Workday Manager, Learning and HCM
$110,891–$180,035 year
RemoteUnited States or Santa Ana, California, United States
Job Summary
Configure and maintain the Workday Learning platform, managing programs, campaigns, course content, and completion rules while ensuring data integrity and security. Partner with Talent Development and Operations teams to translate business needs into scalable system solutions, oversee third-party integrations, and lead bi-annual release reviews, testing, and implementation. Provide foundational support across Workday HCM, including core configuration, business processes, and data management, while serving as a consultant for internal customers on maximizing platform capabilities. Develop and maintain reporting dashboards focused on learning completion and compliance metrics, and drive process improvements to optimize technology capabilities and learner experiences. This individual contributor role reports to the Director, HRIS & Analytics, with opportunities for in-person collaboration at our Santa Ana or Jersey City offices.
Required Qualifications
- Demonstrated success in partnering with Talent Development or L&D teams as a technical partner to optimize and scale Workday Learning
- High level of expertise in Workday Learning, including program configuration, campaigns, content management, and reporting
- Minimum 5 years of post-production Workday experience with intermediate-to-advanced expertise in core configuration concepts
- Strong foundational knowledge of Workday HCM — business processes, security, and core data structures
- Solid report writing skills including calculated fields, dashboards, and discovery boards with a focus on learning and HCM data
- Demonstrated knowledge of system testing, design, and auditing procedures
- Experience with Workday release planning and user request management
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and multitasking abilities
- Strong project management and change control process knowledge
- Ability to handle sensitive information with discretion and professionalism
- Ownership mentality with a proactive approach to identifying and driving improvements
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present to stakeholders
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively across diverse teams in a small, dynamic HRIS environment
- If you live within a 1-hour commuting distance to one of our offices, you may be required to be onsite most of the time
Desired Qualifications
- Familiarity with learning content standards (SCORM, xAPI) and external LMS or content platform integrations
- Workday Pro Certification in Learning with demonstrated hands-on experience
- Experience supporting learning compliance programs or regulatory training requirements
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