HRIS Manager

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HRIS Manager leading Workday governance, configuration, integrations, and analysts. Supporting Walbec Group’s construction materials and engineering operations across the Midwest.

Posted 8/21/2026full-timeWaukesha • Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in Workday configuration and administration, including security management, release management, and integration oversight. Proven ability to lead HRIS teams, manage change, and ensure data integrity while delivering strategic reporting and governance.

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Workday ConfigurationWorkday Security AdministrationRelease ManagementIntegration OversightPeople Management

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Hard Skills

Workday HCMCalculated FieldsCustom ReportsEIBCore ConnectorsRegression TestingUAT CoordinationData IntegrityGovernance StandardsBenefits Open Enrollment

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationLeadershipCoachingPerformance ManagementCross-Training

Tools & Technologies

WorkdayCMiCIntegration Infrastructure

Certifications & Qualifications

Workday Pro Certification in HCM

Industry Keywords

ConstructionManufacturingTransportationUnion EnvironmentMulti-Entity Workforce

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ERP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead Walbec Group's HRIS team and run the Workday platform day to day
Serve as Platform Administrator and approver for day-to-day production changes
Configure and administer Workday business processes, security, calculated fields, custom reports, and EIBs
Enforce sandbox-first deployment, intake, documentation, testing, and validation protocols
Sign off on semi-annual Workday releases, including impact assessment, go/no-go decisions, and post-release validation
Maintain governance documentation, change logs, and configuration decision records
Review, test, and reject analyst and managed-services partner work when warranted
Lead design for new module deployments
Run access review cycles and report findings to the SVP, Human Resources
Maintain the HRIS backlog and delivery plan aligned with the roadmap
Own change management and communications for material configuration changes
Lead cross-module, analytical, and strategic reporting
Own tenant-wide data integrity and data quality remediation
Oversee the Workday-to-CMiC payroll interface and production integration portfolio
Coordinate with IT on integration infrastructure, connectivity, and identity
Manage two managed-services partners, Tier 3 escalations, consultants, and staff augmentation resources
Own Workday-side delivery for benefits Open Enrollment, compensation cycles, and recurring annual events
Directly manage the HRIS Business Analyst and Integrations, Payroll & Benefits Analyst
Establish cross-training, resolve ownership issues, and coach analysts technically and managerially

Requirements

What you’ll need

Seven or more years of Workday experience, including at least one full deployment carried through go-live and into stabilization
Hands-on Workday configuration in a production tenant, with depth in Core HCM — business processes, security, calculated fields, custom reports, and EIBs
Experience operating a Workday tenant inside an organization, rather than exclusively implementation consulting
Direct people management of HRIS or technical analysts, including work assignment, performance management, and development
Hands-on Workday security administration in a production tenant, with the ability to design, configure, and defend a security model
Ownership of Workday release management, including impact assessment, regression testing, UAT coordination, and release sign-off
Integration oversight capability, with sufficient fluency in EIB, Core Connectors, and Studio to scope, direct, test, and reject partner work
Demonstrated ability to apply and enforce governance standards with functional leaders outside the direct reporting line
Experience directing external consultants and staff augmentation resources, including onboarding them to internal standards and holding them accountable to defined deliverables
Experience delivering annual benefits Open Enrollment in Workday, including event build, testing, cutover, carrier feed readiness, and post-enrollment reconciliation
Clear, plain communication with field-facing managers and executive leadership
Workday Pro certification in HCM, and in one or more additional modules (preferred)
Working depth in at least two of: Absence, Benefits, Recruiting, Learning, Compensation (preferred)
Experience with a Workday payroll interface to a third-party payroll or ERP system (preferred)
Managed-services or vendor management experience against a defined scope of work (preferred)
Construction, materials, manufacturing, transportation, or another field-heavy, multi-entity workforce experience (preferred)
Union environment experience (preferred)
Post-go-live stabilization experience specifically (preferred)
Experience taking over a live tenant from a departing owner and establishing documented, independent operation (preferred)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive compensation aligned with industry standards
Employer Paid Medical Plan with HRA contribution (eligibility requirements)
Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
Flex Spending Account (FSA)
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Company-paid short and long-term disability coverage
Paid parental leave
Generous PTO and paid holidays
Profit sharing
Robust Walbec training and professional development program
Ongoing career growth opportunities