• Job Tag: #LI-DS2
• Posted: April 29,2025

HRIS Manager (Workday Experience Required)

Location: Roseville, MN (Hybrid, 3 days/week onsite)
Compensation: $125,000–$135,000 base + STI bonus + full benefits

SkyWater is proud to partner with a fast-growing, private equity-backed science and technology services organization serving Fortune 500s, government agencies, and biotech innovators. Founded in the late 1970s, this U.S.-based firm has scaled to over 5,000 employees through organic growth and strategic acquisitions. With a mission rooted in scientific integrity, operational excellence, and continuous improvement, they’re expanding their HR function—and this HRIS Manager role is a key part of that journey.

This is a pivotal opportunity where your leadership will help shape the future of data, systems, and strategy. The ideal candidate will bring both Workday expertise and a process-minded approach to elevate the organization’s HR technology experience.

The Opportunity:

• Be a key architect of a scalable, enterprise-wide Workday environment during a major HR transformation.

• Partner cross-functionally with HR, IT, and Finance to drive efficiency, compliance, and innovation.

• Help lead and mentor a small but capable HRIS team.

• Join a mission-driven, collaborative culture with strong leadership investment in infrastructure and talent.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead & support configuration, optimization, and governance of the Workday platform across all modules for a September go-live implementation date.

• Build and execute a long-term roadmap aligned to organizational goals.

• Ensure system integrity, secure data governance, and streamlined integration with Finance and other platforms.

• Mentor and develop a two-person HRIS team while driving Workday enhancements and process automation

• Oversee reporting strategy, drive automation, and promote user adoption.

• Collaborate on compliance updates, system enhancements, and change management initiatives.

Qualifications: 

• 5+ years in HRIS, with 3+ years of direct, hands-on Workday administration experience (required).

• Experience managing or mentoring HRIS team members.

• Strong project management, cross-functional collaboration, and communication skills.

• Expertise in HR operations, data governance, compliance, and security protocols.

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Information Systems, or related field.

Preferred Experience

• Workday Pro Certification

• SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or SPHR

• Experience in HR tech transformations, M&A, and advanced analytics/reporting

Note: Only applicants with Workday experience will be considered.

To explore this opportunity, apply directly, or email Danielle Smith at DSmith@skywatersearch.com.

 This role is high-impact, high-visibility, and ideal for a systems thinker who leads with both curiosity and credibility