Senior Workday Staff Engineer

Role & responsibilities

• Own end-to-end Workday technical configuration across Core HCM, Compensation, Advanced Compensation, Benefits, Performance & Talent, Security, and Advanced Reporting.
• Design, build, maintain, and monitor Workday integrations, including EIBs, Workday Studio, and API/middleware-based data flows.
• Act as a Workday Solution Architect, assessing cross-module impact before configuration changes are approved and deployed.
• Create solution design documents, configuration rationale, and impact assessments for significant changes and new capabilities.
• Establish and maintain Workday configuration standards and best practices across modules.
• Translate business and people-related requirements into scalable, well-governed Workday technical solutions.
• Partner with IT, People/HR, Finance, and Information Security stakeholders to deliver effective Workday solutions.
• Review Workday enhancements and recommend improvements based on business requirements and operational needs.
• Lead biannual Workday release assessments and manage configuration change-control processes.
• Ensure configuration changes undergo appropriate impact analysis, testing, and approval before deployment.
• Troubleshoot integration issues, identify root causes, and drive resolution with relevant technical and business stakeholders.
• Identify technical risks, configuration gaps, technical debt, and opportunities for continuous improvement.

Preferred candidate profile

• 10+ years of hands-on Workday configuration experience.
• Strong expertise in Workday HCM, including Core HCM, Compensation, Advanced Compensation, Benefits, and Performance & Talent.
• Strong experience in Advanced Compensation, complex reporting, Workday Security, and integrations.
• Hands-on expertise with EIB, Workday Studio, REST/SOAP APIs, Report Writer, Calculated Fields, BIRT, and security configuration.
• Experience with cross-module impact analysis, configuration governance, and Workday solution architecture.
• Workday Pro Certification is preferred.
• Exposure to ServiceNow, Okta, or Asana is desirable.
• Experience with global Workday environments, GDPR, SOX, or ISO 27001 is an advantage.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, troubleshooting, and ownership skills.
• Ability to proactively identify risks, technical debt, and improvement opportunities.