Workday Configuration Analyst

About DoubleVerify

DoubleVerify is a pioneering market leader known for its cutting-edge technology that impeccably authenticates the quality of digital media, thus optimizing ad performance for globally renowned brands. DoubleVerify (DV) offers media transparency and accountability to deliver the highest level of impression quality, ensuring maximum advertising performance. Since its inception in 2008, DV has been instrumental in helping hundreds of Fortune 500 companies optimize their media investments and in forging a more robust advertising industry. To learn more about us, please visit doubleverify.com.About the RoleThis is an exciting opportunity for a Workday Configuration Analyst to join our Global HR Technology team. Reporting to the Sr. Director of HR Technology & Operations, this role will focus on configuring, optimizing, and supporting core Workday HCM modules—specifically Payroll, Absence, Time Tracking, Learning, and HCM. This position will play a key role in ensuring Workday meets the evolving needs of our business by providing day-to-day support, implementing new functionality, and driving enhancements that improve efficiency and user experience.

In this role, you’ll collaborate with HR, Payroll, and business teams to define requirements and deliver scalable configurations. You’ll support new feature deployments and Workday releases through effective testing, documentation, and communication. You’ll also provide hands-on production support—troubleshooting issues, validating data, maintaining system integrity, and identifying opportunities to automate and streamline processes. Close partnership with internal and external stakeholders will ensure accuracy, compliance, and a seamless employee experience.

If you enjoy problem-solving, optimizing systems that impact employees globally, and working in a collaborative environment where your expertise drives meaningful change, we’d love to have you on our team.

Configuration

• Act as the primary technical resource for Workday HCM, with key responsibility for Payroll, Absence, and Time Tracking, and additional support across Learning, Security, and other HCM modules.
• Partner with stakeholders to gather, analyze, and translate business requirements into scalable Workday solutions.
• Design, configure, test, and implement business processes, ensuring compliance, data integrity, and alignment with business needs.
• Identify opportunities to optimize configuration, automate workflows, and improve system usability.
• Troubleshoot issues across business processes, calculated fields, business logic, file loads, and security roles.
• Lead deployment of new functionality and process enhancements, ensuring adherence to SOX and internal controls.
• Stay current on Workday releases; assess impact, perform testing, and implement relevant updates.

Testing

• Lead and coordinate semi-annual Workday release testing, including planning, execution, and issue resolution.
• Develop and execute test plans for new configuration, enhancements, and integrations.
• Document configuration and testing results, and provide training or knowledge transfer as needed.
• Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective measures for system issues.

Reporting & Analytics

• Collaborate with the People Analytics team to design, build, and maintain reports and dashboards using Workday Report Writer and Designer.
• Leverage embedded analytics to support operational and strategic decision-making across HR and Payroll functions.
• Ensure reporting solutions are accurate, scalable, and aligned with business needs.

Integrations & Security

• Partner with HRIS and stakeholders to review, test, and troubleshoot system integrations.
• Serve as the primary resource for integration requirements, testing, and issue resolution.
• Configure and maintain security roles and permissions in alignment with organizational policies.
• Communicate system functionality and updates to end users and ensure issues are resolved within defined SLAs.

Minimum Requirements:

• 5+ years of Workday HCM Configuration experience including, listed from most to least important - Payroll, Absence, Time & Attendance, Benefits, Integrations and Security.
• Experience with Workday Reporting and Dashboards including Advanced and Composite Reports.
• Deep understanding of Workday data and structure, business processes, reporting, security, integrations and authentication capabilities.
• Strong testing and release management experience.
• Detail oriented, with strong follow-up skills.
• Strong communication & collaboration skills
• Happy to work in office 3 days per week on a hybrid basis.

--The successful candidate’s starting salary will be determined based on a number of non-discriminating factors, including qualifications for the role, level, skills, experience, location, and balancing internal equity relative to peers at DV.The estimated salary range for this role based on the qualifications set forth in the job description is between [$97,000 - $147,000]. This role will also be eligible for bonus/commission (as applicable), equity, and benefits.The range above is for the expectations as laid out in the job description; however, we are often open to a wide variety of profiles, and recognize that the person we hire may be more or less experienced than this job description as posted.

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