People Systems Administrator, Workday
Owns Workday design, configuration, administration, and continuous improvement across People, Payroll, Finance, IT, and Legal. Requires 5+ years of HRIS or People Systems experience, deep expertise in Payroll, Benefits, or Absence, and strong Workday security and business-process knowledge.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Own the design and configuration of the Workday platform.
- Lead configuration across Core HCM, Payroll, Benefits, Absence, and Time Tracking, including business processes, security groups, condition rules, and calculated fields.
- Serve as the primary technical expert for Workday enhancements and translate business needs into scalable system solutions.
- Establish standards for security roles, tenant and environment management, change control, testing, and documentation.
- Lead change management, stakeholder communications, training, enablement, and adoption measurement.
- Analyze Workday processes, integrations, and user interfaces to identify inefficiencies and drive continuous improvement.
- Manage Workday roadmap and release cycles, including release-note review, feature-impact assessment, regression testing, release communication, and prioritization.
- Identify and automate manual work across People Operations.
Requirements
- 5+ years of HRIS or People Systems experience, including hands-on Workday configuration and administration.
- Significant expertise in at least one of Payroll, Benefits, or Absence, with working knowledge of the other two and their interactions.
- Strong command of the Workday business process framework, security configuration, condition rules, and calculated fields.
- Experience owning complex systems initiatives end to end.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Experience handling confidential employee data and designing systems that meet audit and compliance requirements.
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future employer sponsorship.
- Willingness to use AI responsibly to improve efficiency and impact.
Nice-to-haves
- Workday certification.
Compensation and Benefits
- Base salary: $149,000–$175,000.
- Industry-competitive equity.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, with employee-only premiums covered for most medical plans.
- 16 weeks of paid parental leave.
- Health and wellness stipend.
- Remote workspace, internet, and cellphone stipend.
- Commuter benefits for team members reporting to the San Francisco and New York City offices.
- Family planning benefits.
- Matching 401(k) contribution with immediate vesting.
- Flexible PTO, 80 hours of sick time, and 11 company-paid holidays.
- Virtual team-building activities, lunch-and-learns, and company-wide events.
Skills
Workday, Core Hcm, Workday Payroll, Workday Benefits, Workday Absence, Workday Time Tracking, Workday Security, Business Process Framework, Condition Rules, Calculated Fields, HRIS, Change Management, Regression Testing, Workday Integrations
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