Functional Lead Workday in Austin, Texas, US - First Student | Job Detail

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Functional Lead Workday
First Student - Austin, Texas, US
Job type: Full Time
Resume required: Yes
Posted date: 2026-01-07
Street Address: 123 Main St Austin, TX 78701 United States of America

Full job description:

First for a reason:

At First Student, we are a family of 60,000+ employees who take pride in safely transporting more than 5 million students and passengers to and from their destinations each day! Our family of brands include Transco, Total Transportation, Maggies Paratransit, and GVC II. Our employees are at the forefront of safety and innovation; they create and implement the most advanced training and technology the transportation industry has to offer.

About the Role

We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Workday Integrations Lead to join our team. This role is responsible for designing, developing, testing, and supporting all types of integrations within the Workday ecosystem. The ideal candidate will have strong technical expertise in Workday integration tools and a deep understanding of business processes across HR, Payroll, and Finance.

Key Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with business stakeholders to gather and document integration requirements, ensuring a deep understanding of end-to-end business processes.
  • Translate business needs into functional and technical specifications for Workday integrations.
  • Design, build, test, deploy, and maintain Workday integrations using Workday Studio, Core Connectors, EIBs, and Cloud Connect.
  • Develop custom reports and calculated fields to support integration needs.
  • Facilitate discovery sessions, conduct impact assessments, and validate solutions with users.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve integration issues; provide support for inbound and outbound interfaces.
  • Monitor and maintain existing integrations for performance, accuracy, and reliability.
  • Ensure compliance with data security and privacy standards.
  • Manage Workday web services (REST/SOAP APIs) and support third-party system connections.
  • Maintain documentation related to integration configurations, technical specifications, and support guides.
  • Stay current with Workday updates and recommend enhancements or changes as needed.

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience with Workday integrations.
  • Hands-on experience with Workday Studio, EIB, Core Connectors, and Workday Web Services (REST/SOAP).
  • Proven experience in gathering, analyzing, and documenting business and technical requirements.
  • Ability to act as a liaison between business users and technical teams.
  • Strong understanding of Workday's integration architecture and data model.
  • Experience with XSLT, XML, and web service technologies.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to work with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Workday certification(s) in Integrations (preferred but not required).

In the state of Washington, all technician and driving positions, including but not limited to van drivers and any other position requiring employees to drive a company-owned vehicle, are considered safety-sensitive and are therefore subject to drug and alcohol testing, including cannabis.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. First is also committed to providing a drug-free workplace. First will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, and any other fair chance law. Philadelphia's Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards Ordinance Poster is at this link or upon request https://www.phila.gov/media/20210423160847/Fair-Chance-Hiring-law-poster.pdf.


Job reference: JR12145