Workday Benefits & Absence Architect

Workday Benefits & Absence Architect

Responsibilities

• Owns the architecture and configuration for Workday Benefits and Absence ecosystems ensuring that designs are scalable for a growing company
• Create and maintain complex eligibility rules for benefit groups, benefit plans, leave plans, and time off plans for the company and acquired companies
• Design and configure absence plans ensuring alignment with policy and compliance requirements at the state and federal levels
• Configure a variety of benefit plans including but not limited to medical, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, life and disability insurance, and 401(k)
• Support the Benefits team with compliance reporting such as ACA, COBRA, and FMLA
• Partner developers and benefit vendors set up new integrations and maintain existing integrations that impact the benefits and absence ecosystems
• Partner with payroll teams to test downstream impacts and ensure accurate payroll
• Lead regression testing for Benefits and Absence after new Workday releases
• Create custom reports including but not limited to standard, advanced, composite, and matrix reports
• Support Workday tenant maintenance, enhancements, and troubleshooting for Benefits and Absence functional areas and provide support in related functional area as needed
• Assist HCM Manager with preparing change management plans and creating guides for end users
• Test AI features such as Workdays Employee Self Service agent and assist with overall innovation enhancements

Qualifications

• 4-8 years of Workday Benefits & Absence configuration experience
• In depth knowledge of the touchpoints between Benefits, Absence, HCM, and Payroll
• Understanding of FMLA and State Leave programs

Preferred Qualifications

• Workday Benefits Certification
• Workday Absence Certification
• Experience with time tracking integration
• Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Computer Science or related degree