Senior Workday Consultant

As Via’s Senior Workday Consultant, you’ll play a key role in ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of our HRIS systems. You’ll be the go‑to expert for Workday, overseeing system administration, configuration, reporting, and troubleshooting, all while supporting the employee experience across the organization.

Collaborating closely with Via’s People, Payroll, and IT teams, you’ll act as a trusted partner who enables data‑driven decisions and seamless People operations. With great judgment, attention to detail, and a focus on process, you’ll help shape a People systems experience that aligns with Via’s mission.

What You’ll Do

• Serve as the primary administrator for Workday, managing configuration, security, business processes, integrations, and system updates.
• Develop, test, and maintain Workday reports, dashboards, and analytics to support business decision‑making.
• Oversee system upgrades and releases, ensuring new features are tested, documented, and communicated to stakeholders.
• Provide Workday training and support to People team members, managers, and employees to maximize adoption and efficiency.
• Maintain data integrity through regular audits, monitoring, and troubleshooting of discrepancies.
• Collaborate with external vendors and internal IT to ensure integrations (e.g., payroll, benefits, recruiting tools) are accurate and secure.
• Drive process improvements within Workday to enhance efficiency, compliance, and the overall employee experience.
• Document system configurations, business processes, and user procedures to support continuity and compliance.
• Act as a subject matter expert on Workday functionality, staying current on new features and best practices.

Who You Are

• Minimum of 5 years of hands‑on Workday administrator experience, with strong knowledge of core HCM modules (additional modules such as Recruiting, Absence, or Performance are a plus).
• Deep expertise in HR operations, compliance, and payroll processes.
• Love of creating and maintaining Workday reports and dashboards.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts into user‑friendly guidance.
• Highly detail‑oriented, organized, and process‑driven.
• Comfortable working in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment with competing priorities.

Compensation and Benefits:

• Final salary will be determined by the candidate’s experience, knowledge, and skills. Salary reflected does not include equity or variable pay, where applicable
• Salary Range: $115,000-$140,000
• We are proud to offer a generous and comprehensive benefits package, including free medical plans and 401K matching.

We’re Via, and we build technology that changes the way the world moves. We’re driven by a simple mission: to create modern and efficient public transportation systems that provide far greater access to jobs, healthcare, and education. With our best in class suite of products, we make transit thrive.

Our teams of world‑class engineers, data‑scientists, product managers, operations specialists, marketers, transit experts and more bring cutting‑edge AI‑powered software and innovative technology‑enabled operations to our partners across the globe. Founded in 2012, Via builds solutions to digitize, automate, and enable data‑driven decision making for entire transportation networks; fixed‑route buses, microtransit, paratransit, school buses, autonomous vehicles, and more.

If you’re excited to be at the forefront of modernizing the future of transportation, are up for solving tough problems, and willing to become/already are a transit nerd, we are the place for you. Even if your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description for this role, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

Ready to join the ride?

Via is an equal opportunity employer.