HRIS Manager

Location: Lafayette, LA, relocation assistance available

Travel: This role requires minimal travel and involves primarily standard office-based work.

About The Opportunity

Our client is a leading aviation and operational services organization supporting complex domestic and international operations within highly regulated, safety-critical environments. As the organization continues to optimize its people systems and infrastructure, they are seeking an HRIS Manager to lead enterprise HR technology administration, optimization, reporting, and systems strategy initiatives. This role offers the opportunity to operate at the intersection of HR, technology, analytics, operations, and process improvement while supporting enterprise-wide Workday functionality across business units and operations.

Position Summary

Reporting to Human Resources leadership, the HRIS Manager is responsible for the administration, optimization, governance, and improvement of the organization’s HRIS, with a primary focus on Workday. This role oversees system configuration, reporting, security administration, integrations, data management, process optimization, and change management initiatives across multiple HR functional areas including payroll, benefits, recruiting, learning, scheduling, and compensation.

Essential Responsibilities

Workday System Administration & Optimization

• Administer and optimize Workday modules including Payroll, Benefits, Recruiting, Learning Management, Scheduling, and Advanced Compensation
• Maintain system integrity, functionality, and performance across HR technology platforms
• Configure and optimize business processes, security roles, reporting structures, workflows, and organizational hierarchies
• Manage Workday releases, updates, testing, and enhancement activities
• Troubleshoot system issues and coordinate resolution with stakeholders and external vendors
  
  

Strategic HRIS Leadership

• Partner with leadership to align HR systems with organizational strategy and objectives
• Drive HR technology best practices and enterprise process consistency
• Identify opportunities for automation, operational efficiency, and improved employee experience
• Support workforce planning, talent acquisition, compensation, and employee development initiatives through systems optimization
  
  

Data Management & Analytics

• Develop and maintain HR reporting, dashboards, and analytics capabilities
• Provide actionable insights including headcount reporting, compensation analytics, learning compliance, workforce trends, and operational HR metrics
• Support compliance, audit, and regulatory reporting through accurate and timely data management
  
  

Systems Implementation & Change Management

• Lead HRIS-related implementation projects, upgrades, and enhancement initiatives
• Manage organizational change activities related to systems, workflows, and process improvements
• Develop user training, process documentation, and support materials as needed
• Coordinate testing, validation, and deployment activities for new functionality
  
  

Vendor & Stakeholder Management

• Serve as liaison between HR, IT, operations, and third-party vendors
• Partner with consultants and implementation partners on enhancements and issue resolution
• Ensure systems and configurations support operational, compliance, and regulatory requirements across the organization
  
  

Supervision & Professional Development

• Reports to Human Resources leadership
• Functions as the enterprise subject matter expert for HRIS and Workday administration
• Partners closely with HR, Finance, IT, Payroll, Operations, and executive leadership
• Opportunity to influence systems strategy, workforce analytics, and digital transformation initiatives
• Exposure to large-scale operational, workforce, and systems optimization projects
  
  

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in human resources, information technology, computer science, or related discipline
  
  

Experience

• Minimum 3 years of HRIS implementation and administration experience required
• Strong hands-on Workday administration experience required
• Experience supporting complex, multi-functional operational environments preferred
• Experience leading system enhancements, upgrades, or implementation projects preferred
  
  

Preferred Certifications

• Preferred Workday certifications include:
• Workday HCM
• Payroll
• Benefits
• Recruiting
• Learning
• Advanced Compensation

Domain Knowledge

• Deep understanding of Workday configuration, business process frameworks, security administration, and HR operations and workflows
• Knowledge of HR compliance requirements, employment regulations, and workforce processes
• Understanding of reporting structures, workforce analytics, and data governance best practices
• Familiarity with integrations, EIBs, and HR systems architecture concepts
  
  

Technical Skills

• Strong proficiency with Workday reporting tools, EIB (Enterprise Interface Builder), SQL databases, Microsoft Office Suite, and HR reporting and analytics tools
• Strong systems troubleshooting and analytical capabilities
• Ability to interpret and translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions
  
  

If you are interested, connect with us at recruiting@novasolutions.ai learn more.