Workday Analyst - Benefits, Absence and Integrations

Overview

If you’re a Workday benefits and absence expert in the Atlanta, GA area who thrives in complex environments, loves solving hard problems, and wants your work to directly impact 10,000+ employees, this is your role!

We’re seeking a Workday HRIS Benefits, Absence & Integrations Analyst to join our high-performing HRIS team at our corporate headquarters in Dunwoody, GA. This is a hands-on role for someone who knows Workday benefits inside and out—and wants to own Benefits, Absence, and Integrations from design through delivery.

The Workday Benefits, Absence & Integrations Analyst is a key member of our Workday HRIS team, responsible for delivering scalable, high-quality Workday HCM solutions across the organization. This role provides hands-on configuration support in the areas of Benefits, Absence, and Integrations. The ideal candidate brings deep Workday expertise, strong analytical capability, and a passion for partnering with business leaders to improve processes, enhance system performance, and support enterprise-wide HR transformation initiatives.

This role is 100% on-site, five days per week. Collaboration matters here, and you’ll work closely with HR, Benefits, Payroll, vendors, and leadership to drive scalable, enterprise-wide solutions.

What You’ll Do

As part of our Workday team, you will join an energized team of HRIS analysts delivering more than just technology—you will design, optimize, and transform the way our HR organization works.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the hands-on Workday Benefits, Absence, and Integrations Analyst for assigned projects and production support activities.
• Deliver Workday HCM solutions that enable better decision-making and drive operational efficiency across the company.
• Facilitate design sessions, gather business and location-level requirements, and develop creative, scalable configuration solutions.
• Lead and/or participate in documentation, configuration, testing, and deployment activities.
• Support Workday tenant maintenance, enhancements, and troubleshooting.
• Collaborate closely with HRIS leadership, project managers, and cross-functional stakeholders to communicate challenges, drive process improvements, and ensure project success.
• Maintain strong relationships with integration partners and benefits vendors, ensuring seamless and compliant data flow.
• Promote an innovative, collaborative, and continuous-improvement culture within the HCM team.
• Champion high levels of customer satisfaction and serve as a trusted expert for Workday Benefits and Absence.
• Provide support—where applicable—in related Workday functional areas including Time Tracking, Scheduling, Payroll, Performance Management, Financials, and more.

What We’re Looking For (Must-Have)

We’re serious about expertise. This role requires deep, proven experience.

• Advanced Workday experience in Benefits, Absence, and Integrations (non-negotiable)

• Direct, hands-on leadership experience administering Workday Benefits and supporting complex Absence requirements

• Experience supportinghigh-volume organizations (10,000+ employees) in multi-state environments

• Proven success owning complex Workday integrations and vendor relationships

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to turn data into actionable insights

• Excellent communication skills—you can explain technical concepts to non-technical partners

• Advanced proficiency in Excel and reporting tools

• Ability to work on-site in our Dunwoody, GA corporate office five days per week

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex datasets, identify trends, and provide leadership with actionable insights that inform Benefits, Absence, and integration decisions.
• Proven experience leading configuration and design of Workday Benefits and Absence in multi-state, high-volume environments.
• Demonstrated success owning and optimizing complex Workday integrations, including coordination with multiple third-party vendors and internal stakeholders.
• Extensive hands-on experience maintaining, enhancing, and governing large-scale Workday Benefits, Absence, and related integration frameworks.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other data analysis or reporting tools used to validate configuration, troubleshoot issues, and monitor integration performance.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly present technical concepts, create comprehensive documentation, and articulate system impacts to both HR and business leaders.
• Direct, hands-on leadership experience administering Workday Benefits—including open enrollment, life event processing, and vendor integrations—as well as supporting complex Absence configurations.

Education & Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree + minimum 5 years of Workday Benefits & Absence experience; OR
• No degree + minimum 9 years of hands-on Workday Benefits & Absence experience.

Additional Requirements

• Active participation as a functional lead in at least two full-cycle Workday Benefits and Absence implementations, including integrations.
• Current Workday certification in HCM, Benefits, Absence, Compensation, or related modules.
• Must be based in Atlanta, Georgia.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Ability to develop white papers, lead design sessions, facilitate stakeholder discussions, and deliver Workday demonstrations.
• Prior experience partnering with HR departments and a strong understanding of HR operational challenges, especially related to Benefits, Absence, and systems integration.
• Experience supporting HR technology in the hospitality industry (hotels & resorts) preferred.

Benefits

Davidson Hospitality Group is an award-winning, full-service hospitality management company overseeing hotels, restaurants, dining and entertainment venues across the US. A trusted partner and preferred operator for Hilton, Hyatt, Kimpton, Marriott, and Margaritaville, Davidson offers a unique entrepreneurial management style and owners’ mentality that provides the individualized personal service of a small company, enhanced by the breadth and depth of skill and experience of a larger company. In keeping with the company’s heritage of delivering value, Davidson is comprised of four highly specialized operating verticals: Davidson Hotels, Pivot, Davidson Resorts and Davidson Restaurant Group.

In keeping with the company’s heritage of delivering value to its owners and team members, Davidson offers a rich benefit program with a variety of benefits designed to enrich the lives and well-being of our team members and their families.

• Multiple Tiers of Medical Coverage
• Dental & Vision Coverage
• 24/7 Teledoc service
• Free Maintenance Medications
• Pet Insurance
• Hotel Discounts
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Time Off (vacation, sick, bereavement, and Holidays).
• 401K Match

Working at Davidson is like nowhere else. It’s less of a job, more of a calling. It’s part career, part revolution. Because whatever you do here, you play a part in helping redefine the way quality hospitality is delivered to our guests, our clients, our partners, and each other.