Director, Workday/HRIS

Location: Remote - US

Company

hirify.global provides vertical software and embedded payments technology that helps small and medium-sized businesses improve customer experiences and business operations.

What you will do

• Own the strategy, roadmap, architecture, governance, and operational effectiveness of the Workday ecosystem.
• Oversee Workday Core HCM, US and Canada Payroll, Benefits, Advanced Compensation, Talent, Recruiting, Learning, Time Tracking, and Absence Management.
• Lead initiatives from discovery and requirements gathering through solution design, configuration, testing, deployment, and post-implementation support.
• Design and optimize business processes, condition rules, calculated fields, security, organizational structures, integrations, and downstream data flows.
• Establish testing, release, change management, monitoring, audit, documentation, and service delivery practices.
• Lead AI and automation initiatives, manage external partners, and coach Workday professionals while maintaining hands-on technical involvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Human Resources, Business Administration, Accounting, Project Management, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in HRIS, HR and Payroll technology, or enterprise systems.
• Significant hands-on Workday experience in a complex, multi-module environment.
• Three or more years of experience leading Workday teams, technical professionals, or complex cross-functional technology initiatives.
• Experience with Workday configuration and solution design, including business processes, condition rules, calculated fields, security, and organizational structures.
• Strong understanding of HR and Payroll processes, data structures, integrations, reporting, security, enterprise application governance, data governance, and compliance.
• Experience with troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, requirements gathering, solution evaluation, testing strategies, production deployments, project management, release management, change management, and governance.
• Ability to lead, coach, and develop technical professionals and manage consultants, vendors, and managed service providers.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, including explaining complex technical concepts to nontechnical audiences.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work arrangement in the United States.
• Inclusive workplace valuing diversity of thought, experience, and background.
• Work emphasizes ownership, collaboration, accountability, problem-solving, knowledge sharing, cross-training, and continuous learning.
• Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.