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About the Role

Okta is seeking a Staff Product Analyst to join our People Technology Team. This pivotal role focuses on the functional optimization of Okta's global Workday platform across Payroll, Absence, and Time Tracking. You will lead the end-to-end lifecycle of these programs, ensuring the People Technology suite drives automation, accuracy, and efficiency. If you are passionate about improving the employee experience through thoughtful Workday design, you'll fit right in.

Responsibilities

Collaborate on the product vision and multi-year roadmap for Workday Payroll, Absence, and Time Tracking, ensuring alignment with global People Technology and Finance team objectives.
Act as a strategic partner to People, Payroll, and Finance leadership, translating complex business needs into clear functional requirements and configuration designs.
Lead the design and configuration of Payroll, Absence, and Time Tracking business processes, calculations, eligibility rules, and pay components that prioritize employee experience and operational efficiency.
Manage the full lifecycle of payroll, absence, and time tracking configuration, from initial discovery and requirements gathering through testing, deployment, and ongoing maintenance.
Leverage Workday reporting and analytics to monitor process performance, identify trends, and deliver actionable recommendations for payroll, absence, and time tracking optimization.
Oversee relationships with third-party vendors (e.g., ADP) to ensure seamless data flows and adherence to service level agreements.
Champion continuous improvement by analyzing process and configuration issues, leading testing efforts, and proposing changes that enhance accuracy and reduce manual intervention.
Drive end-user adoption of new Workday features through comprehensive documentation, user guides, and training programs.
Ensure all payroll, absence, and time tracking configurations strictly adhere to global data privacy requirements and internal security standards.

Requirements

7+ years configuring Workday Payroll, Absence, and/or Time Tracking, including business process design, calculated fields, and eligibility rules.
Deep functional expertise in Workday Payroll (GL, pay components, taxes), Absence, and Time Tracking configuration, along with global HR business processes.
Proven experience leading tenant configuration testing, including UAT and regression testing, to ensure accurate, reliable releases.
Advanced capability in building custom reports, dashboards, and hubs to drive data-informed decision-making.
Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to influence stakeholders and collaborate effectively across global time zones.
Superior ability to troubleshoot complex functional issues and design scalable configuration solutions in a fast-paced environment.
Experience working in an Agile environment, managing backlogs, and delivering value through iterative cycles.
Experience with Workday integrations (e.g., PECI, PICOF, Studio) or Workday Extend is a plus.
Workday Certification in Payroll, Absence, or Time Tracking.
The employee must be on U.S. soil, which means the 50 states, the District of Columbia, or outlying areas of the United States, as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101, and be a U.S. person.
The employee must be either a U.S. citizen as defined in 42 U.S. Code § 9102; a natural person who is a lawful permanent resident as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) or who is a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3); or a U.S. national (i.e. includes citizens and non-citizens born in outlying possessions such as American Samoa and Swains Island), green card holders, refugees, and asylees. Working on a U.S. visa does NOT qualify as a U.S. person.

Skills

Workday Payroll
Workday Absence
Workday Time Tracking
Business Process Design
Calculated Fields
Eligibility Rules
Global HR Business Processes
Tenant Configuration Testing
UAT
Regression Testing
Custom Reporting
Dashboards
Hubs
Agile Methodology
Workday Integrations
Workday Extend
Workday Certification

Location

Remote
California
Colorado
Illinois
New York
Washington
San Francisco Bay Area

Work Type

Full-time
Hybrid

Experience Level

Staff

Salary/Compensations

$148,000—$203,500 USD
$132,000—$181,500 USD

Benefits

Equity (where applicable)
Bonus
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
401(k)
Flexible spending account
Paid leave (including PTO and parental leave)

About the Company

Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human
Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era.
The Enterprise Technology team builds and delivers the secure, scalable systems that power how our business runs.
Our People Technology Team sits at the heart of this work, overseeing the full Hire-to-Retire technical ecosystem—including core applications like Workday, Greenhouse, and Cornerstone—and ensuring these platforms evolve alongside the company's growth.
We partner closely with HR, Finance, Operations, and Security to bring data-driven, secure, compliant, and innovative solutions to life.
The Okta Experience
Supporting Your Well-Being
Driving Social Impact
Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community
We are intentional about connection. Our global community, spanning over 20 offices worldwide, is united by a drive to innovate.
Your journey begins with an immersive, in-person onboarding experience designed to accelerate your impact and connect you to our mission and team from day one.

Equal Opportunity

Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, or status as a protected veteran. We also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and convictions records, consistent with applicable laws.
If reasonable accommodation is needed to complete any part of the job application, interview process, or onboarding please use this Form to request an accommodation.
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