Senior Workday Administrator

• Lead ongoing system maintenance, upgrades, and release management, ensuring updates are tested and deployed with minimal disruption.
• Partner with HR, Finance, and IT teams to understand business needs and recommend effective Workday solutions and improve Workday adoption and utilization.
• Manage and resolve system issues through both internal ticketing systems (HR and Finance) and Workday s case management. This includes tracking, performing root cause analysis, and coordinating resolutions with internal teams and Workday support.
• Design, build, and maintain custom reports, calculated fields, dashboards, and business processes.
• Stay current with Workday releases and leverage updates applicable to HCM and Financial requirements.
• Oversee configuration and maintenance of POLITICO Workday tenants, with responsibility for security roles and foundational setup, ensuring all changes are carefully reviewed to avoid unintended impacts to global settings.
• Ensure system's health, data integrity through regular audits, validations, and system checks.
• Support HR and Finance with change management training and communication for system enhancements or new functionality.
• Support the creation of technical documentation for Workday configuration and related integrations
• Collaborate with external vendors and internal stakeholders to support system integrations (e.g., payroll, benefits, travel and expenses, etc..
• Other tasks as identified and assigned.
  

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on Workday administration experience, including configuration and support.
• Strong experience across multiple Workday modules (HCM, Compensation, Absence, Time Tracking, Payroll, or Financials preferred).
• Solid understanding of Workday security framework and experience managing user access, security roles and permissions Proven ability to create and maintain complex Workday reports (Advanced, Matrix, and Composite reports).
• Knowledgeable in Workday release management, with hands-on experience assessing, testing, and deploying biannual updates and feature releases.
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to translate technical language to business users.
• Workday Pro certification or other Workday certifications are a plus.
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Information Systems, Business Administration, or related field.Additional Preferred Skills Experience with Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB)
• Experience working in a multi-country or global Workday environment for compliance and regulatory requirements.
• Understanding of Workday business processes and the ability to configure and troubleshoot them Detail-oriented and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.