Job Description

At WelbeHealth, we serve our communities’ most vulnerable seniors through shared intention, pioneering spirit, and the courage to love. These core values and our participant-focus lead the way no matter what.

The Program Manager (Assignment: Principal Analyst, Workday HCM) is the core technical support resource for WelbeHealth’s Workday implementation and will play a critical role in delivery, starting with Phase 1 targeted for 2027 . Reporting to the Director, People Technology Transformation, this role will provide hands-on configuration expertise across Workday HCM modules, helping translate business needs into scalable and effective system solutions. In addition to serving as a technical expert, this role will act as a thought partner on process design and system decision-making, while also helping train incoming Workday analysts and improve existing HRIS resources with experience outside of Workday.

This role is different because the Program Manager (Assignment: Principal Analyst, Workday HCM) at WelbeHealth:

• Serves as the organization's hands-on Workday HCM technical expert, partnering with business and technology leaders to design, configure, and optimize Workday solutions that support scalable People processes, regulatory compliance, and team member experience
• Plays a foundational role in the successful delivery of WelbeHealth's enterprise Workday implementation by translating complex business requirements into effective system configurations, guiding technical decision-making, mentoring future Workday analysts, and helping build long-term internal Workday expertise

On the day-to-day, you will:

• Serve as the primary hands-on Workday HCM configuration resource of the implementation across payroll, absence, time keeping, recruiting, HCM, performance and talent optimization, Peakon, benefits and Cloud Connect, and LMS
• Partner with the Director, People Technology Reimagination, the People Project Manager, and key stakeholders to gather requirements, translate business needs, and recommend effective Workday configuration decisions aligned to future-state processes
• Configure Workday HCM modules and related functionality to support business requirements, compliance needs, reporting needs, and team member experience
• Support solution design sessions by identifying configuration options, implications, dependencies, and tradeoffs, serving as both a technical expert and thought partner for how people processes should be enabled in Workday
• Partner in testing activities across unit, integration, and user acceptance testing by preparing configuration for test cycles, validating outcomes, supporting defect resolution, and helping ensure readiness for launch
• Document configuration decisions, business process design, assumptions, dependencies, and technical considerations to support knowledge transfer, auditability, and ongoing support
• Partner closely with internal teams and implementation partners to troubleshoot issues, evaluate impacts, and support resolution of system and process questions throughout the implementation lifecycle, as well as serve as a mentor for incoming Workday analysts to help upskill existing HRIS resources with prior experience outside of Workday to build internal capability and long-term support capacity

Job requirements include:

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, information systems, business, or related field preferred; equivalent Workday configuration experience may be substituted
• Required hands-on Workday HCM configuration experience , with depth across as many modules as possible including HCM, payroll, absence, time keeping, recruiting, performance and talent optimization, Peakon, benefits and Cloud Connect, and LMS
• Demonstrated ability translating business requirements into effective Workday configuration solutions and providing thoughtful recommendations on how processes should be designed and enabled in the system
• Experience supporting Workday implementations through design, configuration, testing, defect resolution, and launch activities
• Strong technical aptitude with the ability to evaluate dependencies, troubleshoot issues, document solutions, and maintain a high level of detail and accuracy
• Ability to serve as a trainer, mentor, and knowledge resource for incoming Workday analysts and existing HRIS team members transitioning from other systems
• Collaborative working style with the ability to partner effectively with project management, business stakeholders, IT, vendors, and implementation partners

We are seeking a Program Manager who is passionate about leveraging technology to transform the employee experience in a mission-driven healthcare environment. The ideal candidate brings deep hands-on Workday HCM configuration expertise , strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and the ability to partner with cross-functional stakeholders to design scalable, future-focused solutions. If you're looking for an opportunity to play a key technical leadership role in one of the organization's most strategic People technology initiatives while helping build lasting internal Workday capability, we'd love to hear from you.

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