Workday HRIS Techno Functional Expert (AI Enablement) Onshore/Offshore

Role Summary

We are seeking a Workday HRIS Techno-Functional expert focused on enabling, driving adoption of, and operationalizing Workday's AI-powered capabilities across an enterprise HR landscape. This role blends deep functional HR knowledge with strong technical configuration skills and plays a key role in realizing business value from Workday's AI features.

Key Responsibilities

Serve as the techno-functional SME for AI-enabled features within Workday HCM.

Lead configuration, optimization, and adoption of Workday AI capabilities such as Skills Cloud, People Analytics, and AI-driven talent insights.

Translate HR and business use cases into Workday configurations leveraging machine-learning-driven functionality.

Partner with HR, IT, and business stakeholders to embed AI features into core HR processes (talent, mobility, learning, workforce planning).

Ensure data quality, governance, and security required for effective AI outcomes in Workday.

Support production environments, enhancements, releases, and platform improvements related to AI functionality.

Monitor effectiveness and adoption of AI features and recommend continuous improvements.

Required Skills & Experience

Experience driving HR or workforce transformation initiatives using AI/analytics.

6-10+ years of experience across Workday HRIS in a techno-functional capacity.

Strong functional knowledge of Workday HCM (Core HCM, Talent, Learning, Recruiting, or Workforce Planning).

Hands-on experience configuring and supporting Workday AI features such as Skills Cloud, People Analytics, Talent/Workforce Insights, or Workday Assistant.

Strong understanding of security, business processes, calculated fields, reports, and integrations.

Ability to translate AI-driven insights into actionable HR and business outcomes.

Experience working in enterprise, multi-stakeholder HRIS environments.

Preferred

Workday certifications (HCM, Talent, People Analytics, or related areas).