Workday HRIS Manager

Why AIS?

When you join AIS, you're joining a mission-driven team that's passionate about making a difference. You'll work on projects that matter, alongside industry-leading experts, in an environment that fosters innovation, driving client success, and empowering our team to make a lasting impact. As an employee-owned company, we value collaboration, inclusivity, continuous growth, and shared success.

• Employee Ownership
  :
  Your contributions directly impact the company's success, and you share in its achievements.
• Continuous Learning
  :
  Access to resources, training, and mentorship to support your professional growth.
• Inclusive Culture
  : A workplace where diversity is celebrated, and everyone's voice is valued.
• Mission-Driven Work
  :
  Engage in projects that make a meaningful difference for our clients and communities.

At AIS, we're looking for more than just skills - we're looking for driven individuals who are passionate about making a difference, eager to grow, and aligned with our core principles.

At AIS, we are dedicated to providing our employees with diverse opportunities to grow their careers while supporting a variety of impactful projects. For this position, we are seeking a talented individual to join AIS as a IT Manager.

• Core Knowledge &
  
  Skills:
  
  Understands network systems, cybersecurity, databases, enterprise software, project management, and IT compliance.
• Work & Complexity: Manages daily IT operations, leads small to mid-sized projects, coordinates teams, and ensures optimal use of technology assets.
• Quality & Independence: Maintains high reliability and user satisfaction; implements efficient processes and thorough documentation.
• Teamwork & Communication: Facilitates collaboration, mentors junior staff, resolves team conflicts, and communicates with stakeholders.
• Consulting & Engagement: Advises internal teams on process improvements, vendor selection, and user needs; recommends IT solutions.

As your initial career assignment, you will support the priorities and vital functions of our shared services teams as a(n) Workday HRIS Manager.

The Workday HRIS Manager is responsible for the strategic ownership, governance, and day-to-day management of Workday
, ensuring it is, scalable, well-integrated, and aligned with business needs. This role serves as the primary systems owner for platforms such as Workday Talent Acquisition and Core HR.

This position manages one HRIS Specialist based in India and acts as the central point of coordination for external consulting and implementation partners engaged to support system development, optimization, and ongoing maintenance.

The Workday HRIS Manager partners closely with People Operations leadership, Talent Acquisition, Finance, IT, and business stakeholders to deliver reliable, compliant, and user-friendly people systems that support the full employee lifecycle.

Position will be DC metro, and would need to be onsite in Reston 3 days a week

Workday Ownership & Strategy

• Serve as the system owner for Workday (HCM, Recruiting, Talent, and related modules).

• Define and maintain the People Systems roadmap
  , aligning platform capabilities with People Operations strategy, organizational growth, and regulatory requirements.

• Evaluate, recommend, and implement new tools or enhancements to improve efficiency, data integrity, and employee experience.

• Establish and enforce system governance, change management, and release management practices
  .

System Configuration, Optimization & Support

• Oversee system configuration, business process frameworks, security roles, integrations, and reporting.

• Ensure systems support end-to-end People Operations processes including hiring, onboarding, employee data management, performance, compensation, and offboarding.

• Partner with IT to ensure system availability, data security, access controls, and integration reliability.

• Lead testing, validation, and deployment of system updates, enhancements, and new functionality.

• Ensure accurate documentation of system configurations, workflows, and standard operating procedures.

Team Leadership & Development

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