Senior Systems Analyst – Workday Time & Absence Implementation Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Mexico.

📋 Description

• Act as the functional technology leader for mergers and acquisitions integrations, divestitures, and strategic HR technology initiatives.

• Oversee Absence Management, Time Tracking, and associated payroll processes.

• Engage in the discovery and evaluation of HR processes, policies, systems, employee demographics, time and absence practices, payroll dependencies, and regulatory requirements of acquired companies.

• Conduct fit-gap and impact assessments against current configurations and technology standards.

• Design and configure Workday Absence Management solutions, which include time-off plans, leave types, accruals, eligibility rules, business processes, and workflows.

• Design and configure Workday Time Tracking solutions, encompassing eligibility rules, workflows, overtime rules, differentials, time calculations, and payroll earnings.

• Collaborate with HR, Payroll, IT, Finance, Legal/Compliance, project management teams, acquired businesses, and external consultants.

• Manage functional workstreams and deliverables across multiple concurrent projects.

• Analyze processes and configurations to assess the use of global standards versus project-specific solutions.

• Prototype and review system functionality with stakeholders to identify gaps.

• Work in partnership with integration and payroll teams on third-party payroll interfaces.

• Assist in the development of testing strategies, scenarios, test cases, and expected outcomes.

• Aid in deployment preparedness and cutover planning, including configuration migration, data validation, integration readiness, business readiness, and go-live activities.

• Provide functional leadership during the post-go-live stabilization and hypercare phases.

• Transition solutions to operational support teams.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 5+ years of experience with Tier 1 Human Capital Management (HCM) systems, including the development and configuration of HR applications.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent experience is required.

• Familiarity with Personnel Administration, Organization Management, Compensation Management, Absence Management, Time Management, or other HR functionalities.

• Experience in participating in or leading M&A integrations, divestitures, HR technology implementations, enterprise transformations, or intricate cross-functional projects is highly preferred.

• Preferred knowledge of Workday HCM, particularly its Absence Management, Compensation, and Time Tracking modules; equivalent HCM system knowledge and experience will be considered.

• Experience with project lifecycle tasks such as discovery, requirements analysis, solution design, configuration, testing, deployment, cutover, stabilization, and transition to support.

• Strong functional understanding of Absence Management and Time Tracking processes, including the impacts across various streams.

• Proven experience in assessing organizational changes, acquisitions, employee migrations, system implementations, and policy changes within interconnected HR technology environments.

• Understanding of HCM application security and system dependencies.

• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, global environment.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent oral and written communication abilities, including the ability to convey technical and user-friendly concepts.

• Capability to meet both internal and external customer expectations and requirements.

• Proficient in multitasking and prioritizing tasks.

• Strong attention to detail and a sense of urgency.

• Skill in researching systems issues and products.

• Knowledge of systems development life cycles and methodologies.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote work arrangement.

• Full-time employment.

• Standard Monday-Friday work schedule.