Senior People Technology Engineer (Workday Time & Absence)

As a Senior People Technology Engineer (Workday Time & Absence) at Wise, you will act as the principal technical product partner and Domain SME for our global absence and time-tracking architecture.

You will possess the autonomy to own the domain strategy and navigate highly complex legislative environments across the EMEA region and beyond.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading the hands-on architectural design and configuration of Workday Time Tracking and Absence Management
• Building complex, highly customized statutory leave plans, time entry validations, and holiday logic for our global workforce
• Taking end-to-end responsibility for the technical health, reliability, and compliance of the T&A domain
• Ensuring all setups meet strict SOX compliance, financial audit requirements, and local labor laws
• Acting as a true product partner to senior regional People Operations leaders (primarily EMEA)
• Translating complex legal requirements into scalable Workday functionality and advising stakeholders on system capabilities and best practices
• Overseeing the resolution of complex technical escalations and identifying root causes in our existing absence setup
• Architecting long-term, scalable fixes rather than temporary patches
• Defining the long-term technical roadmap for T&A in alignment with Wise's global expansion plans
• Mentoring and being an escalation point for standard contributors (IC2s) within the regional operational model

To qualify for this role, you will need:

• Extensive, senior-level experience in Workday Time Tracking and Absence Management configuration
• Experience building complex, multi-country statutory leave plans and time-entry rules from scratch
• Proven experience managing SOX controls, internal audits, and stringent legislative changes within an HRIS environment
• The ability to own a domain strategy independently, make high-level architectural decisions, and act as a peer to senior business leaders
• An analytically minded approach, capable of translating convoluted legal jargon and local operational nuances into clean, effective system logic
• An egoless approach to work, a deep focus on data security/confidentiality, and a commitment to high-quality testing and documentation

Nice to have:

• Workday Core HCM, Time Tracking, or Absence Management certifications
• Experience in broader Workday modules (e.g., Payroll integrations, Compensation)
• Experience implementing Workday for new country launches in a hyper-growth environment