Workday Business Systems Analyst, HCM

About Anthropic

Anthropics mission is to create reliable interpretable and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers engineers policy experts and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems.

About the role

Anthropic is seeking a talented and driven Workday Business Systems Analyst to join our People Services team. Youll own the technical configuration testing and operational excellence of our Workday HRIS - with a particular focus on Core HCM Benefits Compensation and Security.

Were looking for someone who is naturally curious and an exceptional problem solver - the kind of person who looks beyond the obvious or standard Workday answer asks why before how and gets energy from figuring out how systems should work not just how they currently work. Youll partner closely with the broader People Services team our COE partners (Benefits Comp Talent Payroll) and People Analytics to make sure our HRIS is secure scalable and a true business enabler.

Responsibilities:

• Support Workday configuration and implementation working closely with HR Finance and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into effective system solutions

• Design test and deploy Workday modules integrations and custom reports to support core business processes

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements document processes and implement solutions that align with organizational goals

• Develop and maintain detailed documentation for system configurations business processes and technical integrations

• Create and maintain Workday reports and dashboards to provide actionable insights to stakeholders

• Support HR and Finance teams with day-to-day system troubleshooting and enhancement requests

• Lead change management initiatives to ensure successful adoption of new features and workflows

• Manage system security role-based permissions and compliance requirements - treating HR data protection as a non-negotiable foundation

• Stay current with Workday updates and best practices to continuously improve system capabilities

• Drive the continuous improvement of Workday business processes through regular system audits and stakeholder feedback

• Partner with the broader People Services team and other COEs (Benefits Comp Talent Payroll) to identify opportunities for process automation and system optimization

You may be a good fit if you:

• Have 5 years of experience as a Workday Business Systems Analyst with demonstrated expertise in system configuration testing and implementation

• Possess strong technical skills including understanding of Workday architecture security models and integration methodologies

• Have experience with full lifecycle Workday implementations and/or significant module expansions

• Expertise in Workday HCM Benefits advanced Compensation and Security modules

• Are intellectually curious - you ask why before how explore root causes rather than symptoms and stay current on Workday and adjacent HR tech because you want to not because you have to

• Approach problems with creativity comfortable looking past the standard or obvious solution to find an answer that actually fits the business

• Treat HR data security and privacy as a non-negotiable foundation in everything you build and maintain

• Demonstrate excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities with a talent for translating complex business requirements into effective technical solutions

• Excel at building relationships and communicating effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels

• Are detail-oriented with strong documentation skills and a commitment to process excellence

• Have a track record of managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

• Are results-oriented with a bias toward flexibility and impact

• Have a collaborative mindset and willingness to pick up slack even if it goes outside your job description

Strong candidates may also have:

• Workday certifications in HCM Benefits Compensation Payroll Absence Time tracking Talent Performance and/or Learning

• Experience with calculated fields and business process configurations

• Understanding of Workday integrations: familiarity with Workday integration tools (EIB Core Connectors Workday Studio Web Services / RaaS) inbound vs. outbound patterns authentication (SSO SFTP API keys / certs) typical HR integration partners (benefits providers payroll ATS IdP background check) and disciplined error handling reconciliation and monitoring

• Knowledge of complementary HR/Finance systems and integration patterns

• Experience supporting Workday in a high-growth technology company

• Familiarity with project management methodologies and tools

• Background in change management and user adoption strategies

• Understanding of data privacy regulations and security best practices

Logistics

Minimum education: Bachelors degree or an equivalent combination of education training and/or experience

Required field of study:A field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework training or professional experience

Minimum years of experience: Years of experience required will correlate with the internal job level requirements for the position

Location-based hybrid policy: Currently we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time. However some roles may require more time in our offices.

Visa sponsorship:We do sponsor visas! However we arent able to successfully sponsor visas for every role and every candidate. But if we make you an offer we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa and we retain an immigration lawyer to help with this.

We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification. Not all strong candidates will meet every single qualification as listed. Research shows that people who identify as being from underrepresented groups are more prone to experiencing imposter syndrome and doubting the strength of their candidacy so we urge you not to exclude yourself prematurely and to submit an application if youre interested in this work. We think AI systems like the ones were building have enormous social and ethical implications. We think this makes representation even more important and we strive to include a range of diverse perspectives on our team.

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How were different

We believe that the highest-impact AI research will be big science. At Anthropic we work as a single cohesive team on just a few large-scale research efforts. And we value impact advancing our long-term goals of steerable trustworthy AI rather than work on smaller and more specific puzzles. We view AI research as an empirical science which has as much in common with physics and biology as with traditional efforts in computer science. Were an extremely collaborative group and we host frequent research discussions to ensure that we are pursuing the highest-impact work at any given time. As such we greatly value communication skills.

The easiest way to understand our research directions is to read our recent research. This research continues many of the directions our team worked on prior to Anthropic including: GPT-3 Circuit-Based Interpretability Multimodal Neurons Scaling Laws AI & Compute Concrete Problems in AI Safety and Learning from Human Preferences.

Come work with us!

Anthropic is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco. We offer competitive compensation and benefits optional equity donation matching generous vacation and parental leave flexible working hours and a lovely office space in which to collaborate with colleagues. Guidance on Candidates AI Usage:Learn aboutour policyfor using AI in our application process