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      <Title>Workday Absence and Time Lead</Title>
      <Description><![CDATA[<p>At Keywords Studios, we are looking for a Workday Absence and Time Lead to serve as the functional expert, leading the solutioning for all time-related needs within the Workday system. This role is crucial in ensuring the business can effectively manage time-off, absence, and employee time-tracking processes in line with Keywords Studios&#39; P&amp;C (People and Culture) and operational strategies.</p>
<p>The Workday Absence and Time Lead will play a pivotal role in the design, configuration, and ongoing maintenance of the Workday Time Tracking, Time Off, and Absence Management modules. They will collaborate closely with P&amp;C, Finance, and Operations teams to build and support scalable technology solutions for a global employee population.</p>
<p>The focus is on driving configuration, maintaining system stability, and ensuring queries are managed effectively through the Cloud Support Model&#39;s tiered system. The position will support in value realisation and migration from legacy solutions to a Workday Enabled centralised service.</p>
<p>This position requires deep knowledge of the Workday platform, specifically its core HCM capabilities related to Time and Absence and its overlay into Time tracking, Time Sheeting and Projects.</p>
<p>Main Responsibilities:</p>
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<li>Serve as the technical subject matter expert on Workday Absence, Time-Off and Time Tracking capabilities, leveraging analytical capabilities and process orientation.</li>
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<li>Provide expertise on Workday best practices and partner with Human Resources and other stakeholders to design cohesive solutions, mitigating cross-functional and technical impacts.</li>
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<li>Ensure implemented solutions meet the transactional, reporting, and analytical needs of the business for time and absences processes.</li>
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<li>Supporting the mapping of Time and Attendance information to external payroll partners with support of the integrations lead.</li>
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<li>Conduct regular system audits and performance tuning for the talent modules to ensure optimal performance and reliability.</li>
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<li>Stay current with Workday releases and updates, evaluating new features and functionality for potential adoption in the talent space.</li>
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<li>Manage the Workday Releases by evaluating updates and discussing the impacts and benefits with the business.</li>
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<li>Support P&amp;C and the Business in the education of end-users and ensure effective change management for new functionality and process changes.</li>
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<li>Break down business needs into actionable steps toward solutions and refine conceptual approaches into concrete, specific investments.</li>
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<li>Partner with P&amp;C, IT and the Business to define the multi-year Workday roadmap, focusing on achieving tangible near-term results for Absence, Time-Off and Time Tracking.</li>
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<li>Support P&amp;C and the business with Absence, Time-Off and Time Tracking related projects, ensuring technical feasibility and timely delivery.</li>
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<li>Within the Support Model, this role provides Tier 3 specialist functional knowledge and configuration support for their domain.</li>
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<p>Requirements:</p>
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<li>Proven experience in a technology product management or functional lead role, focusing on Human Capital Management (HCM) systems.</li>
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<li>Minimum of 5 years of Workday Experience with specific expertise in configuring and managing the Absence, Time-Off and Time Tracking module.</li>
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<li>Workday Qualification for Absence plans and Time Tracking</li>
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<li>Knowledge of Workday architecture, configuration, business processes, and security models as they apply.</li>
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<p>Including experience managing and supporting the workday bi-annual release cycle.</p>
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<li>Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.</li>
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<li>Experience translating end-user stated needs into scalable, system-minded solutions.</li>
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<li>Solid organizational skills, attention to detail, and a strong inclination for planning strategy and tactics.</li>
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<p>Benefits:</p>
<p>This position is remote and open globally, compensation will vary depending on the region you are applying from.</p>
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      <Jobtype>full-time</Jobtype>
      <Experiencelevel>senior</Experiencelevel>
      <Workarrangement>remote</Workarrangement>
      <Salaryrange></Salaryrange>
      <Skills>Workday, Absence and Time Tracking, Human Capital Management (HCM), Cloud Support Model, Talent modules, System audits, Performance tuning, Workday releases, Updates, New features, Functionality, Configuration, Security models, Business processes, Architecture</Skills>
      <Category>Engineering</Category>
      <Industry>Technology</Industry>
      <Employername>Keywords Studios</Employername>
      <Employerlogo>https://logos.yubhub.co/keywordsstudios.com.png</Employerlogo>
      <Employerdescription>Keywords Studios is a global services platform for video games and beyond, enabling leading content creators and publishers to leverage their expertise and capacity across the lifecycle of interactive content.</Employerdescription>
      <Employerwebsite>https://www.keywordsstudios.com</Employerwebsite>
      <Compensationcurrency></Compensationcurrency>
      <Compensationmin></Compensationmin>
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      <Applyto>https://apply.workable.com/j/67B717C994</Applyto>
      <Location>Philippines</Location>
      <Country></Country>
      <Postedate>2026-04-24</Postedate>
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