Workday Benefits and absence Architect

Keka Technologies Private Limited; Pune District; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Verdantas is seeking a skilled Workday Benefits & Absence Architect to lead end-to-end architecture, design, and optimization of benefits and absence ecosystems within Workday. The role ensures scalable designs, regulatory compliance, and seamless integrations with HCM, Payroll, and third-party vendors to enhance employee experience.

You will own configurations for benefit groups, leave plans, and time-off rules, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive QA and change management across

Qualifications

• 5-10 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.
• Workday Benefits Certification.
• Workday Absence Certification.
• Experience with time tracking integration.
• Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Computer Science or related degree.

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 Workday's Employee Self Service agent and assist with overall innovation enhancements

Skills

Workday Benefits

HCM/Payroll integration

FMLA knowledge

Education

Degree in HR/Business Admin/CS

Workday Benefits Certification

Workday Absence Certification

Tools

Workday

Time tracking integration

Job description

We at Verdantas, looking for a skilled Workday Benefit and Absence Architect to join our team.

This role will be responsible for driving the end-to-end architecture, design, and optimization of the Workday Benefits and Absence ecosystem. The role will ensure scalable system design, regulatory compliance, and seamless integration with Workday HCM, Payroll, and third-party vendors, while enabling efficient business processes and enhancing overall employee experience.

Key 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 Workday's Employee Self Service agent and assist with overall innovation enhancements

Education and Experience:

• 5-10 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
• Workday Benefits Certification
• Workday Absence Certification
• Experience with time tracking integration
• Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Computer Science or related degree