# Staff Workday HRIS Technical Analyst

**Company:** [Checkr](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/checkr)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Other
**Salary:** $161k – $189k/yr
**Experience:** 6+ years
**Skills:** Workday, workday hcm, workday studio, workday integrations, eib, core connectors, workday apis, workday security model, calculated fields, workday reporting, workday adaptive planning, business process design, Process Automation
**Posted:** 2026-07-20

> Own and advance Checkr's Workday platform end-to-end, including configuration, integrations, release management, AI adoption, and optimization across HR, IT, and Finance. Requires 6+ years HR tech experience with deep hands-on Workday expertise across multiple modules.

## Job Description

## What you’ll do

- Serve as the Workday subject matter expert across HR, IT, and Finance; own the platform roadmap, module adoption strategy, and alignment with Workday's twice-yearly release cycle.
- Lead configuration, testing, and deployment across HCM Core, Compensation, Benefits, Absence, Time Tracking, Talent, Performance, Recruiting, Workday Adaptive Planning - including business processes, security models, calculated fields, and custom reporting.
- Conduct regression testing for each Workday release, perform regular audits, and drive performance tuning and configuration health checks to ensure platform stability.
- Build and maintain integrations using Workday Studio, Core Connectors, EIB, and APIs to connect Workday with adjacent systems (Greenhouse, CultureAmp, Pave, payroll, finance, provisioning); identify and eliminate manual workflows through system-driven automation.
- Optimize business processes, notifications, navigation, and the user interface to reduce administrative burden, increase adoption, and improve the employee and manager self-service experience.
- Evaluate and implement Workday AI, machine learning, skills intelligence, and Analytics capabilities; partner with data and IT teams to ensure scalability, data privacy, and ethical deployment.
- Translate stakeholder requirements into technical specifications, manage the Workday vendor and implementation partner relationships, and lead project delivery and adoption across the organization.

## What you bring

- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field.
- 6+ years of progressive HR technology experience, with deep, hands-on expertise configuring and optimizing Workday.
- Demonstrated expertise across multiple Workday modules, such as HCM Core, Compensation, Benefits, Absence, Time Tracking, Talent, or Recruiting. Workday certification (Pro or equivalent) is a strong plus.
- Hands-on experience building Workday integrations using Studio, Core Connectors, EIB, and Workday APIs.
- Strong command of the Workday security model, business process framework, calculated fields, and advanced reporting.
- Experience with Workday Adaptive Planning is a strong plus.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills. Self-starter with a proactive approach, capable of driving work independently and identifying opportunities for improvement without explicit direction.
- Proven experience with process automation and workflow design inside Workday.
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate complex Workday concepts for non-technical audiences.
- An A-player mindset with a strong bias for action: you raise the bar, move with urgency, stay resilient through ambiguity, and take ownership to deliver meaningful outcomes.

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