People Technology Senior Specialist

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3d•$120,000 - $140,000

About The Position

The People Technology Senior Specialist, Workday serves as a senior functional expert within the People Technology team, responsible for configuring, optimizing, governing, and supporting Workday and related HR technology platforms. The role provides broad functional support across Core HCM, Compensation, Talent, Recruiting, Performance, Learning, Reporting, and Integrations, ensuring solutions are scalable, well-governed, and aligned with business needs. The specialist partners with HR Centers of Excellence, HR Business Partners, Payroll, Finance, IT, and business leaders to translate business requirements into practical system solutions; support enterprise initiatives; improve employee and manager experiences; maintain data integrity; and drive operational excellence across the People Technology ecosystem.

Requirements

At least 7 years of experience in HRIS, People Technology, HR operations, or related systems roles.
At least 5 years of hands-on Workday configuration experience across multiple functional areas.
Broad understanding of Workday Core HCM, business processes, security concepts, compensation, reporting, and employee lifecycle processes.
Experience gathering business requirements and translating them into functional designs, configuration, testing plans, and support documentation.
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills, including identifying root causes and recommending scalable solutions.
Experience leading or supporting cross-functional Workday projects, enhancements, release cycles, and operational support activities.
Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills, including explaining technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
Workday Pro certifications or equivalent Workday expertise.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting Workday modules such as Compensation, Talent, Performance, Learning, Payroll, Benefits, or Time Tracking.
Experience with Workday reporting, calculated fields, dashboards, EIBs, and data loads.
Exposure to Workday integrations, downstream systems, and data management processes.
Experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, organizational redesigns, job architecture initiatives, or large-scale HR transformations.
Knowledge of project management, change management, release management, and HR technology governance practices.

Responsibilities

Serve as a senior functional expert across Workday and related People Technology applications, supporting multiple Workday functional areas.
Lead requirements-gathering sessions and translate business needs into scalable, sustainable system solutions.
Assess system impacts of policy and organizational changes, process redesigns, acquisitions, and enterprise initiatives.
Recommend and implement Workday best practices, favoring delivered functionality where possible to reduce customization and improve maintainability.
Design, configure, and maintain Workday business processes, approvals, notifications, condition rules, and related configuration components.
Partner with security administrators and functional owners on role-based security, access reviews, and appropriate data visibility.
Maintain configuration documentation, decision logs, process maps, and governance standards.
Identify and mitigate risks related to data quality, system configuration, business process design, and user access.
Lead medium- to large-scale Workday projects, enhancements, releases, and optimization efforts from requirements through deployment.
Develop project plans, timelines, testing strategies, cutover approaches, and implementation plans for Workday initiatives.
Coordinate configuration across HR, IT, Payroll, Finance, Compensation, Talent, Recruiting, Learning, and external vendors.
Evaluate Workday release functionality, assess business impact, and recommend adoption strategies aligned with organizational priorities.
Support enterprise transformation initiatives involving job architecture, compensation programs, talent processes, organizational design, workforce planning, and employee lifecycle improvements.
Build relationships with HR Centers of Excellence, HR Business Partners, Payroll, Finance, IT, and business leaders.
Advise stakeholders on Workday capabilities, system options, process design, and People Technology best practices.
Facilitate stakeholder alignment, decision-making, and prioritization across competing business needs.
Develop user guidance, training materials, standard operating procedures, and support documentation.
Provide consultative support to end users and functional partners on system functionality, process impacts, and data usage.