HRIS Manager

Who We Are: Challenge Manufacturing’s mission is to manufacture with operational excellence by empowering our employee-owners. As a leading tier 1 supplier of complex metal assemblies for the global automotive industry, we drive innovative solutions for future mobility. We believe the best ideas come from individual unique perspectives. These ideas combined with the teamwork of industry leaders allow us to accomplish any challenge. Our team members take pride in the work we do and embody our core values of safety, ownership, and teamwork every day; they are the true driving force in our operations.

Challenge is proud to be one of the largest employee-owned automotive companies in North America. One of the many benefits of joining the Challenge team is the ESOP program. This program allows Challenge to give shares of the Company to all employee-owners annually. These shares are an additional retirement benefit that will continue to grow during your time at Challenge. Being part of an ESOP means our employee-owners share in Challenge’s success!

Challenge is #QualityDriven and #PeoplePowered!

Who We Want:

We are seeking a hands-on HRIS Manager to lead the administration, security, and continuous improvement of Workday. This role partners with HR, Payroll, IT, and business leaders to strengthen data integrity, streamline processes, and improve the employee and manager experience.

The ideal candidate brings strong Workday configuration, security, reporting, and integration experience, with the ability to translate business needs into practical solutions and lead projects, user support, and team development.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead Workday administration, support, and optimization across implemented HR, Payroll, and talent modules.

• Maintain the HRIS roadmap and prioritize system issues, enhancements, and projects with business stakeholders.

• Configure business processes, workflows, and organizational structures to improve efficiency and controls.

• Manage security and role-based access; coordinate access reviews, segregation of duties, and audit support.

• Oversee integrations, data imports, and reconciliation with IT and vendors; resolve data exchange issues.

• Develop reports, dashboards, and calculated fields; maintain data quality and appropriate reporting access.

• Coordinate releases, testing, and deployments, ensuring changes are approved, documented, communicated, and validated.

• Lead HRIS projects and vendor engagements, managing schedules, resources, risks, costs, and deliverables.

• Maintain system documentation and training materials; provide user support and guidance to assigned HRIS resources.

When and Where:

This is a full-time position, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., located at our Corporate Office in Walker, Michigan.

Up to 25% travel may be required to support team training and business needs.

What You Must Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Information Systems, Business, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent education and experience.

• Five (5) years of HRIS experience, including three (3) years of hands-on Workday administration and configuration.

• Experience with Workday HCM, business processes, security, custom reporting, and calculated fields.

• Experience supporting integrations, Enterprise Interface Builder, data reconciliation, testing, and release management.

• Working knowledge of HR operations and related Payroll, Benefits, Recruiting, Compensation, Time, and Talent processes.

• Ability to lead projects, guide team members, and coordinate business stakeholders and vendors.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills, with advanced Excel proficiency.

• Ability to manage competing priorities and protect confidential employee and business information.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Manufacturing, automotive, or multi-site experience supporting hourly and salaried employees.

• Workday implementation, post-go-live stabilization, or multi-module optimization experience.

• Experience with Workday Studio, Core Connectors, web services, APIs, or Workday Extend.

• Workday Pro credentials or relevant Workday training.

• Experience with HRIS governance, audit controls, privacy, or third-party support management.