Senior Developer, Workday

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Harvard Business Publishing (HBP) - the leading destination for innovative management thinking. We reach lifelong learners to improve the practice of management in a changing world. This mission inspires each of us to unlock the leader in everyone - including you!

The opportunity:

Job Overview:

The Senior Developer, Workday guides a team responsible for the development, integration, and support of Workday. This role also plays a key role in designing, building, and optimizing Workday solutions across HCM and Finance.

What will you do:
  • Manage a team of business systems developers from third party integrators
  • Design, build, test, and deploy Workday solutions including Studio Integrations, Core Connectors, EIBs
  • Develop and maintain advanced calculated fields, condition rules, business processes, dashboards, and reports
  • Configure and optimize Workday modules such as HCM, Compensation, Recruiting, Talent, Absence, Time Tracking, Finance and Payroll
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration- Work closely with HR, Finance, Sales, and IT teams to gather requirements and deliver solutions
  • Facilitate communication between stakeholders and technical teams
  • Align business systems initiatives with enterprise goals
  • Resolve technical and team-related issues.
  • Manage implementation partner relationships
  • Keep abreast of new integration and data tools and technologies
  • Troubleshoot and resolve support issues as needed


What will you bring:
  • Minimum 8 years of experience in enterprise application development of Workday
  • Hands-on experience with Workday HCM and/or FINS
  • Deep knowledge or ability to come up to speed quickly on Business Systems and Business Processes across domains (FIN and HCM)
  • Demonstrates a deep understanding of business models, business processes, and how these areas of the business manifest across all Finance and HR systems and applications
  • Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills
  • Working knowledge of integration tools- Informatica and dbt (preferred) or Mulesoft, TibCo
  • Experience with Workday studio (XSLT), Foundational Data Model (FDM), Report Writing and RAAS (Reporting as a Service)


Preferred Certifications
  • Workday Pro Certification


What we offer:

As a mission-driven global company, Harvard Business Publishing is committed to fostering a culture of inclusion, trust, and engagement where everyone is welcome, valued, respected, and feels they belong. In addition to a competitive compensation and benefits package, we offer meaningful programs focused on career development and employee wellness, such as education reimbursement and early-release Summer Fridays!

HBP is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or any other characteristic protected by law.

$140,000 - $160,000 based on experience

Above is the annualized pay range for this position. In addition, this position includes the opportunity to earn our annual Performance Based Variable Pay Program. Actual salary will be set based upon a range of factors, including external benchmark market data, individual knowledge, skills, experience, location and internal equity.
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