Staff Product Analyst (Workday Payroll, Absence & Time Tracking)

The Enterprise Technology Team

The Enterprise Technology team builds and delivers the secure scalable systems that power how our business runs. Our People Technology Team sits at the heart of this work overseeing the full Hire-to-Retire technical ecosystemincluding core applications like Workday Greenhouse and Cornerstoneand ensuring these platforms evolve alongside the companys growth. We partner closely with HR Finance Operations and Security to bring data-driven secure compliant and innovative solutions to life.

The Staff Product Analyst Opportunity

Okta is seeking a Staff Product Analyst (Workday Payroll Absence & Time Tracking) to join our People Technology Team. This is a pivotal role dedicated to the functional optimization of Oktas global Workday platform across Payroll Absence and Time Tracking. You will lead the end-to-end lifecycle of these programs from strategic discovery and design to global deployment and adoption. You will act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders across People Payroll IT and Finance ensuring our People Technology suite drives automation accuracy and efficiency. If you are passionate about improving the employee experience through thoughtful Workday design youll fit right in.

What youll be doing

• Product Strategy and Roadmap: Collaborate on the product vision and multi-year roadmap for Workday Payroll Absence and Time Tracking ensuring alignment with global People Technology and Finance team objectives.
• Stakeholder Partnership: Act as a strategic partner to People Payroll and Finance leadership translating complex business needs into clear functional requirements and configuration designs.
• Functional Configuration and Design: Lead the design and configuration of Payroll Absence and Time Tracking business processes calculations eligibility rules and pay components that prioritize employee experience and operational efficiency.
• Lifecycle Management: Manage the full lifecycle of payroll absence and time tracking configuration from initial discovery and requirements gathering through testing deployment and ongoing maintenance.
• Data-Driven Insights: Leverage Workday reporting and analytics to monitor process performance identify trends and deliver actionable recommendations for payroll absence and time tracking optimization.
• Vendor and Platform Management: Oversee relationships with third-party vendors (e.g. ADP) to ensure seamless data flows and adherence to service level agreements.
• Operational Excellence: Champion continuous improvement by analyzing process and configuration issues leading testing efforts and proposing changes that enhance accuracy and reduce manual intervention.
• Feature Adoption and Training: Drive end-user adoption of new Workday features through comprehensive documentation user guides and training programs.
• Compliance and Security: Ensure all payroll absence and time tracking configurations strictly adhere to global data privacy requirements and internal security standards.

What youll bring to the role

• Workday Expertise: 7 years configuring Workday Payroll Absence and/or Time Tracking including business process design calculated fields and eligibility rules.
• Payroll Absence and Time Tracking Domain Knowledge: Deep functional expertise in Workday Payroll (GL pay components taxes) Absence and Time Tracking configuration along with global HR business processes.
• Testing and Quality: Proven experience leading tenant configuration testing including UAT and regression testing to ensure accurate reliable releases.
• Analytical Skills: Advanced capability in building custom reports dashboards and hubs to drive data-informed decision-making.
• Strategic Communication: Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to influence stakeholders and collaborate effectively across global time zones.
• Problem Solving: Superior ability to troubleshoot complex functional issues and design scalable configuration solutions in a fast-paced environment.
• Agile Methodology: Experience working in an Agile environment managing backlogs and delivering value through iterative cycles.

And extra credit if you have experience in any of the following!

• Experience with Workday integrations especially the Global Payroll Connect.
• Workday Extend experience.
• Workday Certification in Payroll Absence or Time Tracking.

Additional requirements:

• U.S. soil status - the employee must be on U.S. soil which means the 50 states the District of Columbia or outlying areas of the United States as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101 and be a U.S. person.
• U.S. person status - the employee must be either a U.S. citizen as defined in 42 U.S. Code 9102; a natural person who is a lawful permanent resident as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) or who is a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3); or a U.S. national (i.e. includes citizens and non-citizens born in outlying possessions such as American Samoa and Swains Island) green card holders refugees and asylees. Working on a U.S. visa does NOT qualify as a U.S. person.

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The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in the San Francisco Bay area is between:

$148000 - $203500 USD