Senior Payroll and Absence Enterprise Applications Analyst

We’re obsessed with making hard work pay off, for our people, our customers, and the world around us. As a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, we’re shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most. The minute you join, you’ll feel it. Not just in the products we build, but in how we show up for each other. Our culture is rooted in integrity, empathy, and shared enthusiasm. We’re in this together, tackling big challenges with bold ideas and genuine care. We look for curious minds and courageous collaborators who bring sun-drenched optimism and drive. Whether you're building smarter solutions, supporting customers, or creating a space where everyone belongs, you’ll do meaningful work with Workmates who’ve got your back. In return, we’ll give you the trust to take risks, the tools to grow, the skills to develop and the support of a company invested in you for the long haul. So, if you want to inspire a brighter work day for everyone, including yourself, you’ve found a match in Workday, and we hope to be a match for you too.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze functional business problems and provide guidance on defining product outcomes for the Payroll, Absence and Time Tracking product suite
• Provide technical expertise in identifying, evaluating, and developing systems and procedures that best meet business partner requirements
• Lead discovery and design sessions with business partners and other stakeholders; identify upstream/downstream impacts, dependencies, and project risks
• Configure Workday Payroll system settings and options — including AI-assisted configuration as Illuminate capabilities roll out — and plan and execute unit testing, advising teams performing integration and acceptance testing
• Evaluate, configure, and drive internal adoption of Workday Illuminate agents (e.g., Payroll Agent, absence/frontline automation) as they roll out
• Identify opportunities to apply AI/agentic automation to reduce manual payroll and absence processing, anomaly detection, and compliance checks
• Drive planning, prioritization, and deployment of projects and system enhancements across the scrum team
• Leverage business knowledge to proactively identify process improvement opportunities
• Participate in change management and go-live support processes
• Partner with the integration team on configuring and testing integrations between Workday and benefit providers, payroll systems, and other 3rd party/custom solutions

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in business consulting, IT implementation, or customer support implementing Workday
• 5+ years of experience with the Workday enterprise platform
• Heavy Workday Configuration experience in Payroll (must have)
• Excellent functional knowledge of Payroll, in a global setting (US, Canada, and International payroll process and policy)
• Understanding of Workday integration technologies
• Familiarity with or strong interest in AI-driven automation/agentic capabilities within enterprise systems

Other Qualifications (Desired)

• Workday Configuration experience in Absence Management (desired)
• Workday Configuration experience in Time Tracking (desired)
• Experience and/or interest/curiosity in applying generative AI or agentic tools to HR/payroll/time-tracking processes (e.g., prompt-based configuration, AI copilots for testing/documentation)
• Working familiarity with generative AI tools such as Google Gemini, Anthropic Claude, and Microsoft Copilot for productivity, documentation, and business analysis
• Exceptional analytical reasoning and problem-solving capabilities; demonstrated ability to think creatively and strategically to solve key business problems
• Excellent interpersonal and collaborative skills, with a professional demeanor across all levels of management, colleagues, and vendors
• Ability to adapt to changes in project plans, with flexibility to implement new strategies and tactics
• Experience working with agile/scrum methodologies

The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below.  Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. Each candidate’s compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, skills, job duties, and business need, among other things. For more information regarding Workday’s comprehensive benefits, please click here.

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