancing multiple priorities and maintaining delivery quality.
• Identify opportunities to simplify processes, automate manual activities, improve operational efficiency, and enhance the overall user experience.
• Assess downstream impacts across business processes, integrations, and reporting, while ensuring solutions remain scalable and aligned with governance standards.
• Support change management, user adoption, audits, compliance reviews, and HR technology governance activities.

Requirements

• Hold a bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• Bring 8+ years of experience in HRIS or HR technology and at least 5 years of hands-on Workday configuration experience.
• Demonstrate strong expertise across Workday Core HCM, Talent, Performance, Succession, Career, and business processes.
• Have proven experience developing advanced Workday reports, dashboards, and calculated fields.
• Demonstrate strong stakeholder management, communication, relationship-building, negotiation, and influencing skills.
• Have experience supporting global HR organizations and operating effectively within complex, matrixed environments.
• Possess strong analytical, problem-solving, documentation, and issue-resolution capabilities, with the ability to work effectively in ambiguous situations.
• Be highly organized and capable of managing multiple priorities in a dynamic environment while maintaining strong attention to detail.
• Demonstrate proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including advanced Excel, and HRIS systems.
• Take a proactive approach to identifying issues, escalating risks, and driving solutions while maintaining a collaborative, team-oriented mindset.
• Workday certifications in HCM, Compensation, Talent, or Integrations are strongly preferred.
• Experience with Workday integrations such as Studio, EIB, or APIs is preferred.
• Prior experience mentoring analysts or leading projects is desirable.

Benefits

• Remote work opportunity from India.
• Opportunity to work on global HR technology initiatives with broad organizational impact.
• Exposure to Workday Core HCM, Talent, reporting, analytics, integrations, and enterprise HR technology transformation.
• Opportunities to drive process simplification, automation, scalability, and improved employee experiences.
• Collaboration with global HR, IT, Talent, and business stakeholders.
• Opportunities to lead functional workstreams and contribute to strategic HR technology projects.
• Potential to mentor colleagues and further develop Workday and HR technology expertise.
• Full-time position within a global, technology-enabled HR environment.