Senior Workday Payroll Engineer - Hybrid Admin Leader

FHLB Des Moines; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 161,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Washington’s Information Technology group seeks a Senior Workday Payroll Engineer to manage and optimize the Workday HR/Payroll environment, including configuration, data loading, and integrations. You will partner with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable payroll solutions in a hybrid work setting.

Ideal candidates bring 4+ years in Workday HR/Payroll, strong communication, and production support experience, with a focus on accuracy, governance, and customer service in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Information Science, Computer Science or related experience.
• Four years of experience working in the Workday HR/Payroll domains with increasing responsibilities.
• Experience with enterprise HR/Payroll systems and the configuration and maintenance thereof, including Workday HR/Payroll modules.
• Experience analyzing complex HR/Payroll system processes and implementing Workday configuration changes to support requirements.
• Experience supporting system testing and/or data validation activities.
• Experience with reporting, data, and security in a SaaS environment.
• Ability to communicate clearly, in writing and in verbal presentations to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience interacting with customers, including resolution of complex inquiries and high-volume support.
• Experience providing production support of mission critical systems.
• Strong documentation and knowledge management skills.

Responsibilities

• Workday Configuration and System Administration (70%).
• Conduct systems analysis to identify enhancements and implement complex Workday configuration changes.
• Develop and promote configuration guidance to optimize functionality.
• Configure EIB integrations and data loading, template setup, issue resolution.
• Advanced Operational System Administration (20%).
• Collaborate with cross-functional Workday teams to maintain HR/Payroll solutions.
• Serve as an advanced systems administrator resolving complex inquiries.
• Knowledge Management, Training & Communication (10%).
• Maintain stakeholder relationships and support knowledge repository content.
• Assist in developing training materials for Workday users and administrators.

Skills

Workday configuration

SaaS reporting

Data validation

Customer service

System troubleshooting

Cross-functional collaboration

Documentation

Communication

Production support

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business/Info Science/CS or related

Job description

University of Washington’s Information Technology group seeks a Senior Workday Payroll Engineer to manage and optimize the Workday HR/Payroll environment, including configuration, data loading, and integrations. You will partner with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable payroll solutions in a hybrid work setting.

Ideal candidates bring 4+ years in Workday HR/Payroll, strong communication, and production support experience, with a focus on accuracy, governance, and customer service in a