Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Carnegie Mellon University is seeking an HR Technology Architect to enhance Workday Benefits and related HR technologies. This role involves the ongoing configuration, support, development, and optimization of Workday Benefits processes, focusing on annual Open Enrollment and benefits administration while collaborating with various stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a technical lead for Workday Benefits configuration, maintenance, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Support the planning, configuration, testing, and execution of the university's annual Open Enrollment process, ensuring a seamless employee experience and accurate downstream integrations
- Design and implement solutions based on requirements gathered by HR Business Analysts, Benefits staff, and other stakeholders to improve benefits administration and related HR processes
- Review and recommend solution options that maximize Workday functionality while aligning with university policies, compliance requirements, and industry best practices
- Configure and maintain benefit plans, eligibility rules, enrollment events, life events, benefit reporting, notifications, and integrations within Workday
- Document and execute detailed solution designs, including configuration requirements, reporting specifications, security considerations, testing plans, and deployment activities
- Partner with functional teams and HR Business Analysts to develop test scenarios and perform unit, integration, and end-to-end testing
- Support migration of solutions from test environments to production environments following established change management procedures
- Monitor Workday releases and new functionality related to Benefits, Open Enrollment, and employee self-service, facilitating evaluation, testing, and implementation of enhancements
- Maintain compliance with university data privacy, security, and governance standards
- Provide support during critical benefits administration periods, including Open Enrollment and major benefits-related initiatives
- Other duties as assigned
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field; equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered
- Minimum three years of experience supporting HRIS systems, preferably with a focus on Benefits administration
- Experience supporting Workday HCM or comparable cloud-based HCM platforms required
- Successful completion of a background check
- Master's degree preferred
- Experience configuring and supporting Workday Benefits, Open Enrollment, and related reporting tools strongly preferred
- Experience supporting HR technologies within a higher education environment is a plus
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance
- A generous retirement savings program with employer contributions
- Tuition benefits
- Ample paid time off and observed holidays
- Life and accidental death and disability insurance
- A free Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus pass
- Access to our Family Concierge Team to help navigate childcare needs
- Fitness center access
Company Overview
Carnegie Mellon University founder Andrew Carnegie said: "My heart is in the work." No statement better captures the passion and drive of our people to make a real difference. It was founded in 1905, and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, with a workforce of 5001-10000 employees. Its website is https://www.cmu.edu/cfa/.Company H1B Sponsorship
Carnegie Mellon University has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 31 in 2026, 127 in 2025, 131 in 2024, 149 in 2023, 132 in 2022, 120 in 2021, 99 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.