Workday Analyst – Payroll, Absence, Time Tracking (PATT) – Senior / Lead Level

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Overview
We are seeking an experienced Workday Analyst with deep PATT expertise to lead enterprise-level solutions.

Role Summary
The Workday Functional Analyst (PATT) is responsible for the configuration, optimisation, and ongoing support of Workday Payroll, Absence, and Time Tracking modules.

This role partners closely with COEs, Payroll, and HR stakeholders to ensure that Workday functionality is:

• Configured in line with business requirements
• Compliant with statutory and regulatory requirements
• Optimised for efficiency, data integrity, and user experience

The role operates within a strong governance framework, where HRIS owns platform integrity and configuration, while COEs own functional processes and data quality

Key Responsibilities
- Lead design and configuration of PATT modules
- Act as functional lead and decision-maker

- Translate functional requirements into scalable, standardized Workday solution

- Provide feasibility assessments based on system capabilities and constraints
- Ensure compliance with payroll and labor regulations

- Mentor junior analysts

Required Skills & Experience
- Deep PATT experience ideally globally/multi-country
- Enterprise-level Workday experience (10K+ employees)
- Strong payroll and time tracking knowledge

- Ability to lead solution decisions

- Ability to act a the ‘CEO’ of the PATT functional area to foster a good working relationship with the stakeholders

Technical Growth & Awareness

- Workday Releases & Feature Awareness

- Awareness of AI, Automation & Emerging Capabilities

- Process Optimization & Standardization

- Governance & Controls Awareness

- Global & Scalability Mindset

- Continuous Learning & Curiosity

Soft Skills

- Leadership presence

- Strategic thinking

- Strong communication

- Stakeholder management & collaboration

- Advisory & influencing mindset

- Team collaboration & knowledge sharing

- Adaptability & continuous improvement mindset

- Resilience & ownership

Preferred Qualifications

- Workday Payroll certification

- Enterprise experience

What Sets This Role Apart
Senior ownership of a critical, regulated domain. Strong platform governance in place with clear HRIS vs COE Accountability model in place with structured intake of work and delivery model. Coming into an organization with a Global, complex, multi-vendor landscape with opportunity to support growth from a professional and personal aspect. The key focus here within the team is on configuration quality and encouraging standardization to foster consistency. The team ethos is very much forward looking with AI, Automation & Insights and how we support bringing this into our functional areas within our applications and across team processes. HRIS team is seen as strategic thinkers within the HR operations space and an opportunity to be part of supporting this adoption.

Sedgwick is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace.

If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, consider applying for it anyway! Sedgwick is building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace and recognizes that each person possesses a unique combination of skills, knowledge, and experience. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.