Senior Workday & Benefits Systems Architect

Harvey; United States; Remote; USD 136,000 - 204,000; Full time

Job summary

Harvey is seeking a Senior People Systems Analyst to own and scale Workday HCM and benefits/workflow systems supporting a growing global workforce. You’ll design, configure, test, and continuously improve complex business processes while guiding stakeholders toward durable, scalable solutions.

You’ll partner with People Operations, Recruiting, Payroll, Finance, Legal, and IT to translate needs into scalable systems, lead testing, and ensure governance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience configuring and supporting Workday, an HRIS, or related enterprise systems.
• Deep experience with Workday HCM configuration and the Business Process Framework.
• Proven ability to independently design and deliver complex workflows across systems.
• Experience owning projects that improve workflows and reduce manual effort.
• Strong ability to translate ambiguous requirements into system solutions.
• Experience defining and running testing strategies (regression, UAT, data validation).
• Knowledge of Benefits administration/configuration and annual enrollment.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills with data governance focus.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to operate in a fast-moving, high-growth environment.

Responsibilities

• Own the configuration, maintenance, and optimization of Workday HCM, including complex business processes, rule conditions, approvals, and workflows.
• Lead end-to-end solution design: translate business needs into system solutions and assess impacts across HCM, Benefits, Payroll, reporting, and integrations.
• Serve as the subject-matter expert for Benefits systems, including plan configuration, enrollment workflows, and vendor integrations.
• Support Recruiting Systems and administration including integrations and data quality.
• Advise senior stakeholders on system capabilities, feature tradeoffs, and automation opportunities.
• Define and drive testing strategy across Workday, Benefits, Ashby, and connected systems.
• Diagnose complex data issues, identify root causes, and implement durable fixes.
• Lead enhancement projects from discovery to deployment with multiple teams.
• Set standards for documentation, test plans, and release notes for governance.
• Monitor system health and data integrity, support audits, and uphold data governance.

Skills

Workday HCM

HRIS configurations

Business processes

Stakeholder collaboration

Testing & QA

Tools

Ashby ATS

Workday integration tools

Job description

Harvey is seeking a Senior People Systems Analyst to own and scale Workday HCM and benefits/workflow systems supporting a growing global workforce. You’ll design, configure, test, and continuously improve complex business processes while guiding stakeholders toward durable, scalable solutions.

You’ll partner with People Operations, Recruiting, Payroll, Finance, Legal, and IT to translate needs into scalable systems, lead testing, and ensure governance.