Workday Business Systems Analyst, People Systems

About the role

Anthropic is seeking a talented and driven Workday Business Systems Analyst to join our People Systems team. You'll own the technical configuration, testing, and operational excellence of our Workday HRIS across two domains: PATT and HCM. Your deepest work will be on the PATT side, where you'll refine our existing payroll, absence, and time tracking configuration and shape PATT design decisions as they're made. On the HCM side, you'll own core HCM data structures, business process frameworks, and the security model that underpins everything we do in Workday. You'll be relied on as a system expert for both strategic guidance and hands-on delivery.

This role is about moving the team forward, not just keeping the system running. The right candidate is passionate about where AI and internal tooling can make People Systems more effective, and treats "the way it's always been done" as a starting point to question rather than a constraint.

We're looking for someone who is naturally curious and an exceptional problem solver — the kind of person who looks beyond the obvious or "standard" Workday answer and asks why before how. You'll find success in this role if you thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment and know how to reprioritize without losing rigor. You'll partner across many parts of the business, from the broader People team to Finance, IT, and beyond, to make sure our HRIS is secure, scalable, and a true business enabler.

Responsibilities

PATT and HCM

• Configure and maintain Payroll: pay components, earnings and deductions, pay groups, period schedules, and payroll-related business processes
• Configure and maintain Absence: time-off plans, accrual rules, eligibility criteria, and leave types
• Configure and maintain Time Tracking: time entry templates, validations, work schedules and calendars, and overtime calculations
• Configure and maintain Core HCM foundations: supervisory organizations, staffing models, job profiles and job/compensation structures, custom organizations, and worker data integrity
• Support annual and recurring People cycles in Workday, including compensation review setup, open enrollment c