Headless HR Integrations Engineer

Vercel; United States; On-site; USD 160,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Healthcare

Mentorship & events

Flexible time off

WFH budget

Job summary

Vercel is reinventing People Operations and this role sits at the center of it. You will own and evolve core Workday integrations, partnering with People, Finance, IT, and Engineering to keep HR systems reliable, secure, and scalable in a fast-moving tech environment.

You will build internal tools that replace busywork with fast, modern solutions, leveraging generative AI and a headless HR tech stack. Reports to the Director of People Operations, Infrastructure & Services, location in SF, NY, or

Qualifications

• 4 years of hands-on experience building and maintaining Workday integrations using EIB, Core Connectors/Cloud Connect, Workday Studio, and/or APIs.
• Experience with XML/XSLT and Workday security configuration is a plus.
• Ability to understand the functional why behind a process, not just the technical how.
• Experience building and integrating tools and APIs that go beyond a core HRIS.

Responsibilities

• Build and integrate Vercel-powered internal People tools to define how the team works and support a headless HR tech stack.
• Build, maintain, and troubleshoot Workday integrations (EIB, Core Connectors/Cloud Connect, Workday Studio, APIs).
• Partner with People Operations, Finance, IT, and Engineering to translate process requirements into reliable integration solutions.
• Develop knowledge of hire-to-retire, compensation, benefits, and org management to inform integration design decisions.
• Monitor integration health, troubleshoot failures, and drive fixes with stakeholders.
• Maintain documentation of integration logic, field mappings, and processes for cross-team visibility.
• Contribute to testing, security, and change-management practices to keep HR integrations resilient.

Skills

Generative AI

Headless HR

Strong communicator

Independent ownership

Stakeholder collaboration

Problem solving

Tools

Workday EIB

Workday Core Connectors

Workday Cloud Connect

Workday Studio

Workday APIs

Job description

Vercel is reinventing People Operations and this role sits at the center of it. You will own and evolve core Workday integrations, partnering with People, Finance, IT, and Engineering to keep HR systems reliable, secure, and scalable in a fast-moving tech environment.

You will build internal tools that replace busywork with fast, modern solutions, leveraging generative AI and a headless HR tech stack. Reports to the Director of People Operations, Infrastructure & Services, location in SF, NY, or