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Workday Business Systems Analyst, People Systems

San Francisco, CA

H1B sponsorship available$205k-$265kDetected 25 days ago

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About the role

Anthropic is seeking a talented and driven Workday Business Systems Analyst to join our People Systems team.
You'll be relied on as a system expert for both strategic guidance and hands-on delivery.
This role is about moving the team forward, not just keeping the system running.

Configure and maintain Payroll: pay components, earnings and deductions, pay groups, period schedules, and payroll-related business processes
Configure and maintain Time Tracking: time entry templates, validations, work schedules and calendars, and overtime calculations
Configure and maintain Core HCM foundations: supervisory organizations, staffing models, job profiles and job/compensation structures, custom organizations, and worker data integrity
Design, build, and maintain business process definitions in both domains, including condition rules, calculated fields, custom validations, routing and approval logic, and notifications
Partner with the Payroll team to troubleshoot configuration-driven payroll issues, including gross-to-net discrepancies, retro calculations, and off-cycle errors - the Payroll team owns processing
you own the configuration behind it
Support security and data audits in partnership with the broader team, using Workday delivered and custom audit reports to analyze access patterns, remediate exceptions, and uphold segregation of duties
Perform impact analysis before changes ship, including how HCM and security changes ripple into payroll, absence, and time data
Lead testing and adoption for Workday's twice-yearly releases across both domains: assess new features, run regression testing on critical business processes and security, and drive rollout of features we opt into

Have hands-on working knowledge of Workday Core HCM
Have experience with full lifecycle Workday implementations and/or significant module expansions
Are intellectually curious, you ask "why" before "how," explore root causes rather than symptoms, and stay current on Workday and adjacent HR tech because you want to, not because you have to
Have a track record of managing multiple competing priorities, with a bias toward flexibility and impact
Years of experience required will correlate with the internal job level requirements for the position

Have 7+ years of experience as a Workday Business Systems Analyst, with demonstrated expertise in system configuration, testing, and implementation
Exposure to Workday Prism Analytics, Extend, or advanced reporting beyond standard report writer
Knowledge of complementary HR/Finance systems and integration patterns
Understanding of data privacy regulations and security best practices

PATT and HCM.
Configure alerts, scheduled reports, and report security so the right data reaches the right people automatically
Triage and resolve day-to-day system issues, getting to root cause rather than patching symptoms

$205,000 - $265,000 USD
Required field of study: A field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience
Minimum years of experience: Years of experience required will correlate with the internal job level requirements for the position
However, some roles may require more time in our offices.
Support security and data audits in partnership with the broader team, using Workday delivered and custom audit reports to analyze access patterns, remediate exceptions, and uphold segregation of duties
Perform impact analysis before changes ship, including how HCM and security changes ripple into payroll, absence, and time data

Configure and maintain Absence: time-off plans, accrual rules, eligibility criteria, and leave types
Minimum education: Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience

However, we aren't able to successfully sponsor visas for every role and every candidate.
But if we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa, and we retain an immigration lawyer to help with this.
We do sponsor visas!

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