Senior Workday Systems Engineer - Payroll

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Our Workday HCM Technology team is at the head of leading and redefining our Workday platform to support evolving business requirements. Be a part of the Corporate Technology team! We work closely in tandem with several of our peer groups in the HR, Engineering, Finance and IT teams.

Our team supports and handles all the global configurations for the in scope Workday functional areas that include Core HCM, Compensation, Time Tracking, Absence, Payroll, Talent & Performance and Benefits.

We are looking for a Workday Systems Engineer to who would be the functional lead and SME supporting our global Payroll configurations in Workday. Apply and join our team!

What you'll get to do...

• Work in an agile environment with a team of problem solvers, helping to resolve complex business issues from strategy to execution
• Build or maintain functional configuration and features of the Workday application focusing on functional areas - Global Payroll and including business process workflows, calibration tasks, custom reports, custom validations, condition rules and calculated fields
• Collaborate with business partners to understand requirements, configure, prototype and test
• Participate in the sprint planning activities, provide estimates for the tickets related to the focus area, work on the prioritized tickets for the monthly sprint related to your functional area
• Work with the partners for UAT and sign offs, perform peer reviews using GoDaddy’s deployment documentation and path to production methodology
• Document configurations, processes, and procedures relating to Workday payroll system
• Be a part of a team that will work to fix and resolve Workday production issues, bringing to bear the latest available features released by Workday
• Be our team's resource for the cyclic projects and new architectures for Payroll including Third Party Payroll integrations' support
• Collaborate with IT, HR, Compensation, and Finance to ensure participation, support, and inter-dependencies on multi-functional projects related to Payroll and to help implement Workday solutions that address the business needs
• Provide support and training to end users surrounding Workday Payroll module with an emphasis on accuracy and standard methodologies
• Recommend effective strategies to ensure efficient use of Workday functionality based on knowledge of the processes and technology
• Continuously increase technical and industry trend knowledge by participating in Workday Community and other forums, including on-line discussions, brainstorms, voting, training, webinars etc
• Participate in Workday’s bi-annual releases - review the features for the Payroll functional area, assess impact, test, and recommend implementation strategy for the identified features in the upcoming sprints

Your experience should include...

• 8+ years in HCM/Payroll applications including 5+ years configuring Workday Payroll.
• Deep expertise in Workday architecture, calculations, integrations, and security.
• Creates EIBs, loads mass transactions, and builds custom reports in Workday.
• Proficient across Workday modules with excellent problem-solving skills.
• Solutions architect balancing multiple projects; improves Workday through long-term solutions.

You might also have...

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience from a four-year college or university in IT, Computer Science or related field
• Workday certification in one or multiple modules- Payroll(US/ UK/ Canada), Benefits, Time Tracking & Absence, Compensation, Core HCM, Talent & Performance,
• Experience with new architectures/global acquisitions and supporting the related setup in Workday

We've got your back...

We offer a range of total rewards that may include paid time off, retirement savings (e.g., 401k, pension schemes), bonus/incentive eligibility, equity grants, participation in our employee stock purchase plan, competitive health benefits, and other family-friendly benefits including parental leave. GoDaddy’s benefits vary based on individual role and location and can be reviewed in more detail during the interview process.

We also embrace our diverse culture and offer a range of Employee Resource Groups (Culture). Have a side hustle? No problem. We love entrepreneurs! Most importantly, come as you are and make your own way.

About us...

GoDaddy is empowering everyday entrepreneurs around the world by providing the help and tools to succeed online, making opportunity more inclusive for all. GoDaddy is the place people come to name their idea, build a professional website, attract customers, sell their products and services, and manage their work. Our mission is to give our customers the tools, insights, and people to transform their ideas and personal initiative into success. To learn more about the company, visit About Us.

At GoDaddy, we know diverse teams build better products—period. Our people and culture reflect and celebrate that sense of diversity and inclusion in ideas, experiences and perspectives. But we also know that’s not enough to build true equity and belonging in our communities. That’s why we prioritize integrating diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging principles into the core of how we work every day—focusing not only on our employee experience, but also our customer experience and operations. It’s the best way to serve our mission of empowering entrepreneurs everywhere, and making opportunity more inclusive for all. To read more about these commitments, as well as our representation and pay equity data, check out our Diversity and Pay Parity annual report which can be found on our Diversity Careers page.

GoDaddy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. GoDaddy will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with local and federal requirements. Refer to our full EEO policy.

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