Workday Product Lead -HCM

Gartner, Inc.
Irving, TX

Description

About this role:

Gartner’s core asset is its people. Our people develop insights, share advice, and create experiences that help our clients be more successful. The HR Systems team within Gartner derives actionable insights from workforce data to recommend and implement better ways of attracting, developing, and retaining Gartner associates to drive growth, higher sales, more productivity, and better client experiences. We drive impact on Gartner’s Mission Critical Priorities by leveraging state of the art technology, analytics, and processes.

The HR Systems Product Lead provides operational leadership and excellence in execution. This role sits within the HR Systems organization and requires an individual with a strong customer orientation, understanding of Human Resources business processes and expert technical knowledge of HR Technology platforms specifically Workday HCM, with emphasis in the areas of Compensation, Time and Absence, and Benefits modules. This role acts as the Product owner for these technologies. A successful candidate must provide line of sight into HR Systems teamwork, estimate the delivery of issue fixes and product enhancements and support the team to meet these deadlines while providing strong communication to the business. 

What you will do:

Evolve the Compensation & Benefits, and Time & Absence technology portfolio and roadmap in partnership with HRIS leadership, our HR business owners, and other stakeholders across the business

Maintain relationships with key business partners to ensure visibility and partnerships for issue resolution and enhancements

Drive and maintain the Workday Compensation, Benefits, and Absence capabilities within our HR Systems team

Own and execute on system administration for Workday, including configuration, business processes, security & compliance, notifications, auditing and data quality management

Drive and maintain capability-specific, vendor-led releases and system enhancements, including the configuration and development of new features, deploying enhancements, as well as creation and execution of test plans, user acceptance and regression testing

Support operational excellence in our existing systems of record, continuously evolving processes, ensuring the priority resolution of issues and application of project management principles for longer term initiatives

Manage bug/issue resolution processes: root cause analysis, impact analysis and driving solution design; in addition to implementing, testing and deploying solutions

Support Reporting & Analytics team for the definition and testing of report & dashboard needs of the organization including requirements gathering, designing and testing

Configure, test and process mass data loads via the Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB)

Support Compliance enablement via HRIS systems and processes, including liaising with key contacts to understand changes in regulatory environment

Execute quality assurance efforts to ensure the accuracy of data and information

Participate in requirements gathering sessions with functional subject matter experts, IT and users

Support broader HR Systems HCM team in handling end users inbound request and escalations including the development of knowledge management collateral to support training and education efforts

What you will need:

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field preferred

Minimum 2 years of experience configuring and managing Workday HCM and other HR systems, including experience with business processes, data structure, domain and BP security, EIBs, reporting & calculated fields, data auditing

Annual benefits and compensation cycle management is a plus (i.e., Open Enrollment and Annual Merit Compensation Review)

Knowledge of HR business processes

Strong Microsoft Excel skills

Experience developing reports and calculated fields in Workday

Strong service orientation with a high sense of ownership and accountability

Proven ability to work independently and as part of a team

Strong analytical, troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities

Strong work ethic and motivated to achieve goals and exceed expectations

Exceptional time management skills and an ability to handle multiple assignments and meet deadlines

A ‘systems’ thinker with a process orientation and significant attention to detail

Superior interpersonal, written and oral communication skills

High level of executive presence

Change management experience preferred

*Must be located within a 60-minute commutable distance to Irving, TX

*We are unable to provide sponsorship, now or in the future.

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Who are we?

At Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT), we guide the leaders who shape the world.

Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable, objective business and technology insights, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities.

Since our founding in 1979, we’ve grown to 21,000 associates globally who support ~14,000 client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories. We do important, interesting and substantive work that matters. That’s why we hire associates with the intellectual curiosity, energy and drive to want to make a difference. The bar is unapologetically high. So is the impact you can have here.

What makes Gartner a great place to work?

Our vast, virtually untapped market potential offers limitless opportunities – opportunities that may not even exist right now – for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. How far you go is driven by your passion and performance.

We hire remarkable people who collaborate and win as a team. Together, our singular, unifying goal is to deliver results for our clients.

Our teams are inclusive and composed of individuals from different geographies, cultures, religions, ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, abilities and generations.

We invest in great leaders who bring out the best in you and the company, enabling us to multiply our impact and results. This is why, year after year, we are recognized worldwide as a great place to work.

What do we offer?

Gartner offers world-class benefits, highly competitive compensation and disproportionate rewards for top performers.

In our hybrid work environment, we provide the flexibility and support for you to thrive — working virtually when it's productive to do so and getting together with colleagues in a vibrant community that is purposeful, engaging and inspiring.

Ready to grow your career with Gartner? Join us.

Gartner believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is 86,000 USD - 118,000 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based, uncapped sales incentive plan. Our talent acquisition team will provide the specific opportunity on our bonus or incentive programs to eligible candidates. We also offer market leading benefit programs including generous PTO, a 401k match up to $7,200 per year, the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount, and more.


The policy of Gartner is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status and to seek to advance the principles of equal employment opportunity.

Gartner is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers, including job seekers with disabilities. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Company’s career webpage as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling Human Resources at +1 (203) 964-0096 or by sending an email to [email protected] .

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Posted 2026-02-18

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