Workday configurator/Developer

We are on the hunt for an experienced Workday Configurator / Developer with strong hands-on expertise in Workday Payroll and Time Tracking/Time & Attendance to support the configuration, enhancement, and ongoing optimization of Workday HCM solutions for a large apparel/retail organization.

The ideal candidate will have deep functional and technical knowledge of Workday Payroll, Time Tracking, Absence, and related HCM business processes, with experience translating business requirements into scalable Workday configurations. Experience supporting retail or apparel organizations, particularly environments with hourly employees, multiple locations, complex work schedules, overtime rules, and high-volume payroll operations, is highly preferred.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform hands-on Workday configuration and development across Payroll and Time Tracking/Time & Attendance modules.
• Configure and maintain Workday business processes, calculations, eligibility rules, validations, condition rules, and related security.
• Configure Time Tracking, including time entry, time calculation rules, time blocks, time-off integration, overtime, premiums, and approval processes.
• Support Workday Payroll configuration, including payroll calculations, deductions, earnings, pay components, tax-related configurations, and payroll processing.
• Develop and maintain Workday calculated fields, reports, integrations, and custom validations to support Payroll and Time/Attendance requirements.
• Analyze business requirements and translate them into effective Workday configurations and technical solutions.
• Support integrations between Workday and time clocks, scheduling systems, payroll providers, benefits systems, HR systems, and other enterprise applications.
• Troubleshoot payroll and timekeeping issues, perform root-cause analysis, and implement configuration fixes.
• Support payroll parallel testing, regression testing, integration testing, and production validation.
• Partner with HR, Payroll, Timekeeping, Finance, IT, and business stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver solutions.
• Participate in Workday releases, assess impacts to Payroll and Time Tracking functionality, and implement required changes.
• Create and maintain configuration documentation, test scripts, technical specifications, and support documentation.
• Provide production support and assist with issue resolution during critical payroll cycles.

Retail / Apparel-Specific Responsibilities:

• Support complex hourly workforce environments across stores, distribution centers, corporate offices, and other locations.
• Configure solutions supporting multiple pay groups, work locations, shifts, schedules, overtime rules, differentials, premiums, and timekeeping policies.
• Support business requirements related to store employees, seasonal employees, part-time/full-time employees, and distribution-center workers.
• Understand retail payroll challenges such as variable schedules, shift differentials, overtime, meal/rest rules, holiday pay, and high-volume time entry.
• Collaborate with business teams to standardize Workday processes across a geographically distributed retail organization.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of hands-on Workday experience in configuration/development.
• Strong hands-on experience with Workday Payroll.
• Strong hands-on experience with Workday Time Tracking / Time & Attendance.
• Experience with Workday Absence Management and its integration with Time Tracking/Payroll.
• Experience supporting retail, apparel, consumer products, or other large hourly-workforce environments.
• Strong knowledge of Workday configuration concepts, including:
  • Business Processes
  • Condition Rules
  • Calculated Fields
  • Security
  • Eligibility Rules
  • Workday Reports
  • EIBs
  • Integrations
• Experience troubleshooting and resolving Payroll and Time Tracking configuration issues.
• Experience working through Workday testing, deployments, releases, and production support.
• Strong understanding of payroll and timekeeping business processes.
• Ability to work directly with business stakeholders and translate requirements into Workday solutions.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Workday Payroll implementations or major deployments.
• Experience integrating Workday with time clocks/timekeeping platforms and third-party payroll systems.
• Experience with Workday Studio and/or integration technologies.
• Experience with Core Connectors, EIB, PECI, PICOF, or other Workday integration technologies.
• Workday certifications in Payroll, Time Tracking, HCM, or related areas.
• Experience with Workday production support in a large enterprise environment.

Benefits:

• 401(k).
• Dental Insurance.
• Health insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity, equality, inclusion, and respect for people.
• The salary will be determined based on several factors, including, but not limited to, location, relevant education, qualifications, experience, technical skills, and business needs.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Participate in OP monthly team meetings and participate in team-building efforts.
• Contribute to OP technical discussions, peer reviews, etc.
• Contribute content and collaborate via the OP-Wiki/Knowledge Base.
• Provide status reports to OP Account Management as requested.

About us:
At OP, we help you harness the power of technology for maximum impact. A technology consulting and solutions company, we offer advisory and managed services, innovative platforms, and staffing solutions across a wide range of fields including AI, cyber security, enterprise architecture, and beyond. For nearly two decades, we ve been challenging the status quo of the consulting industry, serving up fresh, ingenious thinking through a radically lean structure. Together, this strategy delivers unprecedented performance at an unparalleled pace for faster results that propel your business forward.