HRIS Specialist – Workday

Location: Chennai
Experience: 10+ Years

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced HRIS Specialist with strong expertise in Workday to support configuration, troubleshooting, governance, release management, and continuous improvement of the HR technology platform.

The role will focus on Absence Management, Benefits, and Talent Management modules and will work closely with HRBPs, Rewards, HR Shared Services, Payroll, and global stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Workday Support & Troubleshooting

• Provide L1, L2, and L3 support for Workday-related issues.

• Perform complex troubleshooting and root cause analysis across modules, integrations, and user processes.

• Reproduce issues in sandbox environments and implement configuration fixes, data corrections, and workarounds.

• Support UAT activities and maintain FAQs, QRGs, SOPs, and knowledge documentation.

Workday Configuration

• Configure and maintain business processes, condition rules, validations, notifications, eligibility rules, and routing logic.

• Develop and maintain calculated fields for eligibility, reporting, and security.

• Design, update, and troubleshoot Workday reports and dashboards.

• Build and manage EIB templates, including field mapping, validation, and upload sequencing.

Release Management

• Review Workday R1 and R2 release notes and conduct impact assessments.

• Recommend feature enablement based on business requirements, policy, and risk.

• Define regression testing scope and develop UAT scripts.

• Coordinate global stakeholder testing and implement release-related configuration updates.

Business Unit Onboarding

• Lead requirements gathering and translate business requirements into Workday solutions.

• Support configuration, reporting, and data migration activities.

• Manage testing, cutover, and hypercare activities.

• Provide change management and training support.

Roadmap & Enhancements

• Assess Workday releases and translate changes into business impact and adoption plans.

• Prioritize HRIS enhancements based on value, risk, and effort.

• Support alignment with enterprise HR technology strategy.

• Drive continuous improvement and system optimization.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in HR Information Systems (HRIS).

• Minimum 5 years of Workday and PeopleSoft experience.

• Hands-on configuration experience in Absence Management, Benefits, and Talent Management.

• Strong knowledge of Workday Business Processes, Calculated Fields, Reporting, EIB, and Security.

• Experience managing global Workday release cycles and UAT coordination.

• Strong functional knowledge of HR processes and policies.

• Ability to translate HR requirements into Workday configurations.

• Strong stakeholder management skills with experience supporting global and regional users.

• Understanding of multi-country HR requirements and governance standards.

• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to adapt quickly to new systems, processes, and functionalities.

Important Note

• Ex-TCS employees are not eligible to apply.
• PAN and Date of Birth (DOB) are required for profile creation.