Lead, People Systems - Payroll, Absence and Time-Tracking

Wealthsimple
Canada
Workplace: RemoteFull timeCAD 116,000 - 145,000 annuallyFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceExperience: 7+ yearsSkills: ["Root-cause analysis","Documentation","Stakeholder communication","Process excellence","Change management"]

Own and configure Workday People Systems across Payroll, Absence, and Time Tracking, plus core HCM foundations. Translate business requirements into scalable system design, maintain complex business process definitions, dashboards, alerts, and report security, and troubleshoot configuration-driven issues with a focus on root cause. Partner with Payroll and People stakeholders to support recurring HR cycles, change management, security/data audits, and impact analysis for releases.

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Wealthsimple
Wealthsimple
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Lead, People Systems - Payroll, Absence and Time-Tracking

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Job Summary

Own and configure Workday People Systems across Payroll, Absence, and Time Tracking, plus core HCM foundations. Translate business requirements into scalable system design, maintain complex business process definitions, dashboards, alerts, and report security, and troubleshoot configuration-driven issues with a focus on root cause. Partner with Payroll and People stakeholders to support recurring HR cycles, change management, security/data audits, and impact analysis for releases.
Location: Canada
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Configure and maintain Workday Payroll, Absence, and Time Tracking, including business process setup, validations, accrual rules, calendars, and overtime calculations.
  • •Configure core HCM foundations (e.g., supervisory organizations, staffing models, job profiles, and compensation structures) while protecting worker data integrity.
  • •Support annual and recurring People cycles in Workday, including compensation reviews, open enrollment configuration, and org restructures.
  • •Design, build, and maintain business process definitions (condition rules, calculated fields, custom validations, routing/approval logic, notifications) across domains.
  • •Perform impact analysis and triage day-to-day system issues with a strong Workday security model focus, supporting security/data audits and segregation of duties.
Travel: Medium travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: CAD 116,000 - 145,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceLife InsurancePaid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •7+ years as a Workday Business Systems Analyst with experience configuring, testing, and implementing systems.
  • •Deep hands-on knowledge of Workday Payroll, Absence, and Time Tracking (PATT) configuration, design, business process configuration, and Security.
  • •Hands-on knowledge of Workday Core HCM and working knowledge of Workday architecture, security models, and integration methodologies.
  • •Workday Pro accreditations or Workday partner certifications in HCM, Payroll, Absence, Time Tracking.
  • •Exposure to Workday Prism Analytics, Workday Extend, and advanced reporting; experience applying AI tools to HRIS/People operations work is preferred.
Experience:7+ yearsHRISPeople operations
Skills:Root-cause analysisDocumentationStakeholder communicationProcess excellenceChange management
Certifications:Workday ProWorkday partner certifications in HCM, Payroll, Absence, Time Tracking
Tech Stack:WorkdayWorkday ProWorkday Prism AnalyticsExtendWorkday security modelEIBAnthropicAI

Company Brief

Wealthsimple
Wealthsimple is a Canadian fintech offering automated investing, savings, tax filing, crypto trading, and cash accounts with a focus on low-cost, user-friendly financial services for retail customers.
Industry: Wealth Management
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Headquarters: Toronto, Canada
Founded: 2014
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