Senior Workday HRIS Specialist

The Role: The Senior Workday HRIS Specialist will serve as a hands-on Workday configuration subject-matter expert, owning the design, configuration, enhancement and ongoing optimization of Workday across Recruiting, Compensation, Performance, Benefits, and related HCM capabilities. This role will translate HR and business requirements into scalable Workday solutions, partner closely with HR, Talent Acquisition, Compensation, Benefits, Payroll, Finance, IT, and business leaders, and ensure that changes are secure, well-tested, well-documented, and aligned with SiFive’s operating needs. The ideal candidate brings deep HRIS experience, strong Workday configuration expertise and the judgment to distinguish when to configure, integrate, report or improve a business process.

Responsibilities:

• Lead Workday configuration across Recruiting, Compensation, Performance, Benefits, and related HCM areas, including business processes, workflows, condition rules, security roles and domains, approvals, calculated fields, eligibility rules, and compensation structures.
• Partner with HR subject-matter experts, technical teams, vendors, and senior stakeholders to gather requirements, prioritize work, evaluate options, and translate business needs into scalable solutions while balancing standard functionality with appropriate customization.
• Design and maintain reports, dashboards, analytics, mass operations, and data definitions that support HR operations, decision-making, and data quality.
• Own the lifecycle of Workday enhancements and releases from intake and design through configuration, unit and user acceptance testing, regression testing, deployment, communications, and post-production validation.
• Support integrations, EIBs, inbound and outbound data flows, reporting tools, and vendor connections; troubleshoot issues, perform root-cause analysis, and coordinate timely resolution of production problems.
• Maintain configuration documentation, process maps, test scripts, governance standards, and audit-ready records, with appropriate attention to privacy, security, and accuracy.
• Support global HR operations across countries, legal entities, currencies, and regulatory environments, and lead opportunities to simplify, automate, and optimize Workday processes.
• Monitor system performance and user experience and provide clear guidance and support to HR partners and end users.
• Report to the leader responsible for HRIS and HR Operations, with regular partnership across HR Centers of Excellence, Payroll, Finance, IT, and business leadership.

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