HRIS Lead - Workday

Job Title: HRIS Lead - Workday Pay Range: $120,000-$160,000/salary Job Description: HRIS Lead - Workday Point Quest Group | Job Description Position Summary The HRIS Lead - Workday owns the administration, configuration, security, and optimization of the Workday platform. This role serves as the technical subject matter expert and functional lead for HR technology, ensuring reliable system architecture, accurate reporting, training key stakeholders, strong data governance, and solutions that support business priorities. This is a hands-on individual contributor position with no direct reports. The role requires deep Workday expertise, independent judgment, and close partnership with the HR Director, Workday Project Manager and IT. Key Responsibilities Workday System Administration and Architecture Serve as the primary Workday administrator across HCM, Time Tracking, Benefits, Absence, and Recruiting; partner with Payroll on payroll-related configuration and issues. Configure and maintain business processes, calculated fields, condition rules, notifications, and validations that support consistent and scalable workflows. Apply knowledge of Workday architecture and data relationships to evaluate how configuration, process, and security changes affect connected modules, payroll, reports, integrations, and the employee experience. Configure and troubleshoot complex Absence plans, eligibility rules, accruals, balances, and policy requirements in partnership with HR and Payroll. Su