Senior HRIS Manager

We are seeking a skilled and proactive Senior HRIS Manager to join our People Technology team. This role is crucial in ensuring the smooth operation and optimization of our Workday system. The ideal candidate will be adept at troubleshooting, configuring Workday modules, and providing exceptional support to end-users. You will play a key role in system upgrades, enhancements, and the implementation of new features while aligning technical solutions with business needs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Be the subject matter expert for Workday modules: Compensation & Advanced Compensation, Time Tracking, Absence Management in addition to being able to support Talent & Performance, Peakon, Learning and Core HCM as needed.
• As a Workday expert, provide support to Workday end users by diagnosing, troubleshooting, and resolving system issues and problem areas
• Evaluate application effectiveness and recommend application design and configuration changes to meet changing business needs.
• Lead change management to ensure new processes/technology land well with employees and the People team
• Turn business requirements into technical requirements and proposed Workday solutions while treating every challenge as an opportunity for improvement and efficiency
• Evaluate and drive deployment of feature releases and functionality to identify opportunities to improve and optimize the use of Workday, ensuring HR and business requirements are met (serve as subject matter expert on current and upcoming Workday capabilities)
• Provide comprehensive production support, including triaging tickets and troubleshooting system issues.
• Participate in Phase X implementations, ensuring a seamless transition and minimal disruption to existing business processes.
• Provide recommendations for process improvements and streamline HR processes.
• Offer training and support to HR staff on system use, best practices, and new features.
• Prepare end-user documentation and training materials as needed.
• Stay aware of changes in HR technology and make recommendations for enhancements. 

Experience

• Bachelor’s degree with 5-7 years experience in Workday HCM specifically in the areas of Advanced Compensation, Time Tracking & Absence Management.
• Proven experience working on Phase X system implementations.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interface with all levels of the organization
• Excellent writing skills for generating clear, concise release notes and documentation
• Strong analytical capabilities coupled with business acumen needed to proactively solve problems facing the organization
• Experience in requirements gathering, fit gap analysis, design, test case creation preferably in Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS)
• Must be detail oriented with a high degree of accuracy and have the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment 
• Must be a self-starter, able to work independently with a proactive working style
• Ability to manage change effectively always mindful of technology, business processes, and systems implications
• Ability to identify and tackle problems proactively, research and present multiple solutions to problems.

Why You’ll Like Working for DigitalOcean

• We innovate with purpose. You’ll be a part of a cutting-edge technology company with an upward trajectory, who are proud to simplify cloud and AI so builders can spend more time creating software that changes the world. As a member of the team, you will be a Shark who thinks big, bold, and scrappy, like an owner with a bias for action and a powerful sense of responsibility for customers, products, employees, and decisions. 
• We prioritize career development. At DO, you’ll do the best work of your career. You will work with some of the smartest and most interesting people in the industry. We are a high-performance organization that will always challenge you to think big. Our organizational development team will provide you with resources to ensure you keep growing. We provide employees with reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education. All employees have access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses to support their continued growth and development.
• We care about your well-being. Regardless of your location, we will provide you with a competitive array of benefits to support you from our Employee Assistance Program to Local Employee Meetups to flexible time off policy, to name a few. While the philosophy around our benefits is the same worldwide, specific benefits may vary based on local regulations and preferences.
• We reward our employees. The salary range for this position is $0 - $150,000 based on market data, relevant years of experience, and skills. You may qualify for a bonus in addition to base salary; bonus amounts are determined based on company and individual performance. We also provide equity compensation to eligible employees, including equity grants upon hire and the option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program. 
• We value diversity and inclusion. We are an equal-opportunity employer, and recognize that diversity of thought and background builds stronger teams and products to serve our customers. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.

*This is a remote role

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