Workday Functional Contractor

Altera • Austin, TX

2d • $107,500 - $145,000 • Remote

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced Workday Functional Contractor to support the design, configuration, enhancement, and ongoing optimization of the Workday HCM ecosystem. This senior individual-contributor role partners with HR and business stakeholders to translate requirements into practical, scalable Workday solutions and maintain best-practice configurations across core modules.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Information Systems, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of hands-on Workday HCM experience, including experience as a senior functional analyst, configuration specialist, or functional consultant.
• Strong functional expertise in several Workday modules, such as Core HCM, Advanced Compensation, Benefits Administration, Absence Management, Talent and Performance Management, Recruiting, Security, and Reporting.
• Experience supporting Workday implementations, module rollouts, major enhancements, or transformation projects.
• Working knowledge of Workday integration and reporting tools, including EIB, Core Connectors, Studio, and BIRT.
• Strong stakeholder-management and consulting skills, with the ability to communicate clearly with business and technical audiences.
• Experience with change management, Workday release testing, and regression-testing methodologies.
• Applicants must be eligible for any required U.S. export authorizations.

Nice To Haves

• Workday Pro certification in one or more of Core HCM, Advanced Compensation, Benefits, Absence Management, Talent and Performance, Recruiting, or Security.

Responsibilities

• Gather and translate business requirements into documented Workday configuration solutions across HCM modules.
• Configure and maintain business processes, security groups, calculated fields, and related functionality supporting HR, Benefits, Talent, Compensation, Recruiting, and Security.
• Partner with HRBPs, Talent Acquisition, Compensation, and other stakeholders to understand needs and recommend Workday-native solutions before pursuing customizations.
• Support administration and maintenance of the Workday security framework, including domain and business-process security policies, security groups, segregation-of-duties controls, and periodic access reviews.
• Contribute functional expertise to complex initiatives, including organizational restructures, module rollouts, multi-country deployments, and merger or acquisition activities.
• Develop and maintain configuration workbooks, design specifications, business-process maps, security matrices, and other functional documentation.
• Troubleshoot complex functional and security issues, partnering with internal technical teams and external vendors as needed.
• Support data integrity, compliance, audit readiness, release testing, and regression testing across Workday modules.
• Stay current on Workday releases and evaluate relevant functionality and enhancements aligned with business needs.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior