The salary range for this position is $126,500 - $137,500 per year. The base salary offered may vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
Who We Are [Talent and HRIS Technology]
The Talent / HRIS Platforms team is seeking a dynamic and experienced HRIS Senior Configuration Engineer to lead the design, development, and delivery of innovative solutions across our HR technology landscape. This role will serve as a liaison between technology and talent / HR business operations ensuring that Workday and integrated systems are optimized for scale, accuracy, and delivering a world-class employee experience for our 20K Employees worldwide.
This individual will combine deep Workday configuration expertise with strong project leadership, stakeholder engagement, and a forward-looking approach to systems strategy and process excellence.
At this time, Wayfair will not sponsor applicants for employment authorization for this position for the following work visas: STEM OPT EAD, H-1B, H-1B1, E-3, O-1, J-1, or TN.
What You’ll Do
- Triage, diagnose, and assign/resolve issues originating from end-users, business process events, etc.
- Take the lead in HRIS team projects/integrations through execution of testing, data loads, etc.
- Maintain proper change management documentation to satisfy the company’s internal/external audit controls and compliance practices.
- Handle sensitive data with care and only when necessary; ensuring all necessary security measures are taken.
- Prepare for and support twice-annual upgrades and annual HCM processes (performance, compensation, open enrollment, etc)
- Participate actively in the Workday Community, propose and advocate for improvements to the Workday solution, and build a network of peers to best-practice-share with
- Proactively monitor new features released by Workday and advocate for appropriate adoption plans
- Create and maintain end-user and training documentation; and participate in training activities for members of the Talent department and end-users.
What You’ll Need
- 5+ years experience configuring Workday Payroll (preference for Absence & Time Tracking, Payroll, and Compensation)
- Experience with third-party Payroll providers (Alight & CloudPay preferred)
- Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills are essential
- Proven record of setting delivery commitments and meeting expectations
- Preferred experience maintaining systems that support complex organizations covering multiple geographies
- Preference for experience as a Payroll Processor on a Payroll team
- Some proficiency in Excel/GoogleSheets, Word/GoogleDocs, and SQL is recommended, but not required.
About Wayfair Inc.
Wayfair is one of the world’s largest online destinations for the home. Whether you work in our global headquarters in Boston, or in our warehouses or offices throughout the world, we’re reinventing the way people shop for their homes. Through our commitment to industry-leading technology and creative problem-solving, we are confident that Wayfair will be home to the most rewarding work of your career. If you’re looking for rapid growth, constant learning, and dynamic challenges, then you’ll find that amazing career opportunities are knocking.
No matter who you are, Wayfair is a place you can call home. We’re a community of innovators, risk-takers, and trailblazers who celebrate our differences, and know that our unique perspectives make us stronger, smarter, and well-positioned for success. We value and rely on the collective voices of our employees, customers, community, and suppliers to help guide us as we build a better Wayfair – and world – for all. Every voice, every perspective matters. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic.
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Wayfair Boston, Massachusetts, USA Office
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Wayfair Boston, Massachusetts, USA Office
500 Boylston St, Boston, MA, United States, 02116
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