Sr. Principal - HRIS

TheSr. Principal, HRISwill join an innovativePeople & Culture(HR)team focused on maximizing Blackbaud’s Workday HCM investment and enabling strategic transformation across the global People & Culture function. This role serves as the organization’sWorkdaytechnicalauthority, responsible for guiding HR and IT partners through strategic design decisions, complex configuration, andenterpriselevelchange initiatives.

As a trusted advisor to senior leadership, the Sr. Principal will influencelongtermHR technology strategy, ensure governance excellence, and deliver scalable Workday solutions that support organizational growth.

WhatYou’llDo

Workday Leadership &Expertise

• Serve as theprimary Workday subject matter expert,advisingHR andpartnering withIT stakeholders onoptimalconfiguration, architecture, workflow design, andbestpracticesystemutilizationto support strategic priorities.

• Lead HR throughendtoendWorkday solutioning, including scoping, functional design, testing, deployment, and change adoption.

• Collaborate withIT partners to providegovernance oversight, ensuring all Workday changes align with enterprise standards, data integrity requirements, andlongtermscalability.

• Coordinate and leadWorkdayrelease management, including feature evaluation, downstream impact assessment, testing strategy, andorganizationwideenablement of new functionality.

• Partner closely with IT to ensure Workdaysecurity, integrations, and system healthareoptimizedand aligned with enterprise technology architecture.

Strategic Change Enablement

• Translate business strategies intoWorkdayenabledsolutions,identifyingopportunities to enhance processes, reduce manual work, and enable a consistent global employee experience.

• Leadcrossfunctionalplanning for major system enhancements and enterprise initiatives, ensuring clarity of requirements, deployment expectations, andlongtermsustainability.

• Serve as thestrategic advisor to HR leaders, helping them understand how Workday capabilities can modernize processes and elevate operational impact.

• Build andmaintainstrong relationships with Finance, IT, HR Operations, and business units to ensure alignment on system roadmap and change priorities.

Operational Excellence

• Provide advanced Workday troubleshooting and consultation to HR and IT partners, ensuringtimelyresolution of issues and high system reliability.

• Oversee the design of advancedWorkday reports, dashboards, and analyticsthat deliver actionable insights to leaders and supportdatadrivendecision-making.

• Support HRIS team operations, including configuration lifecycle management, documentation, UAT oversight, audit readiness, and data governance excellence.

WhatYou’llBring:

• Extensive,hands onWorkday experience across multiple functional areas (e.g., Core HCM, Compensation, Absence, Talent, Security, Integrations, Reporting).

• Proven experienceleading Workday implementations, enhancements, or module expansions, including design through deployment.

• Demonstrated ability to guidecrossfunctionalteams through complex,enterprisescaleWorkday changes.

• Strong understanding of global HR processes, regulatory requirements, and data governance standards.

• Ability to translate ambiguous business needs into clear, scalable Workday solutions.

• Experience creating Workday dashboards, matrix reports, and advanced analytics (preferred).

• Strong customer support orientation, with the ability to communicate technical concepts to nontechnical stakeholders.

• Advancedproblemsolvingskills, including root cause analysis and solution design.

• Curiosity and eagerness to explore emerging technologies, including AI and machine learning within the Workday ecosystem.

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