Senior Workday Functional Architect FTE
Job in
Menlo Park, San Mateo County, California, 94029, USA
Listed on 2026-10-10
Listing for:
Realign Llc
Full Time, Contract
position Listed on 2026-10-10
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
IT Business Analyst, Systems Analyst, Business Systems & Technology Analysis, IT Consultant
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Need 14+ years profile with strong Architect experience.
Responsibilities- Configurations:
Configure Workday modules (Core HCM, Absence and Time tracking, Payroll) to align with client workflows. - Data management:
Assist with data migration and ensure data accuracy - Process improvement:
Identify and implement improvements to business processes using the Workday platform - Demonstrated knowledge of Workday Drive, Workday Docs, letter templates, Questionnaire, Survey, Reference Letters etc.
- Advanced hand-on process with Hire, Onboarding, Change Job, and Termination business processes. Should have worked on Notification and Alerts configuration.
- Develop and maintain reports and dashboards using Workday reporting tools (Advanced, Matrix, Composite reports).
- Manage and maintain Workday security framework (roles, domains, business process security policies).
- Be able to provide recommendations to Tier 1 Team to fix incorrect transactions
- Participate in Workday releases, analyze impacts, and implement updates.
- Perform data loading via EIBs. Support data migration, tenant setup, and tenant management activities.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Payroll, Recruiting, Absence, IAM etc.
- Understanding of foundational HCM principles including Business Processes, Reporting, Calculated Fields, Security, & Notifications
- Advanced hand-on experience with time-off plan configuration including complex accruals, carryovers, shadow plans and touchpoints with leaves and time tracking.
- Advanced hands-on experience with leave configuration including balance periods, cascading leaves, intermittent leaves, and complex eligibility and validation rules.
- Experience with ancillary absence processes such as automated leave return, automatic balance adjustments and transfers, Sell Time Off and others.
- Experience with Workday time-tracking configuration, time submissions, and employee work schedules.
- Experience with reporting using the available Absence and Time Tracking data sources.
- Knowledge of Workday’s API capabilities for the Absence and Time Tracking modules.
- Understanding of foundational HCM principles including Business Processes, Reporting, Calculated Fields, Security, & Notifications
- Workday Payroll processing knowledge including calculation, complete, and settle steps
- Experience with building payroll components (Earnings, Deductions, Account Posting Rules, Run Categories, Payment Election Rules)
- Experience with third party payroll configuration (External Earnings, External Deductions, External Inputs)
- Experience with reporting data sources for Payroll (Payroll Results) and Accounting (Journal Lines)
- Knowledge of payroll regulatory rules and their impact on payroll configuration
- Knowledge of payroll touchpoints (Time Tracking, Absence, HCM, Compensation, Benefits)
- If we have a candidate who is 'Expert' in "Time and Absence" module but has scored 'Moderate' in "Core HCM" module, we should evaluate them.
- If we have a candidate who is 'Expert' in "Payroll" module but has scored 'Moderate' in "Core HCM" module, we should evaluate them.
- We might get candidate who is 'Expert' in "Time and Absence" and "Payroll" but have moderate configuration experience in "Core HCM". We might evaluate them as well.
- It is difficult to find candidate who is 'Expert' in all 3 modules "Core HCM", "Time and Absence" and "Payroll", as these are vast.
Performance Architect
Job TypeFull Time
Job CategoryIT
Job DescriptionRole: Senior Workday Functional Architect
Location – Menlo Park, CA (Onsite)
Contract & FTE Both
Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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