Workday Systems Architect – Compensation & HR Tech

Fastly, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Fastly, Inc. is seeking a People Systems Architect to lead Workday configuration and HR technology initiatives within the People team. You will translate business requirements into scalable Workday solutions, configure critical modules, and guide cross-functional collaboration during deployments.

You will own data quality, reporting, integrations, and release readiness while partnering with COEs to optimize processes and drive insights from HR data.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Information Systems, or related field.
• 5–8 years of Workday or HR technology experience.
• Deep Workday configuration in Absence, Benefits, Compensation, Performance, Talent, Time Off/Time Tracking, Payroll, or Core HCM; Compensation is a must.
• Hands-on Workday configuration, reporting, EIBs, data validation, and security concepts.
• Experience supporting Workday implementations and deployments.

Responsibilities

• Lead HR technology projects of varying complexity, including compensation cycles, performance reviews, and learning initiatives.
• Partner with People COEs and stakeholders to identify process improvements and implement Workday best practices.
• Gather, clarify, and document business requirements; translate into process designs and configurations.
• Configure and optimize Workday processes, fields, rules, security across areas.
• Manage testing, UAT, and release readiness activities.
• Create and maintain Workday reports, dashboards using Prism Analytics and Discovery Board.
• Manage EIBs and data loads, imports, exports, validation, and reconciliation.
• Provide Tier 2/3 Workday support and drive issue resolution.
• Own ongoing administration, data quality, reporting, integrations, and tenant activities.

Skills

Workday configuration

HR technology

Requirements gathering

Cross-functional collaboration

SOX compliance

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or Information Systems or Business

Tools

Prism Analytics

Discovery Board

Job description

Fastly, Inc. is seeking a People Systems Architect to lead Workday configuration and HR technology initiatives within the People team. You will translate business requirements into scalable Workday solutions, configure critical modules, and guide cross-functional collaboration during deployments.

You will own data quality, reporting, integrations, and release readiness while partnering with COEs to optimize processes and drive insights from HR data.