# Principal HRIS Analyst, People Technology - Workday

**Company:** [GitLab](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/gitlab)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** People Ops
**Salary:** $153k – $259k/yr
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** Workday, Human Capital Management, Workday Compensation, Workday Benefits, Workday Talent, Workday Performance, Workday Security, Enterprise Interface Builder, Eib, Sox Itgc, System Integration
**Posted:** 2026-06-08

> Principal-level HRIS role leading Workday strategy, configuration, and integrations for a global all-remote company. Owns long-range roadmap, SOX compliance, cross-functional programs, and AI/automation initiatives across People systems.

## Job Description

## 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

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