Senior HRIS Analyst (Workday)

As one of the first pioneers of earned wage access, our passion at EarnIn is building products that deliver real-time financial flexibility for those with the unique needs of living paycheck to paycheck. Our community members access their earnings as they earn them, with options to spend, save, and grow their money ...

We’re fortunate to have an incredibly experienced leadership team, combined with world-class funding partners like A16Z, Matrix Partners, DST, Ribbit Capital, and a very healthy core business with a tremendous runway. We’re growing fast and are excited to continue bringing world-class talent onboard to help shape th...

We are seeking a Senior HRIS Analyst to own and evolve our Workday platform, primarily focused on Core HCM and Security. This role designs, configures, and optimizes scalable people systems that enable business growth and operational efficiency. You will act as a strategic partner to People, Finance, and IT teams—tr...

Payroll & Workday Configuration Ownership
Administer Workday Payroll configuration end-to-end, including pay groups, earnings, deductions, and payroll-impacting business processes
Serve as the primary systems point of contact for Payroll Operations, ensuring accurate, on-time pay processing
Own configuration and ongoing optimization of Workday Payroll and also other areas in Core HCM, including security frameworks as assigned
Support configuration and troubleshooting across other Workday functional areas, including Time and Absence
Design and maintain business processes, workflows, and system controls across the employee lifecycle
Lead system enhancements, releases, and feature adoption in areas assigned

System Strategy & Optimization
Ensure Workday is not operated in isolation but as part of a broader enterprise ecosystem; design solutions that support end-to-end business processes across systems, including access governance, compliance, and cross-functional workflow orchestration
Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, and automate People processes through Workday and integrated systems
Drive scalable solutions that reduce manual effort and improve data accuracy
Contribute to the Workday roadmap by defining and prioritizing enhancements based on business impact, scalability, and system health
Establish and maintain system governance and best practices
Partner with People Operations and external Workday support to manage escalations, prioritize issues, and drive systemic resolution of recurring problems
Ensure data consistency and integrity across Workday and downstream financial systems, including reconciliation of headcount, compensation, and organizational structures used in financial reporting and planning.
Develop and maintain system documentation (business processes, decision logic, architecture diagrams); leverage AI tools to accelerate documentation, identify logic gaps, and propose enhancements
Troubleshoot system issues, root-cause errors, and implement scalable fixes

Reporting & Insights
Build and maintain advanced Workday reports, dashboards, and calculated fields
Partner with stakeholders to deliver actionable insights across People and Finance
Ensure consistency and integrity of workforce data

Cross-Functional Partnership
Partner with People Ops, Accounting, Payroll, Total Rewards, Finance, and IT to translate business requirements into system solutions
Act as a subject matter expert on Workday capabilities and limitations
Act as a key partner to Finance in supporting workforce planning, budgeting, and actuals reporting by ensuring accurate and timely workforce data
Support testing strategy (UAT) and ensure high-quality system deployments
Leverage AI and structured methodologies to define test strategies, generate test cases, support design reviews, and proactively identify logic gaps or architectural improvements prior to deployment

3+ years of hands-on Workday Payroll configuration and administration experience, required
5+ years of HRIS experience with deep Workday expertise
Strong configuration experience in Workday Payroll and Core HCM
Experience with Workday configuration including Business Process Framework, Security, and Advanced Reporting (Calculated Fields)
Experience partnering cross-functionally with stakeholders in People, Accounting, Payroll, Finance, and IT
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Experience creating structured documentation and leveraging AI tools to enhance system design, testing, and analysis
Advanced analytical and technical skills for translating and analyzing business needs into requirements, driving implementations, and delivering effective, value-adding solutions
Exceptional technical aptitude and strong desire for learning new technologies and solution architectures
Experience with Workday’s tools below is a plus: 
Advanced Compensation
Time and Absence
Talent/Performance modules
Workday Extend
Experience in global and matrixed organizations is a plus 
Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Information Systems, or equivalent is a plus
Experience designing workflows across different areas in the employment lifecycle (recruiting, onboarding, career development, off-boarding) is a plus

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At EarnIn, we believe that the best way to build a financial system that works for everyday people is by hiring a team that represents our diverse community. Our team is diverse not only in background and experience but also in perspective. We celebrate our diversity and strive to create a culture of belonging. EarnIn does not unlawfully discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition, family care status, military or veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws. EarnIn is an E-Verify participant. 
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