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Senior Workday Functional Architect Location: Menlo Park, CA (Onsite Only)

ProCorp Systems Inc.Menlo Park, CA🇺🇸United StatesPosted Sep 25, 2026

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Seniority
Mid Senior
Work mode
On Site
Location
Menlo Park, CA, United States
Posted
1 week ago
OnboardingPayrollPayroll ProcessingProcess ImprovementWorkday

Job Description

Senior Workday Functional Architect

Location: Menlo Park, CA (Onsite Only)

 

Need 14+ Years profile with 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.

 

 


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