Job Title: HR Technology Workday Lead – US Payroll, Time & Absence
Company: 3M
Job Type: Full-Time
Department: Human Resources Technology
Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Work Mode: Hybrid (2–3 days per week in the office)
Experience: Minimum 8+ Years
Choosing where to start and grow your career has a major impact on your professional and personal life, so it’s equally important you know that the company you choose will support and guide you. With a wide variety of people, global locations, technologies, and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3Mers.
The Impact You’ll Make in this Role
- Acting as the expert in Workday Payroll, Time Tracking, and Absence, specializing in advanced configuration of US pay rules, accruals, eligibility, earnings/deductions, and time valuation.
- Driving global deployment, optimization, and governance of US Payroll, Time, and Absence solutions, ensuring consistent design, compliance, best practices and documentation.
- Translating complex union requirements, labor laws, and organizational policies into scalable system designs while ensuring audit controls and regulatory compliance.
- Overseeing configuration quality, testing cycles, troubleshooting (gross‑to‑net, retro, accruals, integrations), and mentoring HR Technology Analysts.
- Partnering cross‑functionally to deliver enhancements, lead design workshops, manage stakeholder communication, and champion continuous improvement and user‑centric processes.
Your Skills and Expertise
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start).
- Minimum eight (8) years of HR Technology experience.
- Minimum eight (8) years of Workday configuration experience specializing in Payroll, Absence, and/or Time Tracking.
Preferred Qualifications
- Workday Pro certification preferred in US Payroll, Time, and/or Absence.
- Strong expertise with US Workday Payroll.
- Proven success designing complex pay calculation rules, accrual configurations, time valuation, eligibility, and payroll workflows.
- Familiarity with union rules, shift differentials, premium pay, and complex pay components.
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting abilities, particularly with pay results and time valuation.
- Experience leading or mentoring analysts or technical team members.
- Exceptional communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Experience with Workday Scheduling module preferred.