Description

Primary Purpose

The Workday Security & Compliance Lead will manage, monitor, and provide oversight for Bright Horizon's Workday Security. This position will be responsible for the day-to-day activities and assignments for Workday's security. The Workday Security & Compliance Lead will work closely with all Workday workstreams, release management and testing teams to ensure integrity is maintained in the Workday security processes. This role will be the Lead contact for Audit, IT Compliance, InfoSec Legal, and Privacy teams to establish Workday data sharing standards and best practice for internal and external audits.

Bright Horizons is a leading education and care company, trusted by families and employers around the world for high-quality child care and early education, back-up care, and workplace education. We partner with some of the world's best companies to provide services that help employees perform their best and support families to thrive both personally and professionally.

Essential Functions/Responsibilities

• Maintain Workday security and data privacy control environments.
• Regularly review the Bright Horizons Security policies and procedures to ensure Workday security controls are aligned with the organizational policies.
• Responsible for creating, documenting, and maintaining proper SOX and/or internal controls.
• Conduct internal security audits and participate in SOX and/or internal audits, verify proper security protocols are being followed across impacted workstreams.
• Provides support for security changes where needed.
• Manages scope and prioritization of work assignments, paying strong attention to detail and deadlines.
• Monitors change requests to ensure best practices are being utilized. Ensures team responds to and addresses reported problems pertaining to the service performance and reliability.
• Represent HRIS as related to Workday security support in partnership with business support resources.
• Act as owner of all assigned Workday security deliverables.
• Participates as a member of the team involved in planning, resource allocation, projects, policies, and systems that impact the business.
• Provide expert level knowledge of Workday Security framework.
• Understand security and data privacy standards.
• Reviews release notes and works with Workstream team resources and Release Management team to assess impacts and coordinate security testing.
• Log / maintain tickets in incident tracking system as appropriate.
• Partner with the senior members of HRIS/HR Operations and Stakeholders to understand the go-forward Workday Security vision and roadmap and communicating to day-to-day partners (Audit, IT Governance, etc. when necessary)
• Ensure project solutions connect across modules and aligns with the overall Data Sharing Strategy
• Partner with the Workforce/Time and Attendance system administrators to ensure that security, reporting, and system updates align with Audit/IT Compliance, Legal requirements
• Provides guidance, training and coaching all members of the HRIS team

Decision Making

Receives general direction and exercises some independent judgement

Job Requirements - Education/Experience

Education

Required - Bachelor's Degree

Preferred - Master's Degree

Experience

Required - 5 experience and knowledge in the HRIS field including a background/education in both technology and human resources. In lieu of degree, additional 2 years of HRIS Workday experience.

Additional Job Requirements

• *Broad knowledge/experience with multiple SaaS HR technology platforms and tools. *Experience working with internal and external audit teams along with various Compliance, Info Sec and Privacy teams. *Experience with automated tools to create and run scripts to assist with audit/IT Compliance requests. *Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to summarize and present findings or challenges to all levels of staff and management. *Highly analytical with a natural curiosity about data and the ability to consume and process large amounts of information. *Outstanding Excel skills and working knowledge Visio or other process flow tools.

This role can be in person to our beautiful Newton, Mass headquarters or hybrid or remote. The pay range is $130-140K yearly and comes with all Bright Horizons benefits like health, dental, vision and optional benefits like pet insurance

The range of compensation listed here or that may be discussed in the interview process is what Bright Horizons in good faith anticipates offering for this job opening. Actual compensation offers will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education and training, certifications, geography, and other relevant business or organizational factors.

Life at Bright Horizons:

Our home office employees support all facets of our business - and no matter which department you join, you'll be part of a passionate team doing work that makes a difference in the lives of children and families.

Our people are the heart of our company. Because we're as committed to our own employees as we are to the clients we serve, our collaborative workplaces are designed to grow careers and support personal lives. Here, you'll find traditional perks (health insurance, 401(k), PTO, and flex spending) plus childcare discounts, education assistance, and so much more. Join us to experience how we support our people to realize their passion, possibilities, and purpose both at work and at home. All in a workplace where you can be you. Come build a brighter future with us.

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Bright Horizons is dedicated to creating a workforce that promotes and supports diversity and inclusion. We provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals without discrimination. Bright Horizons complies with the laws and regulations set forth in the following EEO is the Law Poster: EEO - English and EEO - Spanish along with information on the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA).

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