HR Systems Architect: Workday & Analytics

Benchling; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Benchling in San Francisco is seeking an HR Systems functional expert to join our People Operations team. You will manage our People technology stack, refine processes, and own reporting for HR data, partnering with HR Business Partners, Payroll/Finance, IT, Security, Recruiting, and leaders across departments.

This role offers visibility across HR, Finance, IT, and Recruiting. You are a go-to expert on Workday and related tools, enjoy solving process problems through configuration, and will

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience using and configuring Workday, particularly HCM, Talent Optimization, and Time & Absence modules.
• Strong experience with reporting in Workday and other BI/analytics tools (Tableau, Looker, advanced spreadsheets)
• Analytically minded, with a track record of solving problems and improving processes using available tools
• Strong cross-functional communication skills - comfortable working with HR Business Partners, departmental leaders, Security, IT, Legal, Recruiting, and Payroll/Finance
• Experience identifying project opportunities, designing solutions, and executing projects end-to-end

Responsibilities

• HRIS / Workday Configuration: Serve as the primary point of contact for Workday configuration, refining business processes to meet the needs of a growing organization.
• Performance & Talent Management: Partner with HR Business Partners and departmental leaders to refine performance management processes in Workday, including performance reviews, talent reviews, and succession planning.
• Time & Absence: Own Time and Absence business processes and configuration in Workday, partnering with Payroll/Finance to ensure processes are scalable, accurate, and compliant.
• Reporting & Analytics: Partner with HR Business Partners and departmental leaders to turn People data into insights that help them understand and address People challenges. Make configuration and process changes in Workday as needed to enable new types of reporting.
• People Systems Ownership: Act as a point of contact for our broader People technology stack, including tools like Culture Amp (surveys), Knoetic (people analytics), and Pave (compensation).
• Compliance: Work closely with Security and Compliance teams to produce materials or implement process changes required for audits, including SOC2, ISO, GxP, and SOX, as well as broader external and internal HR audit and compliance requests (e.g., EEO reporting, pay equity reviews, HR data requests from Legal or regulators).
• Support: Field tickets related to People systems, providing excellent customer service and timely resolution for internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

Workday configuration

Workday HCM

Time & Absence

Reporting & Analytics

Cross-functional communication

Tools

Tableau

Looker

Excel

Job description

Benchling in San Francisco is seeking an HR Systems functional expert to join our People Operations team. You will manage our People technology stack, refine processes, and own reporting for HR data, partnering with HR Business Partners, Payroll/Finance, IT, Security, Recruiting, and leaders across departments.

This role offers visibility across HR, Finance, IT, and Recruiting. You are a go-to expert on Workday and related tools, enjoy solving process problems through configuration, and will