Position Summary
General Atlantic is looking to hire a Workday Integration Lead in our New York Office. The Integration Lead for Workday Finance, HCM, and Payroll is responsible for designing, implementing, and managing integrations between Workday modules and other systems, as well as support and enhance our Extend applications. This role requires technical expertise in Workday integration capabilities, financial processes, payroll management, and HCM, as well as strong functional knowledge of the same subject areas, to support thoughtful, sustainable implementations and smooth ongoing operations. This position plays a critical role in ensuring cross-system data integrity and enabling clean data flow between Workday and third-party applications.
Our current Workday footprint includes Workdays core HCM & Finance modules, PRISM, and Extend. The role requires active collaboration with end user stakeholders in our Human Capital and Finance teams, as well as within IT with our Product Management, Data Engineering, Infrastructure/Security, and interfacing application teams.
Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end integration design and delivery - including technical design, development, configuration, validation, and deployment of Workday integrations using Studio, Orchestrations, Core Connectors, EIB, RaaS, and REST/SOAP APIs with external platforms such as payroll providers, benefits administrators, and internal data services.
Manage data mapping, transformation, and validation processes across inbound and outbound integrations ensuring accuracy, consistency, and compliance.
Oversee integration lifecycle management, code migration, and production hyper care.
Serve as a trusted advisor on Workday integration best practices and design patterns, collaborating with HR, IT, and business stakeholders.
Prepare for and lead activities around Workday releases, including impact analysis, regression testing, and adoption of new integration or Extend features.
Build, test, and deploy integration business processes, calculated fields, condition rules, and data transformations to support operational workflows.
Support a limited set of non-Workday integrations (Greenhouse, HireVue, etc.).
Drive automation through Workday Extend applications to enhance usability and streamline business activities.
Qualifications
5+ years of hands-on Workday integration experience, including Studio, Orchestrations, Core Connectors, EIB, RaaS, REST, and SOAP.
Strong understanding of Workday data model and business processes across Multiple Workday Modules (HCM, Finance, Payroll, Compensation, Absence, Time Tracking, Benefits, and Security).
4+ years of experience with complex reports, calculated fields, and business process design.
3+ years of experience with data transformation, validation, and integration error handling.
Proficient in XML, XSLT, JSON, XSD, and integration debugging techniques.
Strong experience with API authentication, encryption, certificates (x509/PGP), and SFTP/data exchange frameworks.
Hands-on experience with Workday Extend or familiarity with developing custom apps that enhance Workday functionality.
Prior experience working in global environments with complex integration landscapes.
This role requires occasional availability outside of traditional working hours to address urgent business needs as they arise, including, but not limited to, responding to security incidents, supporting software deployments, resolving software issues or system breaks, and addressing other critical operational requirements.
Preferred Skills
Workday Pro certification or experience with a certified Workday Partner.
Experience with BIRT, Adaptive Planning, Strategic Sourcing, Peakon, and Workday Learning.
GA Value
Competitive compensation.
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance plans.
Retirement savings plan with employer matching.
Professional development opportunities and ongoing training.
Collaborative and inclusive work culture with opportunities for advancement.
General Atlantic offers a robust reward program to all employees that will support you and your family, maintaining fulfilling, secure, and healthy lives now and into the future, which includes but is not limited to:
Additional reward programs, such as annual discretionary bonuses and long-term incentive programs, are available for eligible employees and are offered as recognition for performance and ones contributions towards the organizations success.