HRIS Intern, Summer

We’re Watts. Together, we’re reimagining the future of water. We feel proud every day about what we do. We’re all part of the same crucial mission, no matter what function we support -- it's to provide safe, clean water for the world, and to protect our planet's most valuable resource.

What we do:

For 150 years, Watts has built best-in-class products that are trusted by customers in residential and commercial settings across the world. We are at the forefront of innovation, working with cutting-edge technology to provide smart and connected, sustainable water solutions for the future. Watts is a leading brand with a quality reputation - and we have a dynamic future ahead.

The Watts Internship Program is your chance to bring what you’ve learned in the classroom to life! You’ll dive into real-world projects, gaining hands-on experience while learning how business really works from the inside. During the program, you’ll get to roll up your sleeves and make an impact on day-to-day operations. Plus, you'll have tons of opportunities to network with passionate professionals across manufacturing, industrial engineering, and more—sparking new ideas through cross-department collaboration.

It’s all about expanding your skills, challenging yourself, and exploring where your ambitions can take you!

This motivated, analytical, and technology-driven individual, as part of the Global Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS) team, will support the company's global Workday environment with a focus on HR technology, information security, system administration, reporting, automation, and compliance. The HRIS Intern will lead a strategic summer project focused on enhancing the Workday Security Hub to strengthen global security governance, SOC compliance, reporting, audit readiness, and operational efficiency.

This position reports to the HRIS Manager. This role is remote and is based in North Andover, MA.

• Lead the assessment, design, and enhancement of the existing Workday Security Hub to establish a centralized resource for security administration, compliance monitoring, and audit support.
• Evaluate existing Workday Security Hub functionality and identify opportunities to expand its capabilities and improve operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with the HRIS team to design and configure a user-friendly hub that centralizes security tools, reports, documentation, and resources.
• Research Workday-delivered security functionality and explore opportunities to leverage automation and reporting to streamline recurring security-related activities.
• Identify and organize Workday security reports supporting internal controls, SOC compliance, and recurring audits, including security group assignments, role-based access, privileged access, and security changes.
• Support the documentation and standardization of quarterly security reviews, access certification processes, and recurring audit requirements.
• Identify opportunities to simplify audit evidence collection, reduce manual reporting, and improve security governance and audit readiness.
• Develop process documentation and step-by-step guides for Workday security audits, security requests, approval requirements, access validation, and security change management.
• Establish standardized resources that support global security administration, least-privilege access, internal controls, and security governance standards.
• Test Workday Security Hub enhancements in a non-production environment and document configuration changes, recommendations, and opportunities for improvement.
• Create and maintain process guides, reference materials, and supporting documentation to support ongoing system administration, maintenance, and knowledge…