Sr. Systems Analyst – Workday Time & Absence Implementation Lead / Project Manager

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Sr. Systems Analyst – Workday Time & Absence Implementation Lead / Project Manager based in India.

We are seeking an experienced HR technology professional to lead complex Workday Time Tracking and Absence implementation projects. In this dual-function role, you will combine hands-on solution configuration expertise with project and workstream leadership. You will drive initiatives supporting mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, payroll transformations, and broader HR technology improvements. Working across global teams, you will collaborate with HR, Payroll, IT, Finance, Legal, and business stakeholders to translate complex requirements into scalable solutions. From initial discovery and design through testing, deployment, and stabilization, you will take ownership of delivery quality and project outcomes. This is an opportunity to shape enterprise HR technology solutions in a dynamic, international environment.

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Accountabilities

• Serve as the functional and configuration lead for Workday Time Tracking and Absence implementations, including M&A activities, divestitures, payroll transformations, and other HR technology initiatives.

• Lead discovery sessions and requirements gathering, covering business processes, time and absence policies, payroll dependencies, regulatory considerations, and technical requirements.

• Conduct fit-gap assessments against existing Workday configurations and global standards, translating business needs into scalable and effective solutions.

• Design, configure, test, and deploy Workday Absence functionality, including time-off plans, leave types, accruals, eligibility rules, workflows, and business processes.

• Design, configure, test, and deploy Workday Time Tracking solutions, including eligibility, overtime rules, time calculations, differentials, workflows, and related payroll earnings.

• Develop solution prototypes, assess alternatives, identify functional gaps, and evaluate impacts across HCM, Payroll, Compensation, security, and integrations.

• Collaborate with integration and payroll teams to support third-party payroll interfaces and the accurate exchange of employee, time, absence, and payroll data.

• Maintain comprehensive functional, configuration, design, and testing documentation.

• Lead Time Tracking and Absence workstreams throughout the project lifecycle, from planning and design to configuration, testing, deployment, cutover, and stabilization.

• Develop and manage workstream plans covering scope, schedules, resources, milestones, dependencies, deliverables, and governance.

• Coordinate internal teams, Workday consultants, implementation partners, and vendors, ensuring clear responsibilities and timely delivery.

• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks and issues, develop remediation plans, and escalate critical decisions and dependencies when necessary.

• Lead governance activities and communicate project progress, risks, issues, and decisions to stakeholders using appropriate project management tools and standards.

• Manage multiple concurrent initiatives while maintaining alignment with broader program objectives and timelines.

• Oversee external partner and vendor deliverables, resources, schedules, budgets, and contractual commitments where applicable.

• Lead testing strategies and activities, including functional, integration, payroll, regression, and user acceptance testing, as well as scenario development and defect management.

• Review solution designs, configurations, specifications, test plans, and project deliverables to ensure quality and completeness.

• Coordinate deployment readiness and cutover activities, including configuration migration, data validation, integration readiness, business preparation, and go-live execution.

• Provide functional and project leadership during post-launch stabilization and hypercare, ensuring a smooth transition to operational support.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Human Resources, Business, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.

• At least 5 years of experience working with Tier 1 Human Capital Management (HCM) systems and HR technology implementations.

• Strong hands-on functional and configuration experience with Workday Time Tracking and Absence Management, or equivalent enterprise HCM solutions.

• Demonstrated experience leading HR technology projects or workstreams within global, matrixed organizations.

• Experience managing the full implementation lifecycle, including requirements gathering, solution design, configuration, testing, deployment, and stabilization.

• Strong knowledge of Time Tracking and Absence processes and their dependencies on Payroll and other HCM functions.

• Experience with mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, enterprise transformations, employee migrations, or similar cross-functional initiatives is strongly preferred.

• Understanding of HR processes, employee data, enterprise HCM systems, and the impact of organizational, policy, and system changes.

• Familiarity with Workday HCM, Payroll, Compensation, security, business processes, and integrations is preferred.

• Ability to combine hands-on Workday configuration expertise with effective project leadership, managing scope, schedules, dependencies, risks, and delivery.

• Strong stakeholder and partner management skills, with the ability to coordinate consultants, vendors, internal teams, and senior stakeholders across functions.

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities, including the capacity to assess complex requirements and recommend practical solutions.

• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Highly organized, proactive, and self-motivated, with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced global environment.

• Strong commitment to quality, accountability, collaboration, and customer-focused delivery.

Benefits:

• Fully remote working arrangement, with India listed as an eligible work location.

• Full-time position with a standard Monday-to-Friday work schedule.

• Opportunity to lead major global HR technology implementation initiatives.

• Exposure to complex M&A, divestiture, and payroll transformation projects.

• Opportunity to deepen expertise in Workday Time Tracking, Absence Management, and enterprise HCM solutions.

• Collaboration with international teams and cross-functional business stakeholders.

• Professional growth through responsibility for strategic technology projects and end-to-end implementation delivery.

• Salary, healthcare coverage, insurance, paid leave, bonuses, and other specific benefits are not detailed in the job description and should be confirmed during the recruitment process.

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