Workday HRIS Manager

What does a cell phone in your pocket, a spaceship, and an electric vehicle have in common?

Ellsworth Adhesives provides the materials used in each of those products!

Ellsworth Corporation, a global, industry leading distributor of specialty chemicals and equipment and adhesive manufacturer currently has a Workday HRIS Manager opportunity. This role reports into our Corporate Headquarters located in Germantown, WI, and is an on-site / hybrid role.

Are you passionate about HR technology and Workday? Want to continue to grow your career? This is an exciting time to be a part of Ellsworth, come join our team!

Ellsworth Corporation is a family-run company that has had continuous growth for over 50 years. We are an industry-leading global distributor, manufacturer, and packager of adhesives used by cell phone, medical device, space/aerospace, and electric vehicle industries!

You will be the strategic and operational system owner for all HR technology systems, including Workday; accountable for day-to-day system performance, governance execution, security administration, releases and configuration approvals, data integrity, and cross-functional alignment across Human Resources (HR), Finance, Payroll, and Information Technology (IT).

Responsibilities

• Owns Workday governance and the operational roadmap, chairing the governance group to guide enhancement and optimization prioritization, decision making, and release readiness
• Reviews and approves configuration across all modules; enforces standards for business processes, security, and data
• Manages security roles, audits, and remediation documentation and processes
• Develops and governs dashboards, analytics, and reporting strategy; oversees complex calculated fields
• Develop and manage testing strategy User Acceptance Testing (UAT), regression cycles, releases, patches, and upgrades and annual HR cycles readiness; ensures timely issue resolution
• Oversees ticket triage and escalation; manages complex support
• Directs integration governance, vendor escalation, and third parties
• Owns data integrity program, ensuring through audits, strong validation practices, and alignment with SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley) and internal control standards.
• Accountable for training content, process documentation, and end-user training delivery quality
• Stays informed about trends in information systems training, materials, and techniques through the Workday Community and other sources to continually enhance both HR knowledge and HRIS application/tools knowledge
• Leads cross-functional alignment and requirements intake with HR COEs (Center of Excellence), Finance, Payroll, and IT

PERKS & BENEFITS

As an industry leader, we offer a competitive wage, bonus plan, and a comprehensive benefit package which includes Health, Prescription, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Flexible Spending, 401(k), Employee Assistance, Paid Time Off and Holidays, Wellness Program, Social Events, Community Involvement and much more! Click Here for a summary of Employee Benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred in HR, IS, Business, or related field
• 5 years’ Workday experience supporting system maintenance/optimization and governance
• Demonstrated experience in a technical role on one or more HR ERP implementation
• Demonstrated experience with security administration and dashboards/analytics
• Proven ability to lead major system activities without direct reports
• Workday Pro certification preferred
• Advanced knowledge of Workday configuration, security, reporting, and dashboards
• Strong analytical, prioritization, and problem-solving skills; attention to risk and data quality
• Effective communication with HR and business partners; stakeholder management

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Global distributor specializing in the supply and logistics of specialty chemicals and equipment; we drive global design and process performance through adhesive and other formulated resin systems, automation, and services. Our products and services are used in the cell phone, medical device, space/aerospace, and electrical power, and electric vehicles industries.