Senior Systems Engineer, Workday

Teamwork makes the stream work.

Roku is changing how the world watches TV

Roku is the #1 TV streaming platform in the US, and we've set our sights on powering every television in the world. Roku pioneered streaming to the TV. Our mission is to be the TV streaming platform that connects the entire TV ecosystem. We connect consumers to the content they love, enable content publishers to build and monetize large audiences, and provide advertisers unique capabilities to engage consumers.

From your first day at Roku, you'll make a valuable - and valued - contribution. We're a fast-growing public company where no one is a bystander. We offer you the opportunity to delight millions of TV streamers around the world while gaining meaningful experience across a variety of disciplines.

 

About the team

Our team is dedicated to delivering and executing the People and Payroll Technology application. As part of Enterprise Engineering, we provide an unbiased perspective with comprehensive techno-functional expertise. We are a global team, collaborating closely with our stakeholders to design an optimized People & Payroll platform for Roku.

 

About the role

As part of our Enterprise Engineering team, you will have the rare opportunity to shape our People technology platform for various Workday modules, including HCM, Benefits and Advanced Compensation, analytics, and integrations with a roadmap for more. Roku is growing and this role will support the capability and expansion across our People systems. This is a hands-on, high-impact, high-visibility role.

As a trusted Sr. Systems Engineer, Workday, you will shape Roku’s journey with Workday in our Enterprise Engineering team driving both technical and functional People initiatives: Playing an integral part in scaling Roku’s People technology infrastructure, and the automation of critical workflows across HR, IT Ops, Payroll, and Recruiting. We are disrupting traditional methods of automating business workflows and applying an Engineering/API-driven design to scale efficiencies in Roku internal processes. We aim to simplify an inherently complex and rapidly growing landscape and empower our employees to make a larger impact in their respective roles and areas.

 

What you'll be doing

• Responsible for the ongoing design, deployment, and maintenance of Workday HCM: Business Process Workflows that impact Pre-Hire to Retire, Core Compensation, Benefits, Advanced Compensation, etc.
• Serve as a strong consultative partner to business users and functional leaders to continuously improve service delivery
• Drive the deployment of feature releases and system maintenance of Workday.
• Evaluate the feasibility and impact of system modifications and enhancements to the Workday ecosystem.
• Manage system integrations within the architecture of the People and middleware and support new and existing integrations as needed.
• Ensure accuracy and integrity of data and application through analysis, clear documentation, and problem resolution.
• Analyze and translate functional specifications and change requests into technical specifications.
• Understand and follow Data Governance, paying attention to data quality, defining integration/development standards and best practices, and ensuring security and data privacy standards. 

 

We're excited if you have

• 8+ years of experience working with SaaS/Cloud-based People technology solutions, including significant expertise with Workday HCM: Business Process Workflows that impact Pre-Hire to Retire, Core Compensation, Benefits, Advanced Compensation, etc.
• Workday PRO Certified or Partner accredited, which means you’ll probably have:
  • Strong understanding of the Workday ecosystem and ability to navigate the different touchpoints.
  • Knowledge of Workday implementation tools (Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB), Workday Studio, Workday Report Writer, and iLoad).
  • Successful Workday implementation(s), from needs gathering to vendor evaluation, selection, RFPs, vendor management, and system integration experience.
  • Understand basic database architecture, tables, and functional interactions, and recognize and understand impacts to downstream systems.
• Developed People business processes and how they impact People systems and technology. You are strong in strategic thinking and can translate business needs into People technology solutions.
• You have a solid understanding of software engineering processes, preferably working in an environment where innovation and automation/efficiency are practiced. You understand that engineering People systems automates processes and provides key insights into People information and metrics that he