Principal HRIS Analyst, People Technology - Workday

What You’ll Do

• Define the long-range strategy for HRIS and translate business direction into a clear roadmap for Workday and related people systems.
• Coordinate cross-functional programs across People, Finance, Talent Acquisition, IT, and other partners from discovery and design through delivery, adoption, and ongoing improvement.
• Architect scalable integrations across the people technology ecosystem to improve reliability, reduce manual effort, and strengthen system connectivity.
• Drive complex Workday configuration across Human Capital Management, compensation, benefits, talent, performance, security, and related areas.
• Own the approach to Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) information technology general controls (ITGC) for People systems, building controls that enable compliance and efficient execution.
• Facilitate design discussions with senior stakeholders and executives, turning ambiguous requirements into clear options, tradeoffs, and implementation plans.
• Develop reporting, dashboards, and data-informed frameworks that help leaders interpret trends and assess options.
• Promote practical uses of automation and AI within people technology workflows to improve delivery, problem-solving, and team effectiveness.

What You’ll Bring

• Deep expertise in Workday across core people modules such as Human Capital Management, compensation, benefits, time tracking, talent, performance, and security.
• Experience coordinating end-to-end people technology programs that span multiple business functions and require coordination across distributed stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of Workday integration design, including Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB) and cross-system integration patterns that enable scale and resilience.
• Experience operating in a public company environment with working knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) information technology general controls (ITGC) and compliant system practices.
• Ability to partner with senior leaders and executives, guide design sessions, and communicate system recommendations, tradeoffs, and impact clearly.
• Comfort working through ambiguity, identifying future needs, and creating structure that helps teams execute effectively.
• Interest in applying AI and automation to improve workflows, accelerate problem-solving, and expand how people technology teams work.
• Experience using structured problem-solving to ask clarifying questions, evaluate tradeoffs, and apply transferable experience from consulting, in-house systems work, or both.

How GitLab will support you

• Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being
• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Team Member Resource Groups
• Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Growth and Development Fund
• Parental leave
• Home office support