Manager-HR Information Systems, HR (HRIS)_Chennai_10 To 15 Years

Role Purpose

Own the Workday HRIS platform end to end , covering configuration, security, data integrity, releases, governance, and continuous improvement. Lead the HRIS team and partner with HRBPs, Rewards, HR Shared Services, and Payroll globally.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the Workday strategy and roadmap across Absence, Benefits, and Talent .
• Lead Workday R1/R2 release governance , regression testing, feature enablement, and go/no-go decisions.
• Own configuration, security, data governance, reporting, and segregation-of-duties controls .
• Lead new business unit/entity onboarding, including requirements, configuration, data migration, cutover, and hypercare .
• Manage change governance, major incidents, RCA, audits, and Workday/implementation partners.
• Lead and develop the HRIS team , including capability building and resource planning.
• Partner with global HR stakeholders to translate HR policies into Workday solutions.

Must-Have Skills

• 12–15+ years of HRIS experience with strong hands-on Workday expertise.
• Minimum 3 years leading an HRIS team or Workday platform .
• Strong experience across Workday Absence, Benefits, and Talent modules.
• Hands-on knowledge of Business Process Framework, Calculated Fields, EIB, Reporting, Security, and SoD .
• Experience owning Workday R1/R2 releases , regression testing, and go/no-go decisions.
• Experience in business unit/entity onboarding, data migration, cutover, and hypercare .
• Strong functional HR knowledge with multi-country stakeholder/governance experience .

Good to Have

• Workday certification.
• PeopleSoft/legacy HCM experience.
• Workday Studio, middleware, or integration architecture exposure.
• M&A/divestiture or large-scale entity onboarding.
• RPA/workflow automation knowledge.
• ITIL certification.