Job Description

The

Sr. Principal, HRIS

will join an innovative People & 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's

Workday

technical

authority

, responsible for guiding HR and IT partners through strategic design decisions, complex configuration, and enterprise level change initiatives.


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

What

You'll

Do

Workday Leadership &

Expertise

Serve as the

primary Workday subject matter expert

, advising HR and partnering with IT stakeholders on optimal configuration, architecture, workflow design, and best practice system utilization to support strategic priorities. Lead HR through

end

t

o

end

Workday solutioning

, including scoping, functional design, testing, deployment, and change adoption. Collaborate with IT partners to provide governance oversight, ensuring all Workday changes align with enterprise standards, data integrity requirements, and longterm scalability. Coordinate and lead Workday

release management

, including feature evaluation, downstream impact assessment, testing strategy, and organizationwide enablement of new functionality. Partner closely with IT to ensure Workday

security, integrations, and system health

are optimized and aligned with enterprise technology architecture.

Strategic Change Enablement

Translate business strategies into

Workday

enabled

solutions

, identifying opportunities to enhance processes, reduce manual work, and enable a consistent global employee experience. Lead crossfunctional planning for major system enhancements and enterprise initiatives, ensuring clarity of requirements, deployment expectations, and longterm sustainability. Serve as the

strategic advisor to HR leaders

, helping them understand how Workday capabilities can modernize processes and elevate operational impact. Build and maintain strong 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, ensuring timely resolution of issues and high system reliability. Oversee the design of advanced

Workday reports, dashboards, and analytics

that deliver actionable insights to leaders and support datadriven decision-making. Support HRIS team operations, including configuration lifecycle management, documentation, UAT oversight, audit readiness, and data governance excellence.

What

You'll

Bring:

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

leading Workday implementations, enhancements, or module expansions

, including design through deployment. Demonstrated ability to guide crossfunctional teams through complex, enterprisescale Workday 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. Advanced problemsolving skills, 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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