Senior Workday Functional Architect (Contract & FTE)-5

Realign Llc; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Realign Llc in Menlo Park, CA seeks a Senior Workday Functional Architect for contract or full-time opportunities. The role focuses on configuring Workday modules—Core HCM, Absence & Time Tracking, Payroll—ensuring alignment with client workflows.

You will drive data migration, security setup, and process improvements across multiple Workday domains. The position requires extensive hands-on experience with Workday reporting, security, and release management, plus collaboration with Payroll,

Qualifications

• Need 14+ years profile with strong Architect experience.
• Expertise in Workday Core HCM, Absence & Time Tracking, and Payroll.

Responsibilities

• Configure Workday modules (Core HCM, Absence and Time Tracking, Payroll) to align with client workflows.
• Assist with data migration and ensure data accuracy.
• Identify and implement improvements to business processes using the Workday platform.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Workday Drive, Workday Docs, letter templates, Questionnaire, Survey, Reference Letters etc.
• Advanced hand-on process with Hire, Onboarding, Change Job, and Termination business processes including Notification and Alerts configuration.
• Develop and maintain reports and dashboards using Workday reporting tools (Advanced, Matrix, Composite reports).
• Manage and maintain Workday security framework (roles, domains, business process security policies).
• Provide recommendations to Tier 1 Team to fix incorrect transactions.
• Participate in Workday releases, analyze impacts, and implement updates.
• Perform data loading via EIBs, support data migration, tenant setup, and tenant management activities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Payroll, Recruiting, Absence, IAM etc.

Skills

Performance Architect

Job description

Senior Workday Functional Architect (Contract & FTE)-5

Need 14+ years profile with strong Architect experience.

Responsibilities

• Configurations: Configure Workday modules (Core HCM, Absence and Time tracking, Payroll) to align with client workflows.
• Data management: Assist with data migration and ensure data accuracy
• Process improvement: Identify and implement improvements to business processes using the Workday platform
• Demonstrated knowledge of Workday Drive, Workday Docs, letter templates, Questionnaire, Survey, Reference Letters etc.
• Advanced hand-on process with Hire, Onboarding, Change Job, and Termination business processes. Should have worked on Notification and Alerts configuration.
• Develop and maintain reports and dashboards using Workday reporting tools (Advanced, Matrix, Composite reports).
• Manage and maintain Workday security framework (roles, domains, business process security policies).
• Be able to provide recommendations to Tier 1 Team to fix incorrect transactions
• Participate in Workday releases, analyze impacts, and implement updates.
• Perform data loading via EIBs. Support data migration, tenant setup, and tenant management activities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Payroll, Recruiting, Absence, IAM etc.

Time & Absence Requirements

• Understanding of foundational HCM principles including Business Processes, Reporting, Calculated Fields, Security, & Notifications
• Advanced hand-on experience with time-off plan configuration including complex accruals, carryovers, shadow plans and touchpoints with leaves and time tracking.
• Advanced hands-on experience with leave configuration including balance periods, cascading leaves, intermittent leaves, and complex eligibility and validation rules.
• Experience with ancillary absence processes such as automated leave return, automatic balance adjustments and transfers, Sell Time Off and others.
• Experience with Workday time-tracking configuration, time submissions, and employee work schedules.
• Experience with reporting using the available Absence and Time Tracking data sources.
• Knowledge of Workday’s API capabilities for the Absence and Time Tracking modules.

Payroll Requirements

• Understanding of foundational HCM principles including Business Processes, Reporting, Calculated Fields, Security, & Notifications
• Workday Payroll processing knowledge including calculation, complete, and settle steps
• Experience with building payroll components (Earnings, Deductions, Account Posting Rules, Run Categories, Payment Election Rules)
• Experience with third party payroll configuration (External Earnings, External Deductions, External Inputs)
• Experience with reporting data sources for Payroll (Payroll Results) and Accounting (Journal Lines)
• Knowledge of payroll regulatory rules and their impact on payroll configuration
• Knowledge of payroll touchpoints (Time Tracking, Absence, HCM, Compensation, Benefits)

Workday Functional Skill Matrix

• If we have a candidate who is 'Expert' in "Time and Absence" module but has scored 'Moderate' in "Core HCM" module, we should evaluate them.
• If we have a candidate who is 'Expert' in "Payroll" module but has scored 'Moderate' in "Core HCM" module, we should evaluate them.
• We might get candidate who is 'Expert' in "Time and Absence" and "Payroll" but have moderate configuration experience in "Core HCM". We might evaluate them as well.
• It is difficult to find candidate who is 'Expert' in all 3 modules "Core HCM", "Time and Absence" and "Payroll", as these are vast.

Required Skills

Performance Architect

Job Type

Full Time

Job Category

IT

Job Description

Role: Senior Workday Functional Architect
Location – Menlo Park, CA (Onsite)
Contract & FTE Both