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Senior Workday Functional Architect FTE

Job in Menlo Park, San Mateo County, California, 94029, USA
Listing for: Realign Llc
Full Time, Contract position
Listed on 2026-10-10
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    IT Business Analyst, Systems Analyst, Business Systems & Technology Analysis, IT Consultant
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 180000 - 240000 USD Yearly USD 180000.00 240000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Senior Workday Functional Architect (Contract & FTE)-5

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.
Time & Absence Requirements
  • 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.
Payroll Requirements
  • 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)
Workday Functional Skill Matrix
  • 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.
Required Skills

Performance Architect

Job Type

Full Time

Job Category

IT

Job Description

Role: Senior Workday Functional Architect
Location – Menlo Park, CA (Onsite)
Contract & FTE Both

Position Requirements
10+ Years work experience
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