Toast is driven by building the all-in-one restaurant platform that helps restaurants operate their business, increase sales, engage guests, and keep employees happy.
Our People and Places team's ambition is that our People Experience is a key differentiator and reason for candidates to choose Toast and employees to stay at Toast, as much as our Products are today. Our People Products team goal is to amplify the People Team’s ambition by developing AI-powered conversational self-service products to deliver personalized employee experiences and insights in the flow of work through cloud based scalable, integrated, compliant products to unleash productivity and boost engagement of Toasters and possibly also ship to Toast customers.
We are seeking a Senior HRIS Analyst to join our People Products team reporting into the HCM Solutions Architect on the People Products team. In this critical role, you will be responsible for system configuration across various functional areas within Workday that power our employee experience and operational excellence, with the first big initiatives focused on Toast’s global expansion and supporting US payroll. You'll work closely with People, Finance, and IT stakeholders to build scalable and successfully adopted solutions.
A day in the life (Responsibilities)
- Serve as the subject matter expert across multiple areas of Workday, with specific focus on HCM, Configuration of modules like Benefits, Absence & Time tracking
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (People Operations, Payroll, Total Rewards, IT etc.) to understand and improve business processes, providing Workday solutions that drive efficiency
- Lead end-to-end system configuration to support evolving business needs
- Continuously identify opportunities for process efficiency and system improvements, adopting a product-driven mindset to optimize Workday
- Understand data flows, business processes and system usages between Workday and other systems (both internal and external)
- Drive major Workday releases, including comprehensive plan for adoption of new features and regression testing for impacts to existing configurations
- Collaborates with business leaders to design and build reports to assist in data analysis, trends, and strategic planning
- Ensures compliance with data protection regulations and collaborates with various departments to manage security configurations and access controls.
- Evaluate requests for new products to determine alignment with existing Toast systems and overall systems strategy goals
What you'll need to thrive (Requirements)
- Experience in Benefits module in Workday is mandate.
5+ years of hands-on configuration experience within Workday HCM, and 3+ years in at least one other functional area (Benefits, Absence & Time tracking etc. - 5+ years of proven ability building and maintaining Workday HCM reporting
- Workday Certification in Workday HCM (preferred)
- Preferred a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 4 years and a Master’s degree
- Understands how company systems are integrated within and outside of the HR organization
- Has worked in a highly matrixed, global organization
- Experienced working in a SOX based environment and have been responsible for programs and processes that are SOX compliant
- End-to-end process understanding with an ability to develop and maintain processes, and HR service center procedures.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills and sound influential skills
- Project management experience with a demonstrated ability to effectively manage several objectives simultaneously while prioritizing and executing technology roadmap plans.
- Collaborative problem-solving approach; leverages relationships and strong business acumen to understand not only the “what” the “why” behind requests; displays empathy for partner teams
- Ability to multitask under pressure and thrive in a fast-paced environment; flexible and able to respond to rapidly changing business needs
- Education : Bachelors degree is mandatory
AI at Toast
At Toast we’re Hungry to Build and Learn. We believe learning new AI tools empowers us to build for our customers faster, more independently, and with higher quality. We provide these tools across all disciplines, from Engineering and Product to Sales and Support, and are inspired by how our Toasters are already driving real value with them. The people who thrive here are those who embrace changes that let us build more for our customers; it’s a core part of our culture.
Our Total Rewards Philosophy
We strive to provide competitive compensation and benefits programs that help to attract, retain, and motivate the best and brightest people in our industry. Our total rewards package goes beyond great earnings potential and provides the means to a healthy lifestyle with the flexibility to meet Toasters’ changing needs. Learn more about our benefits at https://careers.toasttab.com/toast-benefits.
How Toast Uses AI in its Hiring Process
Throughout the hiring process, our goal is to get to know you. We use AI tools to support our recruiters and interviewers with tasks like note-taking, summarization, and documentation of interviews to ensure they can be fully focused on your conversation. All hiring decisions are made by people. To learn more: https://careers.toasttab.com/ai-in-hiring
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is Baked into our Recipe for Success
At Toast, our employees are our secret ingredient—when they thrive, we thrive. The restaurant industry is one of the most diverse, and we embrace that diversity with authenticity, inclusivity, respect, and humility. By embedding these principles into our culture and design, we create equitable opportunities for all and raise the bar in delivering exceptional experiences.
We Thrive Together
We embrace a hybrid work model that fosters in-person collaboration while valuing individual needs. Our goal is to build a strong culture of connection as we work together to empower the restaurant community. To learn more about how we work globally and regionally, check out: https://careers.toasttab.com/locations-toast.
Apply today!
Toast is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive hiring process. As part of this commitment, we strive to provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities to enable them to access the hiring process. If you need an accommodation to access the job application or interview process, please contact [email protected].
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