Senior Analyst, People Systems (Workday PATT)

As part of Justworks, the People Systems team is charged with delivering an amazing employee experience and ensuring our People & Talent systems, tools and processes support our growing people and business needs. You will be an integral part of Justworks' growth and success by supporting and building HR systems, processes and ensuring they are documented and compliant, driving efficiency and solutions for the team and business. You will serve as a key point of contact for the organization's HR systems questions and/or concerns.

Responsibilities

Serve as the functional owner for Workday Payroll, Absence, and Time Tracking: configuration, maintenance, and day-to-day support across all three; Lead cross-functional PATT projects from requirements gathering through design, testing, deployment, and post-launch support, translating business needs into technical solutions and flagging process flaws or alternative approaches along the way; Configure and maintain core PATT setup: pay components, earnings and deductions, period schedules, time entry templates and calculations, accrual and leave-of-absence rules, and business process framework and condition rules; Partner with Payroll and Finance on payroll cycle support, including parallel testing, retro processing, and period close; Own the twice-yearly Workday release cycle for PATT: feature review, regression testing, and adoption recommendations; Build and maintain advanced, matrix, and calculated-field reports, dashboards, and audits that ensure data integrity within Workday and across integrated systems; Administer role-based and domain security for PATT areas, support periodic access reviews, and build and monitor EIBs and vendor integrations in partnership with technical teams; Serve as the escalation point for PATT system questions and cases, owning intake and resolution against team SLAs; Document configuration decisions and SOPs, and train People Team stakeholders and end users on new or enhanced functionality; Evaluate new technologies and maintain awareness of current Workday trends with a focus on delivery and support; Other duties as needed based on department and/or organizational needs

Requirements

4+ years of progressive, hands-on experience in People Systems, preferably within high-growth or rapidly scaling organizations; Hands-on Workday configuration experience with deep knowledge of at least two of Payroll, Absence, and Time Tracking, and working knowledge of the third; Experience through at least one full Workday implementation or major module deployment; Proficiency with Workday calculated fields, advanced reporting, and EIBs; Experience with business process framework configuration and role-based security administration; Working knowledge of HR processes and employment law relevant to pay and time, including multi-state wage and hour, FLSA and overtime calculation, and leave laws; Strong Excel skills for reconciliation and data validation; Excellent attention to detail, critical thinking, and creative problem-solving skills; A customer-centric, employee experience mentality that is eager to improve everything you touch; Strong sense of urgency and ability to quickly prioritize in a fast-moving environment; Excellent writing and communication skills; Experience supporting a PEO or a multi-entity, multi-country, multi-state payroll/absence environment

Benefits

Welcoming and casual environment; Great benefits; Wellness program offerings; Company retreats; Ability to interact with and learn from leaders in the startup community; Total Rewards perks and benefits