Staff Workday Engineer

Blue Yonder; Coppell (TX); Remote; USD 113,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

401K

Flexible Time Off

Fitness Program

Voluntary benefits

Job summary

Blue Yonder is seeking an experienced Staff Workday Engineer to lead design, configuration and optimization of Workday and related HR technology initiatives. The role focuses on Talent, Performance, Compensation, Security, Reporting and Workforce Planning, with collaboration across HR, IT and external partners.

The successful candidate will drive requirements, design, testing and deployment in an Agile environment, leveraging Jira for epics and user stories.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of Workday experience with hands-on design, configuration, enhancements and production support.
• Experience in Workday HCM areas such as Talent, Performance, or Adaptive Planning.
• Strong reporting skills in Workday, including Advanced, Composite, Matrix and dashboards.

Responsibilities

• Partner with HR stakeholders to translate HR and Talent strategies into scalable Workday solutions.
• Lead Workday initiatives across Talent, Performance, Compensation, Security, Reporting and Core HCM.
• Serve as a senior Workday SME and trusted advisor to HR, Talent, IT, and business stakeholders.
• Drive initiatives from requirements gathering through configuration, testing, deployment and post-production support.
• Assess business requirements, evaluate options, and design practical, scalable technology solutions.
• Design and optimize Workday business processes, workflows, approvals, and security controls.
• Develop and maintain Workday reports, dashboards, calculated fields, data sources and analytics.
• Support Workday security initiatives, including role design and access controls.
• Support Talent, Performance and Compensation initiatives through design, configuration and reporting.
• Support workforce planning and Workday Adaptive Planning where applicable.
• Identify opportunities to simplify and automate HR processes using Workday capabilities.
• Review solution designs and integrations for scalability, security and compliance.
• Collaborate with offshore teams and external partners for solution direction and oversight.
• Troubleshoot complex issues and drive to resolution.

Skills

Workday expertise

Workday HCM

Agile/Scrum

Stakeholder management

Solution design

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Jira

Job description

Staff Workday Engineer

US - Remote

Dallas preferred

Up to 15% travel

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Staff Workday Engineer to join our HR Technology team as an individual contributor. Reporting to the Director of HR Technology, this role will help drive the strategy, solution design, delivery, and optimization of Workday and related HR technology initiatives.

Scope

The ideal candidate is a hands‑on Workday professional who can translate business needs into effective technology solutions and drive initiatives from concept through delivery. The role will support a broad portfolio of HR Technology initiatives, with particular focus on areas such as Talent, Performance, Compensation, Workday Security, Reporting & Analytics, and Workforce Planning.

The successful candidate will work closely with HR Technology team members, HR and business stakeholders, external partners, and our offshore delivery team to deliver solutions, resolve issues, and drive strategic initiatives forward.

What You Will Do

• Partner with HR business stakeholders to translate HR and Talent strategies into scalable Workday solutions.
• Lead Workday initiatives across areas such as Talent, Performance, Compensation, Security, Benefits, Reporting, and Core HCM.
• Serve as a senior Workday subject matter expert and trusted advisor to HR, Talent, Compensation, IT, and business stakeholders.
• Drive initiatives from requirements gathering and solution design through configuration, testing, deployment, and post-production support.
• Assess business requirements, evaluate solution options, identify dependencies, and recommend practical and scalable technology solutions.
• Design and optimize Workday business processes, workflows, approvals, notifications, validations, security controls, and exception handling.
• Develop and maintain Workday reports, dashboards, calculated fields, data sources, prompts, filters, and analytics to support operational and strategic decision-making.
• Support Workday Security initiatives, including security role design, access controls, business process security, security reviews, and troubleshooting.
• Support Talent, Performance, and Compensation initiatives through solution design, process optimization, configuration, reporting, and data analysis.
• Support workforce planning and financial planning initiatives, including Workday Adaptive Planning where applicable.
• Identify opportunities to simplify, automate, and improve HR processes using Workday capabilities and emerging HR technology.
• Review solution designs, configurations, integrations, and impact assessments to ensure scalability, maintainability, security, compliance, and alignment with enterprise architecture.
• Partner with the offshore HR Technology/Workday team by providing requirements, solution direction, guidance, and quality oversight.
• Collaborate with external Workday consultants and implementation partners to ensure solutions meet business requirements and follow Workday best practices.
• Troubleshoot complex functional, reporting, security, and data issues and drive issues through resolution.
• Participate in Workday releases, enhancements, integrations, production support, and major system changes.
• Evaluate new Workday capabilities and help determine how they can support Blue Yonder's HR Technology strategy.
• Work in an Agile/Scrum environment using Jira to manage epics, features, user stories, acceptance criteria, priorities, dependencies, and delivery.

What We Are Looking For

• 6+ years of Workday experience, with hands‑on experience in Workday solution design, configuration, enhancements, and production support.
• Strong hands‑on expertise in Workday HCM and experience in one or more areas such as Talent Optimization, Performance, Recruiting, or Adaptive Planning.
• Strong experience with Workday Reporting, including Advanced, Composite, Matrix, and other reporting capabilities, as well as calculated fields, dashboards, prompts, filters, business objects, and data sources.
• Experience translating HR/Talent business requirements and strategy into technology solutions.
• Strong understanding of Workday business processes, configuration, security, data, and solution design.
• Experience delivering Workday initiatives across the lifecycle, including requirements, design, configuration, testing, deployment, and production support.
• Experience with Talent, Performance, or Compensation solutions and processes is highly desirable.
• Experience with Workday Skills Cloud, Career Hub, skills‑based talent initiatives, job architecture, skills taxonomy, talent mobility, or related talent optimization capabilities is a plus.
• Experience with Workday Adaptive Planning or other workforce/financial planning technologies is a strong plus.
• Experience working with offshore delivery teams and external implementation partners, including providing solution direction and reviewing deliverables.
• Experience with Jira and Agile/Scrum delivery practices, including backlog management, user stories, acceptance criteria, sprint planning, and delivery.
• Ability to independently drive initiatives, manage competing priorities, identify issues and dependencies, and move work forward.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, communication, and stakeholder‑management skills.
• Ability to communicate complex Workday concepts clearly to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or equivalent combination of education and experience.

What Success Looks Like

• Translate HR and Talent strategy into practical and scalable technology solutions.
• Independently drive Workday initiatives from requirements through successful delivery.
• Increase adoption and value from existing Workday capabilities while reducing unnecessary complexity.
• Provide effective solution direction and partnership to the offshore delivery team and external partners.
• Improve reporting, analytics, automation, security, and overall employee and manager experience.
• Become a trusted Workday advisor to HR Technology and business stakeholders.

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The base salary range for this position is $113,046.00 to $158,977.00 USD

The salary range information provided, reflects the anticipated base salary range for this position based on current national data. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. Individual salary will be commensurate with skills, experience, certifications or licenses and other relevant factors. In addition, this role will be eligible to participate in either the annual performance bonus or commission program, determined by the nature of the position.

At Blue Yonder, we care about the wellbeing of our employees and those most important to them. This is reflected in our robust benefits package and options that includes:

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision
• 401K with Matching
• Flexible Time Off
• Corporate Fitness Program
• A variety of voluntary benefits such as; Legal Plans, Accident and Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance and much more

At Blue Yonder, we are committed to a workplace that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging in which everyone can share their unique voices and talents in a safe space. We continue to be guided by our core values and are proud of our diverse culture as an equal opportunity employer. We understand that your career search may look different than others, and embrace the professional, personal, educational, and volunteer opportunities through which people gain experience.

Our Values

If you want to know the heart of a company, take a look at their values. Ours unite us. They are what drive our success - and the success of our customers. Does your heart beat like ours? Find out here: Core Values

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.