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About the Role

This role leads the design, configuration, implementation, maintenance, and optimization of HRIS, with a primary focus on Workday. It serves as a strategic partner to HR, Payroll, Finance, IT, and operational leadership to ensure HR technology solutions align with organizational objectives and industry best practices. This position plays a key leadership role in the organization's Workday implementation and long-term optimization strategy.

Responsibilities

Leads the configuration, testing, deployment, and ongoing optimization of Workday modules, business processes, and security frameworks.
Collaborates with functional leads and implementation partners to gather requirements and translate business needs into system solutions.
Serves as the primary functional lead for assigned Workday modules and recommends strategic system enhancements.
Provides governance and oversight for configuration decisions to ensure consistency, scalability, and compliance.
Maintains organizational structures, security roles, workflows, and business process configurations.
Assists in evaluating system enhancements and new Workday functionality.
Supports release management activities, including testing and deployment of Workday updates.
Develops, maintains, and enhances Workday reports, dashboards, scorecards, and calculated fields.
Consults with senior leaders to develop workforce analytics and key performance indicators that support strategic decision-making.
Analyzes workforce data to support organizational decision-making and compliance requirements.
Produces recurring and ad hoc reports for HR leadership, Finance, and operational stakeholders.
Validates report accuracy and ensures consistency of workforce metrics.
Identifies opportunities to improve reporting efficiency and data accessibility.
Leads data conversion, cleansing, validation, reconciliation, and governance activities associated with Workday implementations and optimization efforts.
Oversees and coordinates complex inbound and outbound integrations between Workday and enterprise systems.
Monitors data quality and resolves data integrity issues.
Maintains data governance procedures and documentation standards.
Works closely with Information Technology and vendors to troubleshoot integration and system issues.
Leads complex HR technology projects, system upgrades, and optimization initiatives.
Provides project leadership, coordinating stakeholders, timelines, risks, and deliverables.
Evaluates business processes and recommends technology-enabled solutions that improve efficiency, compliance, and user experience.
Develops and executes test plans, test scripts, and user acceptance testing activities.
Identifies opportunities to streamline and automate HR processes.
Supports system implementation projects, upgrades, and optimization initiatives.
Documents business requirements, configuration decisions, and operational procedures.
Participates in project meetings and provides status updates to stakeholders.
Serves as a senior consultant and trusted advisor to HR, Payroll, Finance, Information Technology, and organizational leadership regarding HR technology strategy, system capabilities, and best practices.
Acts as an escalation point for complex system issues and guides stakeholders through resolution strategies.
Provides mentorship and knowledge sharing to HRIS team members and functional users.
Provides functional support and troubleshooting assistance to system users.
Develops training materials and job aids.
Delivers end-user training and knowledge transfer sessions.
Assists with change management and adoption activities during system implementations.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Data Science, Public Health, Health Information Management, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related field
At least 7 year(s) of experience supporting HRIS, ERP, or enterprise business systems.
Experience with HRIS administration, reporting, and data management.
Experience supporting HR technology implementations or system upgrades.
Knowledge of HR business processes including talent acquisition, core HR, compensation, benefits, payroll, or talent management.
Experience gathering business requirements and supporting system testing.
Experience leading complex Workday implementations, upgrades, or optimization initiatives.
Experience serving as a functional lead or subject matter expert for one or more Workday modules.
Experience influencing stakeholders and managing enterprise-wide system enhancements.
Resume/CV
3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
Letter of interest
A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.
If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form.
You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States.
Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment.
Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

Skills

Workday modules
Workday business processes
Workday security frameworks
Workday reporting
Workday integrations
Workday data governance
HRIS administration
HRIS reporting
HRIS data management
HR technology implementations
System upgrades
Talent acquisition
Core HR
Compensation
Benefits
Payroll
Talent management
Business requirements gathering
System testing
Workday Pro Certification(s)
SHRM-CP
SHRM-SCP
Project Management certification (PMP)

Location

AUSTIN, TX

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Senior
7+ years

Education Level

Bachelor's Degree

Salary/Compensations

$89,803+

Benefits

Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)

About the Company

As part of UT Dell Medicine's transformation into a world-class academic health enterprise, we are launching an Enterprise Human Capital Management (HCM) transformation centered on Workday, beginning in Fall 2026.
This is a unique opportunity to build the foundational HR technology platform that will support the future University of Texas Dell Medical Center and the broader academic health enterprise.

Equal Opportunity

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action.
The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.
Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act).
The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report.