HRIS Lead - Workday | Mumbai

What we’re looking for?

Argus Media is looking for an HRIS Lead - Workday to act as the global functional owner and strategic adviser for Workday and its connected HR technology ecosystem. Based in Mumbai, you will support stakeholders across the US, UK/Europe and APAC and will be accountable for solution design, complex configuration, reporting, security, integrations, releases, annual HR processes and continuous improvement.

This is a player-coach role. You will remain hands-on in Workday, manage and develop a Senior HRIS Analyst, partner with our AMS provider and translate business requirements into secure, scalable and user-friendly solutions. You will also collaborate on HR automation, analytics and AI-enabled improvement initiatives.

What will you be doing?

Workday configuration and functional ownership

• Own functional design, configuration, testing and production readiness across Core HCM, Business Processes, Absence, Performance and Development, Compensation, Advanced Compensation, US Benefits, US Payroll, Security, Reporting and EIBs.
• Personally resolve complex configuration and functional issues, assessing cross-module, data, security and downstream impacts before changes are approved.
• Maintain configuration decisions, process documentation, SOPs and knowledge articles to reduce key-person dependency.
  
  

Annual HR processes

• Lead enterprise-wide annual cycles from planning to closure, including global merit and bonus reviews, performance cycles, US benefits open enrolment, ACA-related reporting and annual absence or calendar updates.
• Own configuration, eligibility rules, security, test scenarios, reconciliation, issue resolution, stakeholder communications, training and post-cycle review.
  
  

Security, compliance and governance

• Own the Workday security model, including role-based, domain, business-process, intersection and segment-based security where applicable.
• Apply least-privilege access, segregation of duties, appropriate approvals, testing, periodic reviews and audit-ready change records.
• Act as a strategic adviser by challenging access or configuration requests where the business need, risk or control is not clear.
  
  

Integrations and data quality

• Own the functional health of Workday integrations with payroll, benefits, recruitment, learning, identity and reporting platforms.
• Troubleshoot integration issues using integration events, exception outputs, reference IDs, security, schedules, file delivery and downstream dependencies.
• Partner with technical teams and vendors on integration creation, modification and support; strong experience with EIBs, Core Connectors, APIs, SFTP or similar patterns is desirable.
• Establish data-quality controls, reconciliation reports and corrective-action governance across worker, organization, compensation, absence and security data.
  
  

Releases, projects and change adoption

• Own both Workday release cycles, including feature evaluation, impact analysis, preview-tenant validation, UAT, regression testing, stakeholder decisions, communications and production verification.
• Lead global Workday projects such as manager self-service, new modules, process redesign, security improvements and reporting modernization.
• Prepare clear project plans and business cases covering objectives, scope, options, costs, benefits, risks, dependencies, localization, testing, adoption and success measures.
• Translate Workday terminology into practical recommendations for HR and non-technical senior stakeholders.
  
  

Service, vendors and leadership

• Priorities operational support, compliance issues, enhancements and strategic initiatives using business impact, risk, effort and dependency criteria.
• Manage AMS and Workday relationships, including service quality, tickets, contracted support, renewals and implementation estimates.
• Coach and develop the Senior HRIS Analyst through clear accountability, regular feedback, one-to-one support, cross-training and structured development.
• Work effectively as a hands-on individual contributor while leading the HRIS function and collaborating across global time zones.
  
  

Skills And Experience

• At least 7 years of substantial hands-on Workday experience, with evidence of complex configuration rather than only coordination, support or ticket triage.
• Deep capability in Core HCM, Business Processes, Security and Reporting, plus strong hands-on ownership of at least three of the following: Advanced Compensation, Absence, Performance, US Benefits, US Payroll or Integrations.
• Experience leading at least one enterprise-wide annual Workday cycle from configuration and testing through launch, reconciliation and closure.
• Experience managing Workday releases end to end in a lean team, including personally performing UAT and regression testing.
• Ability to troubleshoot and functionally govern Workday integrations and collaborate effectively with technical specialists and vendors.
• Experience leading a global or multi-country Workday project from discovery and business case through deployment and adoption.
• Strong understanding of security governance, segregation of duties, data privacy, controls and audit evidence.
• People-management, coaching or team-lead experience, combined with a willingness to remain hands-on.
• Excellent stakeholder, written and presentation skills, with the ability to explain complex technical decisions to non-technical audiences.
• Ability and willingness to work from Mumbai under the company hybrid-working arrangement.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Workday Pro or equivalent certification in HCM, Security, Reporting, Integrations, Compensation or another relevant module.
• Experience in both an in-house Workday environment and consulting or AMS delivery.
• Experience with Workday audit controls, SOX or similar governance requirements.
• Exposure to Power BI, Power Automate, Copilot Studio or AI-enabled HR workflows.
• Graduate or postgraduate qualification in HR, technology, business or a related field; project-management training or certification is an advantage.
  
  

What’s In It For You

• Global mandate — US, UK/EU and APAC scope from day one.
• Leadership & execution — own architecture, governance and roadmap, not just configuration.
• Build a team — grow and coach a Workday Analyst function; shape careers.
• AI-in-HR agenda — own Copilot Studio agents,
• Transformation runway — redesign the security model and rationalise integrations.
• Modern set-up — hybrid working, senior stakeholder access, and genuine investment in HR tech.
• Competitive salary
• Hybrid Working Policy (3 days in Mumbai office/ 2 days WFH once fully inducted)
• Group healthcare scheme
• 18 days annual leave
• 8 days of casual leave
• Extensive internal and external training
  
  

Hours

This is a full-time position operating under a hybrid model, with three days in the office and two days working remotely. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 09:00-18:00, with a one-hour lunch break.

Argus is the leading independent provider of market intelligence to the global energy and commodity markets. We offer essential price assessments, news, analytics, consulting services, data science tools and industry conferences to illuminate complex and opaque commodity markets.

Headquartered in London with 1,500 staff, Argus is an independent media organisation with 32 offices in the world’s principal commodity trading hubs.

Companies, trading firms and governments in 160 countries around the world trust Argus data to make decisions, analyse situations, manage risk, facilitate trading and for long-term planning. Argus prices are used as trusted benchmarks around the world for pricing transportation, commodities and energy.

Founded in 1970, Argus remains a privately held UK-registered company owned by employee shareholders and global growth equity firm General Atlantic.