Manager, HRIS

Manager, HRIS is a hands‑on team leader and subject matter expert responsible for the day‑to‑day operations, strategic roadmap execution, and continuous improvement of Victaulic's HR technology platforms, with Workday HCM as the core system. This role leads a team of HRIS professionals supporting approximately 6,000 employees across the United States, Canada, EMEA, and APAC, and serves as a critical partner to HR Business Partners, Payroll, Benefits, Talent Acquisition, and IT.

The Manager, HRIS balances tactical execution with strategic thinking, driving system optimization, data integrity, compliance, and operational efficiency while developing team members and building HRIS capability across the broader HR function.

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of HRIS professionals spanning HCM/Security, headcount and compensation, reporting, recruiting systems, payroll/benefits/time configuration, and generalist support.
• Establish clear goals, performance expectations, and development plans for each team member; conduct regular 1:1s and formal performance reviews.
• Manage workload distribution, capacity planning, and cross‑training to ensure team resilience and coverage across all functional areas.
• Foster a culture of accountability, continuous learning, and service excellence within the HRIS team.
• Actively support the onboarding and ramp‑up of new team members, including managing interim coverage during leaves or vacancies.

• Serve as the functional owner of Workday HCM across all active modules, including Core HCM, Recruiting, Payroll, Benefits, Time & Absence, Talent, Compensation, Reporting, and Prism Analytics, as well as integrated tools such as Kainos Smart Audit and Kainos Smart Test.
• Oversee planning, testing, and deployment of Workday bi‑annual releases, coordinating impact assessments and ensuring business readiness across HR and downstream stakeholders.
• Manage Workday security administration, including role‑based security group assignments, domain policy governance, and access audits in partnership with IT and Compliance.
• Own the HRIS project roadmap, prioritizing enhancements, new module configurations, and operational improvements in alignment with HR and business strategy.
• Manage post‑production support and implementation vendor relationships, holding partners accountable to deliverables, quality, and timelines while evaluating the ongoing balance between vendor reliance and internal capability‑building.
• Partner with HR technology vendors — including but not limited to Workday, Kainos, the post‑production support vendor, and other integrated solution providers — to stay current on product roadmaps, advocate for configuration needs, and maximize the value of existing platform investments.

• Ensure the accuracy, completeness, and auditability of employee data across all Workday modules and integrated systems.
• Establish and maintain HRIS data governance standards, including data entry procedures, audit schedules, and a framework for managing data quality escalations.
• Lead HRIS support for annual HR cycles, including merit, bonus, headcount planning, talent review, open enrollment, and compliance reporting (EEO‑1, VETS‑100, ACA, OFCCP).
• Partner with Legal, Compliance, and regional HR leaders to ensure HR technology configurations support global regulatory requirements, including GDPR, EU Pay Transparency, and local labor law obligations.
• Own and maintain SLA frameworks for HRIS‑to‑Payroll and HRIS‑to‑HR Shared Services data handoffs.

• Act as the primary escalation point for HRIS issues raised by HR Business Partners, Payroll, Benefits, Talent Acquisition, and IT.
• Partner with the Director, HR Operations on business case development, headcount planning, vendor evaluations, and strategic HR technology investments.
• Collaborate with People Analytics to ensure Workday reporting outputs support workforce analytics and data‑driven HR decision‑making.
• Represent the HRIS function in cross‑functional projects, steering committees, and CHRO‑level briefings as required.