Associate Principal, Software Engineering

What You'll Do:

The Associate Principal, Software Engineering, will be a subject matter expert with Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) functionality, having a deep understanding of Recruiting, Performance Management, Security, Reporting and Business Process configurations. A strong candidate will have the ability to enable complex configurations and approval workflows, be proficient in supporting technical tools, and provide support to business users. You will be asked to define business requirements, investigate and implement configuration changes, test, deploy, and lead efforts to implement cross-functional technical solutions.

This role will be a key contributor in developing scalable and resilient hybrid/Cloud-based data solutions and will collaborate with other developers, architects and product owners to support enterprise transformation into a data-driven organization.

Must be a self-starter who is independent and comfortable with a fast paced, dynamic environment. A team player who partners and knowledge shares with the team to achieve collective goals and collaborate on delivering milestones.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily.

• Independently support stakeholders with Workday continuous improvement efforts, business as usual initiatives, and proactively identifying and mitigating potential issues and defects.

• Detailed knowledge of Workday HCM (Recruiting, Security, Reporting, experience with additional modules is a plus)

• Partner with business stakeholders to troubleshoot Production issues by performing various activities such as research, opening/managing/escalating service requests, system testing, and system configuration.

• Identify solutions that align with the firm wide architecture and technology strategy.

• Define requirements, investigate, recommend, and complete configuration changes. Test, deploy and lead efforts to implement cross-functional technical solutions.

• Oversee documentation, configuration, testing, and implementation of enhancements and upgrades.

• Review Workday releases to stay relevant with upcoming automation opportunities and features. Identify areas for opportunities within our current processes, while considering module touchpoints and potential impacts.

• Develop and maintain user stories in JIRA.

• Ensure proper formal sign-off on requirements and user acceptance activities.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None

Qualifications:

The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary functions.

• 3-5 years' experience with Workday Human Capital Management (HCM), Business Process Administration, Recruiting, Security, Reporting (other Workday modules are a plus)

• Ability to lead business users and develop positive working relationships.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Experience working in a Workday post-implementation support role (Preferred)

• Experience working within an Agile framework (Preferred).

• Workday champion who can solve problems creatively, independently, communicate effectively, and proactively engage in technical decision making to achieve business goals.

• Previous experience in the Financial Services industry is a plus.

Technical Skills:

• Knowledge of production support workflow tools (ServiceNow preferred)

• Knowledge of development lifecycle under Agile (JIRA preferred)

• General knowledge of Workday integration capabilities is a plus

• Experience with implementation of Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning tools and understanding of use cases is a plus

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related discipline

Certificates or Licenses:

• Workday Pro Certifications (Recruiting, HCM, Reporting, Calculated fields)