Senior Workday Analyst

GitLab

6h•Remote

About The Position

As a Senior Workday Analyst, you'll architect, optimize, and innovate the backbone of GitLab's People Technology ecosystem—a Workday HCM platform supporting 2,500+ team members across 40+ countries. You'll be critical to building the future of how GitLab team members experience work. Over the next 3 years, we're transforming into a unified, AI-augmented employee experience where team members get the right guidance at the right time, in their flow of work. You'll own Workday's day-to-day reliability and configuration while simultaneously driving our strategic roadmap forward—implementing intelligent automation, embedding AI capabilities, and building seamless integrations that give team members the insights and tools they need to do their best work.

Requirements

8+ years hands-on Workday administration with deep expertise in Advanced Compensation, Absence, Benefits, Time Tracking, Talent, and Security modules—you've seen these systems at scale and know where they break
Strong integration and automation capabilities using Workday Studio, BIRT, EIB, Cloud Connect, REST/SOAP APIs, and modern integration patterns—you've built connections between Workday and downstream systems that actually work reliably
Proven track record building executive-grade Workday reports, calculated fields, and dashboards that translate complex data into clear insights leaders can act on
Experience with or strong curiosity about AI/ML applications in HRIS: you understand how to leverage Workday Illuminate, predictive models, or conversational AI to eliminate manual work and improve employee experiences
Systems thinking mindset: you naturally consider downstream impacts, data dependencies, compliance implications, and user experience when designing solutions—you think in workflows, not just features
Consultative and collaborative approach: comfortable facilitating design sessions with Total Rewards, Talent, and Compliance stakeholders, challenging assumptions constructively, and translating business needs into scalable technical solutions
Agile and iterative working style: you thrive in bi-weekly sprint cycles, prioritize ruthlessly, ship incremental value, and iterate based on feedback rather than waiting for perfect solutions
Self-directed and results-oriented: proven ability to work asynchronously in global, all-remote environments across time zones with minimal supervision—you own outcomes, not just tasks

Nice To Haves

Experience managing Workday in complex multi-entity international environments with Works Councils, GDPR requirements, or cross-border employment structures
Exposure to multi-system integration projects connecting Workday with ServiceNow, Slack, learning platforms, or building conversational AI experiences across platforms

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end Workday administration: configure modules, maintain business processes, manage bi-annual Workday releases, and iterate on configurations through bi-weekly sprint cycles across Advanced Compensation, Absence, Benefits, Time Tracking, Talent, and Security
Ensure data integrity and compliance through systematic auditing, security reviews, and proactive issue resolution within these core modules
Lead annual People program delivery (compensation cycles, performance management, benefits enrollment) with full ownership of configuration, testing, integration impacts, and stakeholder coordination
Advance our unified employee experience vision by deploying Workday AI capabilities, orchestrating cross-system integrations with ServiceNow, Slack, and Cornerstone, and building intelligent automation and dashboards that transform how team members navigate talent management, compensation, and benefits
Translate complex business requirements into scalable system solutions, balancing user experience, compliance requirements, and technical constraints across global operations
Facilitate design sessions with People Operations, Compliance, Total Rewards, and Talent teams to understand needs, challenge assumptions, and recommend process improvements
Champion human-centered design by understanding how team members and managers actually work, then building experiences that meet them in their flow
Stay current on Workday, HR technology, and data management trends, and identify opportunities to improve GitLab’s People Technology ecosystem, including integrations and related tools.