Workday Technical Payroll Contractor
Role Overview
Location: Menlo Park CA or Toronto - onsite 3 days per week at our office.
We are seeking a Workday Technical Payroll Contractor with Workday Studio expertise to join our team. This role is designed for a technical "heavy hitter" who thrives in a fast-paced, high-velocity environment.
Work Arrangement: This position has a strong preference for candidates able to work onsite 3 days per week at our office. This onsite presence is critical for real-time collaboration with our Payroll and Finance stakeholders during high-intensity pay cycles and project sprints.
Key Responsibilities
- Advanced Integration Development: Design, build, and maintain complex, bi-directional integrations using Workday Studio, specifically focusing on payroll data exchange with third-party providers.
- High-Speed Troubleshooting: Serve as the technical escalation point for critical payroll errors. Perform rapid root-cause analysis on Studio assembly failures, PECI/PICOF discrepancies, and XML/XSLT issues.
- Complex Configuration: Manage the technical setup of earnings, deductions, and pay groups, utilizing advanced Calculated Fields to handle intricate math and logic requirements.
- Onsite Collaboration: Partner directly with the Payroll team 3 days a week to troubleshoot "live" issues, participate in whiteboard architecture sessions, and lead UAT sessions.
- Data Transformation: Utilize XSLT, Java, and MVEL within Workday Studio to handle sophisticated data mapping and transformation requirements for global payroll compliance.
- Performance Tuning: Optimize existing Studio integrations to ensure they run efficiently within Workday s runtime limits.
Technical Requirements & Environment Fit
Payroll Framework - Deep knowledge of Workday Payroll, including PECI, PICOF, and Cloud Connect.
Development Tools - Proficiency in XML, XSLT, XPath, and Web Services (SOAP, REST).
Availability - Ability to be onsite 3 days per week (Strongly Preferred).Professional Attributes
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