People Enablement Specialist

The candidate is expected to work in US hours and US holidays for this role.

We are seeking a Workday Specialist with 7+ years of Workday experience for this role.

Job Summary

At EDB, we are committed to delivering an exceptional employee experience across our global workforce in the Americas, Europe, and India. We are seeking an experienced Workday, Payroll & HRIS Specialist to support our global HR technology, payroll operations, employee data, and HR processes.

The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with Workday, payroll operations, HR data management, and advanced Excel, along with a strong understanding of global HR processes. This role will partner closely with HR, People Partners, Payroll, Finance, Talent Acquisition, and other stakeholders to ensure accurate, efficient, and scalable HR operations.

The role will be responsible for Workday administration and data integrity, payroll-related processes and audits, reporting and analytics, process documentation, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement.

What Your Impact Will Be

1. Workday Administration & HRIS Operations

• Serve as a Workday subject matter expert and key point of contact for HR stakeholders.
• Manage and support Workday processes across the employee lifecycle, including hires, transfers, promotions, compensation changes, organizational changes, and terminations.
• Maintain accurate and complete employee and organizational data in Workday.
• Support Workday business processes, approvals, security, reporting, and data audits.
• Troubleshoot Workday issues and partner with relevant teams to identify root causes and implement solutions.
• Support Workday releases, testing, enhancements, and system optimization.
• Identify opportunities to simplify and automate HR processes using Workday and other technology solutions.

2. Payroll Operations & Compliance Support

• Support payroll processes across relevant geographies, working closely with payroll vendors, Finance, and HR teams.
• Ensure accurate and timely payroll inputs from Workday and other HR systems.
• Perform payroll data validation, reconciliation, and variance analysis.
• Investigate and resolve payroll discrepancies, employee pay issues, and data-related errors.
• Support payroll audits, year-end activities, reporting, and compliance requirements.
• Partner with Finance and Payroll teams to ensure accurate employee, compensation, deduction, and payroll data.
• Support payroll-related Workday integrations and downstream systems.
• Maintain payroll process documentation and SOPs.

3. Reporting, Analytics & Advanced Excel

• Develop and maintain Workday reports, dashboards, calculated fields, and HR analytics.
• Use advanced Excel to analyze, reconcile, and validate large HR and payroll datasets.
• Create complex spreadsheets using functions such as XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, INDEX-MATCH, SUMIFS, COUNTIFS, IF/IFS, Pivot Tables, and conditional logic.
• Build data validation and reconciliation tools to identify discrepancies between Workday, payroll, and other systems.
• Develop dashboards and reports that provide actionable insights to HR and business leaders.
• Support workforce, payroll, compensation, headcount, and organizational reporting requirements.
• Maintain strong data integrity and confidentiality when handling sensitive employee information.

4. Process Improvement & Automation

• Identify opportunities to improve HR, Workday, payroll, and HRIS processes.
• Standardize and simplify processes across regions while accounting for local requirements.
• Support automation initiatives using Workday, ServiceNow, Jira, Excel, and other technology platforms.
• Develop and maintain detailed SOPs, process documentation, and knowledge resources.
• Participate in HR technology projects, system enhancements, integrations, and process transformation initiatives.
• Stay current with Workday functionality, payroll technology, HR technology, AI-enabled tools, and industry best practices.

5. Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Partnership

• Partner closely with HR, People Partners, Payroll, Finance, Talent Acquisition, Compensation, IT, and external vendors.
• Act as a trusted partner for resolving Workday, payroll, employee data, and HR technology issues.
• Communicate issues, root causes, recommendations, and resolutions clearly to stakeholders.
• Manage multiple priorities while maintaining high levels of accuracy and service.
• Support global HR initiatives, organizational changes, acquisitions, and other HR transformation projects.

What You Will Bring

• 7–10+ years of experience in HRIS, Workday, Payroll, HR Operations, or a related field.
• Strong hands-on experience with Workday HCM and employee lifecycle processes.
• Practical experience supporting global payroll operations, payroll inputs, audits, reconciliations, and payroll data.
• Experience supporting HR technology across Americas, Europe, and India.
• Strong understanding of Workday business processes, reporting, data management, and system functionality.
• Advanced Excel skills with strong experience in data analysis, reconciliation, reporting, and large datasets.
• Experience with Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, INDEX-MATCH, SUMIFS/COUNTIFS, conditional formulas, data validation, and reporting.
• Experience working with payroll vendors and/or payroll systems is preferred.
• Experience with HR systems and integrations; exposure to ATS platforms such as Greenhouse is a plus.
• Experience with workflow/case-management tools such as ServiceNow, Jira, or equivalent platforms.
• Strong process improvement, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience creating SOPs and maintaining HR process documentation.
• Exposure to AI-enabled HR technology and automation is a strong plus.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to handle confidential employee and payroll information.
• Ability to work effectively across global teams and multiple time zones.

Preferred Qualifications

• Workday certification in HCM, Reporting, Integrations, or related areas.
• Experience supporting Workday implementations, optimization, or major HR transformation projects.
• Experience with Workday Payroll or payroll-related integrations.
• Experience supporting global payroll operations.
• Experience in a global technology/SaaS organization.
• Experience working within HR Shared Services or a global HR Operations environment.
• Strong understanding of HR data governance, controls, and audit requirements.