Job description

Vroom is the parent company of two industry standouts: UACC , a leading automotive finance company, and CarStory , a trailblazer in AI-powered automotive analytics. We’re building the future of auto finance and retail intelligence—backed by smart teams, modern tech, and a culture that values growth and innovation. If you’re ready to work on high-impact problems in a focused and collaborative environment, let’s talk. Job Summary: As an HRIS Manager you will have full functional responsibility for the strategy, optimization, enhancement, and maintenance of the company’s HR Information System ( Workday ) in addition to other systems supported by the HR Operations. This role will partner with internal and external business stakeholders to increase business efficiency and automate business processes through various HR technologies. Although this role does not have direct reports at this time, the functional manager will serve as a mentor and leader to other colleagues. This technical role requires excellent knowledge of business processes and methodologies along with a strong analytical background. The candidate will have direct hands-on experience in process design, configuration, implementation, and reporting. This role should also provide thought-leadership around the HR technology roadmap, both short and long term goals, that drive a simple yet powerful HR technology experience. Job Description Strategy: - Continually identify opportunities to enhance processes and optimize technology to ensure simple yet powerful user experience and performance for HR technology systems. - Research and minimize problems and pain points. - Stay abreast of new improvements to the technology by partnering with vendors to understand roadmaps and release upgrades. - Participate actively in the Workday community and serve as the Workday advocate for the organization. Development: - Perform functional configurations for core HCM and supporting modules including but not limited to, Compensation, Benefits, Recruiting, Integration, and Performance. - Partner closely with stakeholders to gather and define the needs of business customers (requirements), evaluating options, design and implement solutions, change management and user adoption. - Partner with internal and external stakeholders to create, edit and prepare reports, analytics and dashboards. Collaboration: - Assist with broadening internal knowledge of Workday through hands-on training to HRIS and other support teams. - Serve as a mentor and functional leader to HR Operations (and other People & Culture colleagues) to grow and develop Workday expertise and build internal bench strength. - Identify opportunities to create training and knowledge base materials and deliver training. Maintenance: - Provide end-user troubleshooting, issue remediation, technology request assistance and escalation management. - Ensure accuracy and integrity of organizational data within the HRIS systems, including regularly scheduled data audit and clean up initiatives. - Troubleshoot and resolve integration errors as needed - Prepare, test, and process EIBs in support of various business needs. - Manage security roles and permissions to best meet the ongoing and changing needs of the business. Requirements: - Minimum 5 years hands on experience supporting, administering or configuring Workday across multiple modules with 7 years cumulative experience in HR, IT or other business analyst function. - Excellent interpersonal, collaboration, analytical and complex problem-solving and troubleshooting skills. - Must be a skilled communicator, with well-developed listening, verbal, written and presentation ability. - Strong prioritizing, project management, planning and organization skills with the ability to serve multiple customers effectively. - Experience with advanced reporting, analytics and BI tools (Tableau, Power BI, Looker) is a plus. - Have a “Roll up your sleeves” attitude and adaptability skills in a fast-paced, virtual environment. Commitment to Diversity and Equal Employment Opportunity Vroom is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating and supporting a work environment where all employees can find their drive. To do that, we champion a workplace where each and every person is treated with dignity and respect and is valued for their unique perspectives and contributions. We believe our values of SPEED (Service, Progress, Employees, Engagement, and Development) are best realized in an environment, whether physical or virtual, where every individual has the ability to bring their whole selves to work and contribute fully. Vroom maintains a working environment that encourages mutual respect and promotes harmonious and friendly relationships among employees. The company prohibits any form of employment discrimination or harassment against employees, applicants, or other protected persons in the workplace based on a protected characteristic(s), regardless of who the source is of such conduct. Protected characteristics include race, color, religion, creed, sex (including gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition), national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, service in the uniformed services, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. This commitment to antidiscrimination and antiharassment applies to all terms, conditions, and privileges of employment including, but not limited to, recruitment and hiring. Vroom likewise provides reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants, employees, or other legally protected individuals in the workplace with a disability to enable them to participate in the job application process, to perform the essential functions of a job, or to enjoy the benefits and privileges of employment equal to those of other employees, except if the accommodation would pose an undue hardship. The company also makes reasonable accommodations for religious beliefs and practices. Vroom complies with all applicable federal, state, and/or local laws relating to equal employment. Other Things to Note This posting is not intended to provide a comprehensive account of the duties and responsibilities that may be required of this position. Duties and responsibilities may change or be added at any time, with or without notice. Please review our privacy and CCPA policies .

Requirements

Must-haves

Continually identify opportunities to enhance processes and optimize technology to ensure simple yet powerful user experience and performance for HR technology systems.
Research and minimize problems and pain points.
Stay abreast of new improvements to the technology by partnering with vendors to understand roadmaps and release upgrades.
Participate actively in the Workday community and serve as the Workday advocate for the organization.
Perform functional configurations for core HCM and supporting modules including but not limited to, Compensation, Benefits, Recruiting, Integration, and Performance.
Partner closely with stakeholders to gather and define the needs of business customers (requirements), evaluating options, design and implement solutions, change management and user adoption.
Partner with internal and external stakeholders to create, edit and prepare reports, analytics and dashboards.
Assist with broadening internal knowledge of Workday through hands-on training to HRIS and other support teams.
Serve as a mentor and functional leader to HR Operations (and other People & Culture colleagues) to grow and develop Workday expertise and build internal bench strength.
Identify opportunities to create training and knowledge base materials and deliver training.
Provide end-user troubleshooting, issue remediation, technology request assistance and escalation management.
Ensure accuracy and integrity of organizational data within the HRIS systems, including regularly scheduled data audit and clean up initiatives.
Troubleshoot and resolve integration errors as needed
Prepare, test, and process EIBs in support of various business needs.
Manage security roles and permissions to best meet the ongoing and changing needs of the business.
Minimum 5 years hands on experience supporting, administering or configuring Workday across multiple modules with 7 years cumulative experience in HR, IT or other business analyst function.
Excellent interpersonal, collaboration, analytical and complex problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
Must be a skilled communicator, with well-developed listening, verbal, written and presentation ability.
Strong prioritizing, project management, planning and organization skills with the ability to serve multiple customers effectively.
Have a “Roll up your sleeves” attitude and adaptability skills in a fast-paced, virtual environment.
Commitment to Diversity and Equal Employment Opportunity
Vroom complies with all applicable federal, state, and/or local laws relating to equal employment.
Other Things to Note

Nice-to-haves

Experience with advanced reporting, analytics and BI tools (Tableau, Power BI, Looker) is a plus.

Application prep

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Keywords to mirror

Platform: workday
Effort: long