HRIS Specialist- Workday

Johns Manville•Denver, CO

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

At Johns Manville, we believe our people are the heart of our success—and Workday is the engine that helps us support them. We’re looking for an HRIS Specialist who is passionate about leveraging Workday to make HR smarter, more efficient, and more connected. If you thrive on collaboration, process optimization, and building strong partnerships across HR and the business, this is an opportunity to make a real impact. As our HRIS Specialist, you will serve as a trusted Workday expert and strategic partner, supporting the design, enhancement, and ongoing optimization of key HCM modules such as Core HR, Learning, Absence, Talent, Advanced Compensation, and more. Your work will directly influence our HR technology roadmap and elevate the employee experience across Johns Manville.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, HR, or related field
5+ years of HRIS experience, including supporting third‑party vendors and recommending system enhancements
Workday configuration experience is required
Strong reporting skills and familiarity with various reporting tools
Understanding of Workday integrations and interface management
Experience partnering with Payroll teams
Proven ability to translate business needs into system design
Solid understanding of controls, audits, and data governance
Strong project management skills, including UAT, validation, and documentation
Minimal travel (0–10 days per year)
Typical office environment, hybrid work schedule

Responsibilities

Own Workday configuration, design, and maintenance, ensuring data integrity and a seamless user experience.
Partner closely with HR functional teams to identify needs and deliver innovative HR technology solutions.
Lead or co-lead HR technology implementations and upgrades, collaborating with leaders, cross-functional teams, and external vendors.
Proactively identify process improvement opportunities and help HR teams reimagine what’s possible through better technology.
Translate business requirements into technical specifications, guiding vendors and stakeholders through implementation.
Serve as the critical liaison between HR and IT, supporting testing, defect resolution, and execution of enhancements.
Develop test plans, conduct UAT, and validate system changes to ensure accuracy and functionality.
Create end-user documentation and training, helping employees and HR teams get the most out of Workday.
Perform regular audits and data integrity checks to maintain clean, reliable HR data.
Support Workday integrations, partnering with payroll and other internal teams.
Generate and optimize ad-hoc reports, dashboards, and analytics to empower data-driven decision-making.
Troubleshoot system or data issues, identify root causes, and own solutions end‑to-end.
Help standardize HR processes and define best practices across the organization.
Support HR, IT, and vendors with security role configurations and maintenance.
Maintain and update Workday business processes, workflows, and rules.
Perform other related duties that contribute to a high-performing HR systems ecosystem.

Benefits

Johns Manville (JM) offers a wide range of benefits to employees. Some are subsidized by the company and others are fully employee-paid.
Health benefits include a choice of comprehensive medical plans, a dental plan, vision plan, wellness program and critical illness insurance.
JM sponsors a 401(k) plan which includes a sizeable company match.
JM offers paid vacation and also provides paid sick and parental leave for eligible employees.
Additionally, Johns Manville provides basic life Insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage, an employee assistance program, and business travel accident coverage.
Supplemental life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance are available as well.
The company also offers a variety of tax saving accounts; health spending account, traditional flexible spending account, and a dependent care spending account.
JM also offers a tuition reimbursement program for undergraduate and certain graduate programs.
Johns Manville supports employee growth with vast educational opportunities and a company-wide mentoring program. This program pairs employees and leaders to grow skills, build stronger internal networks and strengthen the company’s succession planning process.
Johns Manville also offers soft and hard skills training facilitated by internal and external presenters.
Our talent management team prioritizes the holistic growth of our workforce.