Senior Configurator- Workday

Job Summary: The Senior Configurator II, Workday is responsible for leading advanced Workday configuration, solution design, system optimization, security configuration, and production support across assigned functional areas. This role serves as a senior functional and technical resource, partnering with HR, IT, Payroll, Talent, Compensation, Benefits, Recruiting, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable, sustainable, secure, and compliant Workday solutions. This position translates business needs into effective system configuration, evaluates upstream and downstream impacts, troubleshoots complex issues, and ensures solutions align with enterprise processes, governance, security standards, and the broader HR technology roadmap. The Senior Configurator II is expected to operate with a high degree of ownership, independently managing configuration work from intake through deployment and post-production support. This role also supports release readiness, security governance, documentation practices, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement across the Workday ecosystem

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead Workday configuration for assigned functional areas, which may include Core HCM, Talent, Performance, Compensation, Recruiting, Absence, Time Tracking, Benefits, Payroll-related configuration, Reporting, Security, or related modules.
• Partner with HR, IT, and business stakeholders to gather requirements, assess business needs, and recommend scalable and secure Workday solutions.
• Own configuration from design through build, testing, deployment, release support, and post-production support.
• Configure and maintain business processes, condition rules, eligibility rules, validations, notifications, calculated fields, security groups, domain policies, business process security, and related Workday functionality.
• Support Workday security configuration, including role-based security, user-based security, segmented security, domain and business process security, and security-related troubleshooting.
• Assess upstream and downstream impacts across modules, integrations, reporting, security, payroll, compliance, and business processes.
• Troubleshoot complex Workday issues, perform root cause analysis, and provide timely resolution options.
• Review configuration and security impacts for Workday enhancements, releases, business process changes, and new functionality.
• Support Workday release management by reviewing new functionality, completing regression testing, assessing business impact, and recommending adoption opportunities.
• Partner on Workday projects, enhancements, security reviews, process improvements, and system optimization initiatives.
• Maintain clear documentation for configuration design, security decisions, testing outcomes, risks, dependencies, and support procedures.
• Support intake and prioritization discussions by providing feasibility assessments, effort estimates, risk considerations, and solution recommendations.
• Ensure Workday solutions are sustainable, supportable, compliant, and aligned with internal governance, security principles, and long-term HR technology strategy.
• Mentor and support configurators, analysts, and support team members by sharing knowledge, reviewing solutions, and reinforcing best practices.
• Stay current on Workday functionality, release updates, security capabilities, community insights, and relevant training opportunities.

Required Qualifications:

• 5 years of Workday experience, including 3 years of hands-on configuration.
• Experience configuring at least two to four major Workday modules, such as HCM, Talent, Compensation, Recruiting, Absence, Time Tracking, Benefits, Payroll-related configuration, Security, or Reporting.
• Working knowledge of Workday security concepts, including security groups, domain security, business process security, role-based access, and security-related impacts.
• Proven ability to own configuration from requirements gathering through design, build, testing, deployment, release support, and post-production support.
• Strong understanding of Workday business processes, condition rules, eligibility rules, validations, notifications, calculated fields, reporting dependencies, and security considerations.
• Ability to assess downstream impacts across modules, integrations, security, reporting, payroll, compliance, and business processes.
• Experience troubleshooting complex Workday issues and performing root cause analysis.
• Strong documentation, communication, stakeholder partnership, and prioritization skills.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Workday Pro certification or Workday training in relevant functional areas, especially Workday Security, HCM, Reporting, or assigned functional modules.
• Experience in a large enterprise environment with complex organizational structures, high transaction volume, and multiple stakeholder groups.
• Cross-functional Workday experience across multiple modules or business areas.
• Experience with Workday security administration, role-based security design, domain and business process security, security audits, or access governance.
• Experience with Workday reporting, integrations, release governance, or testing frameworks.
• Experience mentoring junior configurators, analysts, or support team members.
• Experience supporting governance practices, intake processes, release planning, configuration documentation, security reviews, and continuous improvement efforts.