Senior People Technology Engineer (Workday Time & Absence)

Job description

As a Senior People Technology Engineer (Workday Time & Absence) , you will act as the principal technical product partner and Domain SME for our global absence and time-tracking architecture. You will possess the autonomy to own the domain strategy and navigate highly complex legislative environments across the EMEA region and beyond.

This is an urgent, high-impact role

you will lead the immediate remediation of legacy setup issues, ensure SOX compliance, and unblock our global expansion. Beyond immediate project delivery, you will play a key role in our long-term vision: evolving into a dedicated, regionally aligned People Operations (POps) adjacent product team. You will drive continuous process optimizations, regional feature enablement, and holistic Workday support, ensuring our T&A ecosystem is scalable, secure, and legally compliant.

How we work

We apply engineering principles to People Tech. You’ll be part of a team that values documentation, peer reviews, and scalable architecture. We empower teams to make decisions and take ownership. We value clear outcomes, strong cross-functional partnerships and measurable impact.

What you will be working on: Functional Configuration & Complex Architecture: Lead the hands-on architectural design and configuration of Workday Time Tracking and Absence Management. Build complex, highly customized statutory leave plans, time entry validations, and holiday logic for our global workforce.

Domain Ownership & SOX Compliance

Take end-to-end responsibility for the technical health, reliability, and compliance of the T&A domain. Ensure all setups meet strict SOX compliance, financial audit requirements, and local labor laws, actively managing risk and technical debt.

Strategic Stakeholder Partnership

Act as a true product partner to senior regional People Operations leaders (primarily EMEA). Translate complex legal requirements into scalable Workday functionality and advise stakeholders on system capabilities and best practices.

Operational Excellence

Oversee the resolution of complex technical escalations. Identify root causes in our existing absence setup and architect long-term, scalable fixes rather than temporary patches.

Technical Roadmap & Mentorship

Define the long-term technical roadmap for T&A in alignment with Wise’s global expansion plans. Act as a mentor and escalation point for standard contributors (IC2s) within the regional operational model.

Qualifications

Deep Domain Expertise

Extensive, senior-level experience in Workday Time Tracking and Absence Management configuration , including building complex, multi-country statutory leave plans and time-entry rules from scratch.

Risk & Compliance Acumen

Proven experience managing SOX controls, internal audits, and stringent legislative changes within an HRIS environment.

Autonomy & Product Mindset

You are capable of owning a domain strategy independently, making high-level architectural decisions, and acting as a peer to senior business leaders .

Problem-Solving Mindset

You are analytically minded—capable of translating convoluted legal jargon and local operational nuances into clean, effective system logic .

Engineering Values

An egoless approach to work, a deep focus on data security/confidentiality, and a commitment to high-quality testing and documentation.

Nice to Have

Workday Core HCM, Time Tracking, or Absence Management certifications. Experience in broader Workday modules (e.g., Payroll integrations, Compensation) to support our long-term shift to a holistic POps product team model. Experience implementing Workday for new country launches in a hyper-growth environment.

Eligibility Requirements

You're placed in Tallinn, Estonia. Sounds like the next step for you? Apply latest by 24th of October EOD by submitting your CV in English, and answering application questions.