Senior Workday Specialist - HRIS

Senior Workday Specialist

Direct Hire
Location: Houston, TX - 100% onsite - Mon-Thurs 830-630, Fri 8-5
Comp: $130K-$150K

Position Overview

A fast-growing professional services organization is seeking a Senior Workday Specialist to support and enhance its Workday platform across the business. This role will serve as a key partner to HR and leadership, ensuring Workday is optimized, user-friendly, and aligned with evolving business needs.

This position blends hands-on system configuration and support with strategic process improvement and stakeholder collaboration.

What You'll Be Doing

Serve as the subject matter expert across Workday modules (HCM, Recruiting, Benefits, Talent, Time Tracking, Learning, etc.)
Provide day-to-day system support including business processes, integrations, reporting, and dashboards
Partner with HR and business stakeholders to gather requirements and implement system enhancements
Configure and maintain Workday business processes, security roles, eligibility rules, and workflows
Develop and enhance reporting and analytics to support data-driven decision-making
Troubleshoot system issues and coordinate with Workday support when needed
Support system updates, releases, and ongoing platform improvements
Identify gaps and recommend process improvements and best practices
Lead or support projects related to system optimization and new functionality

What We're Looking For

5+ years of experience administering and supporting Workday
Strong configuration experience across Core HCM, Recruiting, Benefits, Absence, and Performance
Deep experience with Workday Recruiting module (critical)
Advanced reporting skills (calculated fields, matrix/composite reports, dashboards)
Experience with Workday security roles, compliance, and controls
Understanding of integrations, troubleshooting, and system maintenance
Strong attention to detail and ability to manage competing priorities
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities
Strong communication skills and ability to partner with stakeholders

Preferred

Bachelor?s degree in HR, Information Systems, Business, or related field
Workday certifications (HCM, Recruiting, Benefits, Reporting, etc.)

Why This Role

High-impact role supporting enterprise-wide HR systems
Opportunity to influence system design and business processes
Collaborative environment with strong executive visibility
Competitive compensation and benefits package

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Interested candidates please send resume in Word format Please reference job code 137462 when responding to this ad.

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