Workday Functional Contractor

Altera Semiconductor • Austin, TX

23h • $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.

The role supports Workday functionality across HCM, Benefits, Talent, Compensation, Recruiting, and Security. It contributes functional expertise to initiatives such as organizational restructures, module rollouts, multi-country deployments, and mergers or acquisitions. The contractor also supports data integrity, compliance, audit readiness, release testing, and regression testing, and evaluates Workday releases for relevant enhancements aligned with business needs.

This is a fixed-term contract employee position. The listed Bay Area, California pay range is $107,500–$145,000 USD; actual compensation may vary based on location, job-related factors, and contract terms. The primary location is Austin, Texas, and the role is remote. Applicants must be eligible for any required U.S. export authorizations. The employer uses artificial intelligence to screen, assess, or select applicants.

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, or 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.
• Must be eligible for any required U.S. export authorizations.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Gather and translate business requirements into well-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 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