People Systems Workday Analyst

About the Team

OpenAI’s People team aims to hire, engage, and retain world-class talent who will safely build and deploy universally beneficial Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). The People Systems team is an important part of People Operations and is responsible for designing, building, and optimizing our HR technology to support a rapidly growing employee population.

About the Role

We are excited to hire a proactive and detail-oriented People Systems Analyst who will be responsible for configuring, maintaining, and optimizing our core People system, Workday, and our broader HR systems landscape. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills, excel in project management, and provide exceptional support and training to our users. We seek a collaborative team player who can drive process improvements and ensure compliance and security within our people systems.  

In this role, you will own:

• Day-to-day management of Workday and Modules, including: Configuration, Security and Audits, Reports Management, Mass Data Requests, Tenant Management, Integrations Management, Compliance.

• Program Management: Governance / Change Control, Special Projects (e.g., M&As, country / entity expansions).

• Optimization: Analytics & Dashboards, Enhancements and new capabilities, Improving end-user experience.

• Change Management: Employee Training and Communications.

We’re looking for someone with:

• Functional expertise in at least 2-3 Workday modules:

  • Absence

  • Benefits

  • Compensation

  • Payroll

  • Reporting & Security

  • Time Tracking

• Technical expertise: in configuring and customizing Workday, including creating reports, dashboards, and simple integrations.

• Project Management: Experience in managing HR technology-enabled projects and implementations.

• Problem-Solving: Ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues related to HR systems configuration, security, and data integrity.

• Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills to interact effectively with HR stakeholders, IT, Finance, and end-users.

• Training and Support: Experience in providing training and support to end-users, including creating user guides and conducting training sessions.

• HR technology familiarity:  Experience managing or integrating with other HR or business systems including, Recruiting, Learning & Talent Management, Data and Reporting, Headcount Management, and Vendor Management solutions.

Location and Workplace

This role is based in our San Francisco office. Our offices use a hybrid work model: three days in the office per week with optional work from home on Thursdays and Fridays. We offer relocation assistance to new employees.

Our open-plan offices have height-adjustable desks, conference rooms, phone booths, well-stocked kitchens full of snacks and drinks, three in-house prepared meals daily, a private outdoor space for working in the sun or socializing, nap rooms, private bike storage, and more.

About OpenAI

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity. 

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. 

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