# Senior People Operations and Systems Generalist

**Company:** [Checkr](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/checkr)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** People Ops
**Salary:** $128k – $151k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** workday hcm, workday eib, jira help desk, Greenhouse, culture amp, lovable, Claude, Google Sheets, vlookup, pivot tables, Google Workspace
**Posted:** 2026-08-04

> Owns Workday business processes, people systems, employee support, reporting, and compliance activities for a scaling People Operations function. Requires deep Workday HCM expertise and 5+ years of People Operations or systems-adjacent experience.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Serve as the functional Workday expert for the People Operations team, owning business process design from requirements through configuration, testing, and post-launch iteration.
- Own configuration, testing, and rollout for semiannual Workday releases, proactively identifying opportunities to simplify or automate processes.
- Partner with the Workday Product Analyst and internal systems team on larger technical projects and integrations, representing the People Operations perspective.
- Build lightweight tools using Sheets, trackers, JIRA workflows, Lovable, and Claude to close process gaps and automate workflows.
- Manage day-to-day Workday data and configuration, including position detail changes, EIB processing, and troubleshooting.
- Maintain process documentation and create training materials for system enhancements.
- Provide employee and manager support for complex or system-specific JIRA help desk tickets.
- Prepare, review, and analyze people data and reports, including attrition and exit interview reporting.
- Own the immigration vendor relationship and support compliance, multistate policy, and handbook administration.
- Provide backup support for complex workplace compliance investigations.
- Support compensation, benefits, equity, and leave administration.
- Partner on EEO-1 and Affirmative Action Plan reporting.
- Drive ongoing People Operations process improvements and general team support.

## Requirements
- Deep functional expertise in Workday HCM, including ownership of processes from ideation and requirements through testing and rollout.
- 5+ years of experience in People Operations or systems-adjacent teams at fast-paced, scaling organizations.
- Experience partnering with technical systems teams by translating business needs into requirements and testing plans.
- Familiarity with AI-assisted and no-code/low-code tools such as Lovable and Claude.
- Expertise with people tools including JIRA Help Desk, Greenhouse, and Culture Amp.
- Strong customer orientation, collaboration, business acumen, problem-solving, critical thinking, and judgment.
- Experience handling confidential information with discretion, honesty, and integrity.
- Strong time management and project management skills, with the ability to manage high request volume and shifting priorities.
- Working knowledge of Google Workspace, especially Google Sheets, including VLOOKUPs and pivot tables.

## Nice-to-Haves
- Experience with additional Workday modules.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Base salary range: **$128,000–$151,000 USD** for San Francisco, CA.
- Competitive cash and equity compensation with advancement opportunities.
- Learning and development allowance.
- 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Up to $25,000 reimbursement for fertility, adoption, and parental planning services.
- Flexible paid time off.
- Monthly wellness stipend.
- Hybrid in-office arrangement with an expectation of working from the office 3+ days per week.

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