Workday Analyst

Stripe
United States
On-site

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for candidates with hands-on Workday administration experience who thrive in cross-functional collaboration and detail-oriented environments.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 3+ years of Workday administration and a preference for cross-functional collaboration
    — “3+ years of hands-on Workday configuration, administration, or human resources information system experience”
  • Individuals who enjoy solving operational problems with a focus on system reliability
    — “help administer and improve Stripe’s Workday environment”
  • Professionals comfortable with handling confidential data and business-critical processes
    — “Experience working with confidential information and business-critical processes with close attention to detail”

Things to consider

  • The role requires attention to detail and adherence to security and audit protocols
    — “while following applicable security, access, and audit requirements”
  • Candidates must be prepared to own assigned workstreams with guidance
    — “own assigned workstreams with guidance and partner with senior teammates”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your ability to test and document Workday releases and configuration changes
    — “Test Workday releases, new features, configuration changes”
  • Emphasize experience in triaging requests and clarifying stakeholder outcomes
    — “Triage Workday requests, gather requirements, clarify intended outcomes”
  • Showcase your technical depth in Workday domains like Reporting and Security
    — “Configure and administer assigned Workday capabilities across defined functional areas”
  • Demonstrate your ability to contribute to process improvements and employee experience
    — “contribute to improvements in processes and the employee experience”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • improved system reliability
  • completed configuration changes
  • supported employee lifecycle processes
Typical background
human resources information systemWorkday administration

Skills & requirements

Required

Workday ConfigurationSystem AdministrationChange ManagementData Maintenance

Preferred

Technical DocumentationSecurity Compliance

Stack & domain

WorkdayHuman Resources Information SystemProblem-solvingCommunicationFinanceHuman Resources

About the role

Original posting from Stripe

Who we are

About Stripe

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies—from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups—use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone’s reach while doing the most important work of your career.

About the team

Stripe’s People Systems team sits at the intersection of technology and human experience. We are internal consultants who turn ambiguity into scalable solutions. As part of the People Solutions organization, we partner with Corporate Technology, Finance, and the wider People team, including Talent and Total Rewards, to build a world-class employee experience. We are a strategy-first, quality-focused team that values technical rigor, adaptable problem-solving, and deep empathy for the Stripes we serve.

What you’ll do

As a Workday Analyst on the People Systems team, you’ll help administer and improve Stripe’s Workday environment. You’ll support the operational, cyclical, and change-management work that keeps our systems running reliably while building technical depth across key Workday domains.

You’ll work with People Systems teammates and cross-functional partners to turn well-defined requests into tested, documented system updates. You’ll own assigned workstreams with guidance and partner with senior teammates on complex changes, high-risk decisions, and system escalations. This role is well suited to someone who enjoys solving operational problems, working carefully with confidential data, and bringing clarity to Workday administration.

Responsibilities

Configure and administer assigned Workday capabilities across defined functional areas, including Core Human Capital Management, Security, Time Tracking, Absence, and Reporting

Complete recurring operational work, including system queue monitoring, Workday Inbox support, account monitoring, access updates, routine data requests, compliance activities, and employee lifecycle processes

Support configuration and reporting requests through Enterprise Interface Builder loads, compensation range and grade profile updates, entity work, organizational changes, and related data maintenance

Conduct functional impact analyses, support daily change-management triage, and escalate complex or high-risk changes through established review paths

Test Workday releases, new features, configuration changes, and cyclical processes, then document results and implementation guidance

Triage Workday requests, gather requirements, clarify intended outcomes, resolve assigned issues, and partner with People team stakeholders on practical solutions

Maintain support documentation and knowledge content, identify recurring issues and system gaps, and contribute to improvements in processes and the employee experience while following applicable security, access, and audit requirements

Who you are

We’re looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.

Minimum requirements

3+ years of hands-on Workday configuration, administration, or human resources information system experience

Experience configuring or supporting Workday Human Capital Management, Reporting, Security, Time Tracking, Absence, Payroll, or other employee lifecycle processes

Experience supporting data loads, reporting requests, system changes, testing, or operational workflows in an enterprise human resources information system environment

Experience working with confidential information and business-critical processes with close attention to detail

Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to document work, partner with stakeholders, and raise risks or blockers when needed

Preferred qualifications

Experience working with cross-functional teams on system or process improvements

Experience with Workday Enterprise Interface Builders, calculated fields, and advanced, matrix, or composite reports

Experience supporting Workday releases, user acceptance testing, change management, or recurring People cycles

Workday certification or relevant Workday training

Experience in consulting or another role supporting internal or external clients

Source: Stripe careers

Similar roles