Senior Workday Specialist

Natural Factors; Ottawa; Remote; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Workday Specialist to enhance their Talent Operations team. This role is pivotal in ensuring the seamless operation of Workday's Absence, Payroll, and Time Tracking modules. You will leverage your expertise to optimize system configurations, troubleshoot issues, and implement process improvements, significantly impacting the employee experience. Join a dynamic team that values innovation and flexibility, offering you the chance to grow your career in a supportive environment. If you're passionate about HR systems and looking to make a difference, this is the opportunity for you!

Benefits

Unlimited paid time off

Flexible working policy

Health insurance

Health and wellness benefits

Transit fees coverage

Paid leave assistance for new parents

LinkedIn learning

Volunteer day

RSU program

Qualifications

• 4+ years of technical experience with Workday, focusing on Absence, Payroll, and Time Tracking.
• Strong understanding of payroll regulations and absence policy management.

Responsibilities

• Manage Workday's Absence, Payroll, and Time Tracking modules for global operations.
• Implement process improvements in payroll and absence management.

Skills

Workday

Payroll regulations

Absence policy management

Data integrity

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology

Tools

HR systems

Job description

Hi there! Thanks for stopping by

Please note this is a temporary position for 12 months.

Are you actively looking for a new opportunity? Or just checking the market? Well… you might just be in the right place!

We’re looking for a Senior Workday Specialist to join our Talent Operations, Systems and Insights team. You will play a key role in ensuring the accurate and efficient operation of Workday's Absence, Payroll, and Time Tracking modules. You’ll work as a subject matter expert, responsible for system configuration, maintenance, troubleshooting, process improvement and deploying new features to support Payroll, Absence and Time Tracking operations for our global workforce.

What You’ll Be Doing

1. Contribute to day-to-day Workday strategy, operations and support across different modules. Subject matter expert for Payroll, Absence and Time Tracking.
2. Manage system security roles and permissions for the Absence, Payroll and Time Tracking modules.
3. Partner with various stakeholders in People and Culture team to gather business requirements and build technical solutions to deliver on their programs.
4. Collaborate with regional payroll representatives to provide technical expertise and support for payroll operations.
5. Responsible for maintaining the Absence and Time Off configuration for all of our global locations and configure new Absence and Time Off plans for new and/or existing countries.
6. Contribute to a seamless and efficient employee experience by identifying and implementing process improvements in time tracking, absence management, and payroll, working closely with stakeholders to optimize Workday functionality.

What You Need To Bring

We're looking for a candidate who has experience with the following:

1. 4+ years of technical experience working with Workday, with a focus on Absence, Payroll and/or Time Tracking modules.
2. Strong understanding of payroll regulations and best practices and experience supporting payroll cycles (Canada and United States).
3. Great understanding of absence policy management - for multiple countries.
4. Deep knowledge of configuring custom reports and handling large data sets.
5. Experience maintaining data integrity across enterprise HR systems and conducting audits.
6. Advanced knowledge of Excel and HR systems.

Even Better If You Have, But Not Necessary

1. Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Information Technology, or a related field.
2. Background working as an HR Business Analyst.
3. HR systems implementation experience.

We know that people are more than what’s on their CV. If you’re unsure that you have the right profile for the role... hit the ‘Apply’ button and give it a try!

What’s in it for you?

Come live the Lightspeed experience:

1. Ability to do your job in a truly flexible remote environment.
2. Genuine career opportunities in a company that’s creating new jobs every day.
3. Work in a team big enough for growth but lean enough to make a real impact.

… and enjoy a range of benefits that’ll keep you happy, healthy and (not) hungry:

1. Lightspeed RSU program (we are all owners).
2. Unlimited paid time off policy.
3. Flexible working policy.
4. Health insurance.
5. Health and wellness benefits.
6. Possibility for transit fees to be covered.
7. Paid leave assistance for new parents.
8. LinkedIn learning.
9. Volunteer day.

To all recruitment agencies: Lightspeed does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. If we have not directly engaged your company in writing to supply candidates for a specific vacancy, Lightspeed will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Lightspeed is a proud equal opportunity employer and we are committed to creating an inclusive and barrier-free workplace. Lightspeed welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Where to from here?

Obviously, this has to be mutually beneficial: we want you to step into a role you love, and we want to offer you a place you’re proud to come to every day. For a glimpse into our world check out our career page here.

Lightspeed is building communities through commerce, and we need people from all backgrounds and lived experiences to do that. We were founded in 2005, in Montreal’s gay village and our original members were all part of the LGBTQ+ community. The ethos of our business has been about inclusion from the very beginning, and we strive to provide a workplace where everyone belongs.

Who We Are

Powering the businesses that are the backbone of the global economy, Lightspeed's one-stop commerce platform helps merchants innovate to simplify, scale, and provide exceptional customer experiences. Our cloud commerce solution transforms and unifies online and physical operations, multichannel sales, expansion to new locations, global payments, financial solutions, and connection to supplier networks.

Founded in Montréal, Canada in 2005, Lightspeed is dual-listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: LSPD) and Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: LSPD). With teams across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, the company serves retail, hospitality, and golf businesses in over 100 countries.

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