HRIS Manager - Workday HCM

HRIS Manager

Topgolf is a sports entertainment company that has changed how millions of people experience golfand a genuinely energizing place to build a career. Every year, guests visit our venues for an experience that's hard to find anywhere else: hitting golf balls toward a target-lined outfield, tracking every shot in real time, enjoying great food and drinks, and connecting with friends, family, and team members.

We're currently looking for an HRIS Manager to lead our Workday strategy, optimize system performance, and elevate team member experience through technology that fuels our culture and growth.

The HRIS Manager is a hands-on, strategic, and operational leader responsible for maximizing the value of Workday across the entire HR ecosystem. This role oversees daily platform operations, system configuration, integrations, security, data integrity, and enhancement roadmaps. You'll partner closely with the people experience team, IT, Finance, and Payroll teams to ensure Workday is intuitive, reliable, secure, and optimized to support our people experience. You'll also lead a team of HRIS professionals focused on support, problem-solving, and continuous improvement.

Strategic Leadership: Execute HRIS roadmap aligned with HR and organizational strategy. Identify opportunities to leverage Workday to drive efficiency, scalability, and business outcomes. Champion change management initiatives related to system enhancements and new features.

System Management: Oversee configuration, optimization, testing, deployment, and daily operations of Workday. Lead Workday releases, enhancements, and feature adoption in partnership with internal teams. Ensure Workday delivers intuitive, high-quality user experience across all modules.

Recruiting Module Ownership: Serve as the primary system owner of the Workday Recruiting module, one of our largest, most active, and most business-critical modules, responsible for configuration, business process design, and ongoing system health. Partner with Talent Acquisition to continuously evaluate and implement enhancements that improve the experience for both internal team members and external candidates throughout the full hiring lifecycle. Manage a consistent pipeline of configuration changes, feature releases, and optimization initiatives to keep the Recruiting module current, compliant, and aligned with evolving business needs.

Security Architecture & Governance: Design and manage Workday security roles, domain policies, and business process security. Implement least-privilege models, SoD controls, and ensure IAM alignment (SSO, MFA, API security). Conduct audits, risk assessments, and access reviews to ensure compliance and system integrity.

Technical Configuration & Integrations: Lead complex configurations including BPF, calculated fields, dashboards, custom reports, and integrations (EIB, Core Connectors, Studio, APIs). Ensure scalable, reliable integrations with 3rd-party vendors. Maintain documentation, design specifications, and system governance.

Data Management & Reporting: Protect data accuracy, security, and governance across all HR systems. Build reporting, dashboards, and analytics that enable self-service and data-driven decisions. Support audit, regulatory, and compliance requirements.

Process Improvement: Identify opportunities to simplify and streamline business processes. Reduce manual effort and optimize workflows using Workday capabilities. Drive continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Team Leadership: Lead and develop HRIS analysts and technical resources across support tiers and analytics. Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and service excellence. Prioritize enhancements, manage testing cycles, and oversee governance.

Vendor Management: Manage relationships with Workday and third-party vendors.

Core competencies for success include:

• Effective communication
• Results-driven approach
• Ability to manage ambiguity
• Decision quality

Qualifications:

• 610+ years HRIS experience, including 4+ years' Workday configuration across HCM, Security, Benefits, Compensation, Recruiting, Payroll, Time/Absence, and Talent.
• Prior hands-on experience with Workday Recruiting and Onboarding modules required, including configuration, business process design, and end-to-end implementation support.
• 3+ years of leadership or team management.
• Strong knowledge of HR processes, data structures, reporting, and workflows.
• Experience with Workday integrations (EIB, Studio, Core Connectors) and release cycles.
• Strong project management, collaboration, and communication skills.
• Workday Pro certifications or advanced training preferred.
• Global or multi-entity experience is a plus.

Benefits include:

• Free Play & 1/2 price food!
• Health, dental, vision, 401(k) team member match, free mental well-being platform and that's just for starters for those who qualify.

Topgolf is committed to equal opportunity and is firmly committed to preventing discrimination and harassment, including sexual misconduct, based on legally protected diversity characteristics. As an affirmative action employer, Topgolf also takes steps to prevent retaliation and to create a respectful, equitable, and inclusive environment for our Guests, Associates, business partners, vendors, and the communities we serve.