HRIS Consultant, Workday

Zendesk

HRIS Consultant specialized in Workday configuration and end-to-end management of recruiting processes. Key responsibilities include troubleshooting, stakeholder partnership, and guiding junior analysts.

Posted 4/15/2026full-timeAustin • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $122,000 - $182,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the end-to-end configuration for Workday Recruiting
Act as a technical escalation point for junior analysts
Lead the technical roadmap and guide best practice configuration for supported modules
Troubleshoot complex issues involving Calculated Fields, Business Processes, and Security Groups
Partner with business stakeholders to translate "people strategy" into technical reality

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years in HRIS
3+ years of deep Workday configuration experience
2+ years of deep configuration experience within Recruiting
Flexibility and experience in Core HCM, Reporting, and US Benefits is highly preferred
Experience with the Gem overlay to Workday recruiting is a bonus
Expert-level skills in Reporting, Calculated Fields, and EIBs
A disciplined approach to UAT, regression testing, and creating "living" technical documentation

Benefits

Comp & perks

Bonuses
Benefits or related incentives

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Hard Skills & Tools

Workday configurationHRISCalculated FieldsBusiness ProcessesSecurity GroupsReportingEIBsUATregression testingtechnical documentation

Soft Skills

leadershipproblem-solvingcommunicationcollaborationflexibility