Workday Benefits & Absence Architect

Adecco India; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Adecco India seeks a Workday Benefits & Absence Architect to own the architecture and configuration for the Benefits and Absence ecosystems. You will design eligible rules, configure plans, and ensure compliance for state and federal requirements, including ACA and FMLA.

Collaborate with payroll, vendors, and developers to maintain integrations, lead regression testing, and create advanced reports. Certification and HR/CS background preferred.

Qualifications

• 4–8 years of Workday Benefits & Absence configuration experience.
• In-depth knowledge of the touchpoints between Benefits, Absence, HCM, and Payroll.
• Understanding of FMLA and State Leave programs.

Responsibilities

• Owns the architecture and configuration for Workday Benefits and Absence ecosystems, ensuring scalable designs.
• Create and maintain complex eligibility rules for benefit groups, benefit plans, leave plans, and time off plans for the company and acquired companies.
• Design and configure absence plans aligned with policy and compliance requirements at state and federal levels.
• Configure a variety of benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, life and disability insurance, and 401(k).
• Support the Benefits team with compliance reporting such as ACA, COBRA, and FMLA.
• Partner with developers and benefit vendors to set up and maintain integrations affecting benefits and absence ecosystems.
• Partner with payroll teams to test downstream impacts and ensure accurate payroll.
• Lead regression testing for Benefits and Absence after new Workday releases.
• Create custom reports including standard, advanced, composite, and matrix reports.
• Assist Workday tenant maintenance, enhancements, and troubleshooting for Benefits and Absence areas.
• Help the HCM Manager with change management plans and end-user guides.
• Test AI features like Workday Employee Self Service agent and support innovation enhancements.

Skills

Workday configuration

Rules and eligibility

Regression testing

Reporting and analytics

Education

Degree in HR/BA/CS or related

Workday Benefits Certification

Workday Absence Certification

Tools

Workday

Job description

Workday Benefits & Absence Architect

Responsibilities

• Owns the architecture and configuration for Workday Benefits and Absence ecosystems ensuring that designs are scalable for a growing company
• Create and maintain complex eligibility rules for benefit groups, benefit plans, leave plans, and time off plans for the company and acquired companies
• Design and configure absence plans ensuring alignment with policy and compliance requirements at the state and federal levels
• Configure a variety of benefit plans including but not limited to medical, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, life and disability insurance, and 401(k)
• Support the Benefits team with compliance reporting such as ACA, COBRA, and FMLA
• Partner developers and benefit vendors set up new integrations and maintain existing integrations that impact the benefits and absence ecosystems
• Partner with payroll teams to test downstream impacts and ensure accurate payroll
• Lead regression testing for Benefits and Absence after new Workday releases
• Create custom reports including but not limited to standard, advanced, composite, and matrix reports
• Support Workday tenant maintenance, enhancements, and troubleshooting for Benefits and Absence functional areas and provide support in related functional area as needed
• Assist HCM Manager with preparing change management plans and creating guides for end users
• Test AI features such as Workdays Employee Self Service agent and assist with overall innovation enhancements

Qualifications

• 4-8 years of Workday Benefits & Absence configuration experience
• In depth knowledge of the touchpoints between Benefits, Absence, HCM, and Payroll
• Understanding of FMLA and State Leave programs

Preferred Qualifications

• Workday Benefits Certification
• Workday Absence Certification
• Experience with time tracking integration
• Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Computer Science or related degree