About the role
Job Description -
The Data management Administrator is responsible for the creation, maintenance, governance, and lifecycle management of workforce within Workday. This role serves as the primary administrator for all kinds of employee data management in Workday including position management processes and acts as the operational liaison between business units, Talent Acquisition, HR Operations, Finance, M&A and workforce planning stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- Applies knowledge of HR Management Systems best practices, trends and developments in data management and provides day to day support on Data management activities – Initiate and manage Workday business processes.
- Work with Data management SME & IAM on integrations with Workday /databases to ensure last mile Employee data is loaded – EIB support.
- Coordinate with M&A system down streams, ensure data loaded onto workday flows through downstream integrations, participate in troubleshooting and ensuring data accuracy and integrity within HR systems.
- Create, maintain, modify, freeze, unfreeze, and close positions within Workday. Execute position lifecycle transactions based on approved business requests and workforce planning requirements. Determine when an existing position should be modified versus when a new position should be created. Ensure positions exist prior to requisition creation in accordance with the position-first operating model.
- Partner with HR reporting, analytics, and other teams to support workforce planning initiatives.
- Identify opportunities for automation and process efficiency improvements.
· Level of Responsibility:
• Works under supervision.
• Decision-making may affect work beyond immediate work group.
• Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey information. May require basic negotiation, influence, tact, etc.
• Works within the prescribed budgetary objectives of the department.
• Tasks require multiple steps which can be performed in various orders; some planning, problem-solving, and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related field.
- 3+ years of experience in HR Operations, HR Shared Services, Employee data management, EIB, Workforce Administration, HRIS, Talent Operations, or Headcount Management.
- Experience working with Workday HCM or comparable enterprise HR systems.
- Strong understanding of organizational structures, workforce planning, recruiting processes, and HR operations.
- Experience managing high-volume HR transactions and data.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Advanced Excel and reporting capabilities.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in workforce planning, headcount management, or organizational design.
- Experience with global HR operations.
- Knowledge of audit controls, compliance requirements, and governance frameworks.
- Experience supporting Workday Position Management.
- Experience supporting HR transformation or Workday implementation projects.
- Familiarity with organizational hierarchy, cost center structures, and workforce reporting.
- Accuracy of position and headcount reporting.
- Workforce planning support effectiveness.