Senior Workday & People Ops Systems Lead

Checkr, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 128,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% medical, dental, and vision

Learning and development allowance

Competitive cash and equity

Relocation stipend may be available

In-office hub locations: Denver, San F

Job summary

Checkr, Inc. is seeking a Senior People Operations and Systems Generalist to own Workday processes, manage data integrity, and drive system improvements across the People Ops function.

You will partner with internal systems teams on integrations and stand up lightweight tools to close gaps, while supporting immigration, compensation, and compliance tasks. The role demands deep Workday HCM expertise, strong project management, and a proactive, data-driven approach in a fast-paced environment with

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in People Ops or systems adjacent teams at fast paced, scaling organizations.
• Deep functional expertise in Workday HCM with experience owning a process from idea through requirements, testing and rollout.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the functional Workday expert for the People Ops team, owning business process design from requirements through configuration, testing, and post launch iteration.
• Own configuration, testing, and rollout for semi-annual Workday releases, proactively flagging opportunities to simplify or automate existing processes.
• Partner with the Workday Product Analyst and internal systems team on larger technical projects and integrations.
• Stand up simple, ad hoc tools within the team's own toolkit to close process gaps, escalating true technical development to internal systems.
• Use Lovable and Claude to prototype and build People Ops tools and automations on fast timelines.
• Manage day-to-day Workday data and configuration, from position detail changes and EIB processing to troubleshooting.
• Maintain up-to-date process documentation and deliver training materials for new system enhancements.
• Provide employee and manager support for complex or system-specific JIRA tickets escalated from the team.
• Prepare, review, and analyze data and reports with the Data Analyst, e.g., Attrition and exit reporting.
• Own immigration vendor relationships, support compliance and multi-state policy and handbook administration.
• Serve as backup for complex workplace compliance investigations escalated by HRBPs or the broader People Ops team.
• Support Total Rewards on compensation, benefits, equity and leave administration, and assist with EEO 1 and Affirmative Action Plan reporting.
• Support the People function through ongoing process improvements and general team support.

Skills

Workday HCM

Process design

No-code/low-code tools

Google Sheets

JIRA Help Desk

Data analysis

Project management

People ops awareness

Tools

Lovable

Claude

Envoy to Workday

JIRA

Greenhouse

CultureAmp

Job description

Checkr, Inc. is seeking a Senior People Operations and Systems Generalist to own Workday processes, manage data integrity, and drive system improvements across the People Ops function.

You will partner with internal systems teams on integrations and stand up lightweight tools to close gaps, while supporting immigration, compensation, and compliance tasks. The role demands deep Workday HCM expertise, strong project management, and a proactive, data-driven approach in a fast-paced environment with