Workday Benefits & Absence Analyst

SiriusXM; North Carolina; On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

SiriusXM seeks a Workday Benefits & Absence Administrator to configure and support Benefits, Absence Management, and ACA modules. You’ll partner with People Operations and Payroll to ensure compliant benefits administration and efficient processes, supporting Open Enrollment and data integrity across a mature Workday environment.

You’ll manage reporting, testing, and security configurations while driving improvements and supporting SOX compliance in a fast‑paced, collaborative setting.

Qualifications

• 2 years of Workday Benefits and Absence configuration experience
• Workday Core HCM configuration experience including business process management
• Experience configuring and supporting Workday Benefits and Absence Management
• Experience ACA configuration & administration within Workday (eligibility, measurement, stability, affordability, testing, validation)
• Experience Benefits Open Enrollment configuration (plans, eligibility, events, testing)
• Workday Report Writer and calculated field development
• Experience Workday security model
• Workday EIB data loads
• Excel PivotTables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, charts
• Experience building relationships across teams
• Adaptability to changing business needs
• Workday production support in a mature system
• Workday implementation experience desired
• Experience with automation and AI tools (e.g., chatGPT)
• Authorized to work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily system support for Workday Benefits, Absence Management, and other P+C systems
• Configure/Support Workday Benefits (plans, eligibility, events, enrollment)
• Configure/Support ACA administration (eligibility, measurement, affordability, testing, reporting)
• Configure/Support Workday Absence Management (leave plans, accruals, eligibility)
• Support projects and cross-functional initiatives
• Collaborate with cross-functional peers to achieve objectives
• Guide People Operations on Benefits/Absence processes
• Utilize Workday reporting to design/build/maintain reports
• Triages/handles requests via ServiceNow HRSD
• Evaluate new/existing system functionality for efficiency and compliance
• Participate in Workday bi-annual release testing and validation
• Understand SOX security guidelines and workflows
• Contribute to change management for People Technology systems
• Ensure data quality through audits and maintenance

Skills

Workday Knowledge

Benef/Absence Configuration

ACA Configuration

Report Writing

Excel Proficiency

Security & Access

Data Loads / EIBs

Cross-functional Collaboration

Testing & Validation

Change Management

Problem Solving

Job description

SiriusXM seeks a Workday Benefits & Absence Administrator to configure and support Benefits, Absence Management, and ACA modules. You’ll partner with People Operations and Payroll to ensure compliant benefits administration and efficient processes, supporting Open Enrollment and data integrity across a mature Workday environment.

You’ll manage reporting, testing, and security configurations while driving improvements and supporting SOX compliance in a fast‑paced, collaborative setting.