Remote Senior Workday HRIS Specialist

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Illumio is the leader in ransomware and breach containment, redefining how organizations contain cyberattacks and enable operational resilience.

Powered by the Illumio AI Security Graph, our breach containment platform identifies and contains threats across hybrid multi-cloud environments – stopping the spread of attacks before they become disasters.

Recognized as a Leader in the Forrester Wave™ for Microsegmentation, Illumio enables Zero Trust, strengthening cyber resilience for the infrastructure, systems, and organizations that keep the world running.

Our IT team is a key contributor at the heart of our operations, collaborating closely with teams across the organization to drive business value. We encourage our team members to be innovators, actively seek solutions, and meet challenges head-on.

From end-user support to pioneering IT solutions and business applications, we continuously advance our capabilities. As a leader in Zero Trust Segmentation—protecting organizations from cyber threats like ransomware—Illumio recognizes the critical role of robust IT infrastructure. Our IT team is a vital and esteemed strategic partner throughout the company.

The Business Applications team is currently seeking a Senior HRIS Applications Analyst to serve as a Workday subject matter expert that takes lead in the design and build to optimize our HR system. This role partners closely with HR, Finance, Benefits, and IT. At Illumio, we are powering the era of agentic enterprise. To usher in this new era, we seek AI-native thinkers across every function who are energized by the opportunity to reinvent how they work.

You don’t just use tools; you possess an innate curiosity, treating AI as a high-trust collaborator that is core to how you solve problems and accelerate your impact. We look for low-ego individuals who thrive in dynamic and fast-moving environments and move with an experimental mindset. Your role isn't just to execute a function, but to help redefine the future of how work gets done.

The ideal candidate operates independently with general guidance, manages complex issues, and influences outcomes through expertise, analytics, and consultative communication.

· Configure, maintain, and optimize Workday modules including Core HCM, Absence Management, Benefits, Advanced Compensation, Payroll, Performance & Talent, and Time Tracking

· Troubleshoot and resolve Workday operational issues including time off inconsistencies, absence plan discrepancies, and benefit related integration issues

· Partner cross-functionally to resolve system, data, and process issues impacting HR business process workflows and downstream system integrations.

· Partner with business stakeholders to provision access, provide data via creation of custom reports & dashboards – including Discovery Boards & Workday Hubs

· Support, maintain, and troubleshoot inbound and outbound integrations and data loads using Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB), Cloud Connectors, and Workday Studio.

· Provide production support including triaging tickets, troubleshooting system issues, providing end-user support, researching alternative solutions and features, and delivering on enhancement requests

· Support yearly advanced compensation review/merit cycle configuration including equity and bonus

· Support configuration of US Open Enrollment and compliance requirements for global Benefits set up

· Act as a consultative partner to business stakeholders, helping to inform and resolve issues, while adequately managing expectations.

· Communicate clear system impacts, process changes, and data insights to both technical and non-technical audiences.

· Establish strong relationships with…