HRIS & Talent Acquisition IT Specialist

About this role

McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve – we care.

What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together, we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients, our communities, and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrow’s health today, we want to hear from you.

HRIS & Talent Acquisition IT Specialist Richmond, VA, USA - 9954 Mayland Drive - hybrid (2-3 times/week) Eligible for benefits (dental, health), 401K, generous PTO, and a management incentive program

Position Summary:

The HRIS & Talent Acquisition IT Specialist serves as the primary technical system owner for Dayforce’s Talent Acquisition and Onboarding modules. Leveraging Dayforce’s single-instance platform, this role configures, optimizes, and maintains end-to-end recruitment workflows—from candidate sourcing and applicant tracking to offer management, pre-boarding, and employee conversion.

This role serves as the bridge between Talent Acquisition operations, HR, and IT, ensuring system configurations align with recruiting processes while maintaining data integrity, security, and integration stability.

Key Responsibilities

1. Dayforce TA & Onboarding Module Administration

• Configure and maintain Dayforce Recruiting , Onboarding , and Candidate Management modules within the Dayforce tenant.

• Manage recruitment workflows, job posting rules, custom candidate application forms, scorecards, offer letter templates, and approval hierarchies.

• Configure and optimize the Dayforce Onboarding Portal , including custom task lists, digital form generation (W-4, I-9/E-Verify), policy acknowledgments, and new-hire communication flows.

• Oversee Career Site Builder configurations to ensure branded, mobile-responsive external and internal career portals.

2. System Integration & Talent Ecosystem

• Manage Dayforce Web Services APIs, Webhooks, and data syncs connecting Dayforce Recruiting with external sourcing channels (LinkedIn, Indeed), assessment vendors, background check providers (e.g., Checkr, HireRight), and e-Signature platforms.

• Manage background check integration packages and ad-hoc candidate data synchronization within Dayforce.

• Utilize Dayforce Data Transformations (XML / XSLT) to configure and maintain automated data feeds between Dayforce and third-party talent platforms.

3. Analytics, Compliance & Security

• Author, schedule, and optimize custom recruiting reports and executive dashboards using Dayforce Analytics / Ad-Hoc Reporting .

• Track key recruitment metrics including Time-to-Fill, Candidate Pipeline Velocity, Sourcing Channel Yield, and Diversity Sourcing.

• Ensure data compliance with EEOC/OFCCP requirements, state-specific pay transparency laws, and data privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA) within candidate profiles.

• Manage Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Feature Access, and Data Access sets for recruiters, hiring managers, and candidates to protect sensitive applicant PII.

4. Release Management & System Upgrades

• Serve as Tier 3 technical support for candidate conversion errors, offer generation failures, or integration breakdowns.

• Lead User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and regression testing during Dayforce Service Packs, weekly release updates, and feature rollouts .

• Partner with Ceridian/Dayforce customer support and external implementation partners to resolve platform bugs and deploy new module enhancements.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Degree or equivalent and typically requires 4+ years of relevant experience.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Human Resources Technology, or equivalent practical experience.

• Experience: 4+ years of hands-on technical configuration experience within the Dayforce (Ceridian) HCM platform, with a strong focus on Dayforce Recruiting and Onboarding.

• Technical Expertise: • Demonstrated administrative experience configuring Dayforce Recruiting workflows, job boards, offer letter logic, and onboarding packages.

• Hands-on proficiency with Dayforce Analytics / Ad-Hoc Report Writer .

• Working knowledge of XML/XSLT data transformations, API integrations, Webhooks, and SFTP file management.

• Functional Knowledge: • Solid understanding of the end-to-end talent acquisition lifecycle, from requisition creation to employee onboarding.

• Familiarity with recruitment compliance regulations (EEO, OFCCP, I-9/E-Verify compliance, Pay Transparency laws).

Preferred Certifications

• Dayforce Certified Professional (Dayforce Recruiting / Onboarding Specialist)

• SHRM-CP / PHR (with focus on HR Technology)

• PMI CAPM / PMP or Agile Certification

About McKesson Medical-Surgical

McKesson Medical-Surgical (MMS), which is expected to become Wellverse in early 2027, is a subsidiary and publicly reported segment of the McKesson Corporation. MMS distributes medical-surgical supplies, pharmaceuticals, diagnostic equipment and supplies, along with other solutions and services to virtually every type of healthcare setting and provider outside of the traditional hospital. These markets – often referred to as Alternate Care or Non-Acute Care – include physician offices, surgery centers, long-term care providers, laboratories, home health and hospice agencies, health systems, government facilities and online marketplaces and retailers.

Alternate Care markets are growing rapidly and MMS is proud to be a leader in this space. With a team of approximately 8,000 employees, a network of 15 distribution centers and approximately 900 delivery vehicles, we collaborate with more than 2,200 leading manufacturers and serve over 200,000 customer accounts across the U.S.

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