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# Senior HRIS Analyst (Workday) at EarnIn

- **Company:** EarnIn
- **Location:** Mexico City, Mexico
- **Posted:** 2026-10-07
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-18
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/earnin/jobs/8263094

## Job description

## About EarnIn

As one of the first pioneers of earned wage access, our passion at EarnIn is building products that deliver real-time financial flexibility for those with the unique needs of living paycheck to paycheck. Our community members access their earnings as they earn them, with options to spend, save, and grow their money without mandatory fees, interest rates, or credit checks.

We’re fortunate to have an incredibly experienced leadership team, combined with world-class funding partners like A16Z, Matrix Partners, DST, Ribbit Capital, and a very healthy core business with a tremendous runway. We’re growing fast and are excited to continue bringing world-class talent onboard to help shape the next chapter of our growth journey.

## POSITION SUMMARY

We are seeking a Senior HRIS Analyst to own and evolve our Workday platform, primarily focused on Core HCM and Security. This role designs, configures, and optimizes scalable people systems that enable business growth and operational efficiency. You will act as a strategic partner to People, Finance, and IT teams—translating business needs into system solutions while ensuring data integrity, security, and streamlined processes across the employee lifecycle. We are in the midst of an exciting Intelligent Work Systems transformation, evolving from manual operations to designing AI-enabled, cross-system workflows that scale across the enterprise. We’re looking for someone with a strong Workday foundation and an inventor mindset to help build what’s next.

This is a remote position, though it could also be a hybrid role from our Mexico City office as part of our expanding site. EarnIn offers excellent benefits, including healthcare, internet and cell phone reimbursement, a learning and development stipend, and potential opportunities to travel to our Mountain View headquarters. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. We are unable to provide visa sponsorship or immigration support for this position.

## POSITION SUMMARY

We are seeking a Senior HRIS Analyst to own and evolve our Workday platform. This role primarily focuses on payroll administration, and payroll administration experience is required. You'll also bring strong Core HCM expertise and support other Workday functional areas, including Time and Absence and Advanced Compensation. This role designs, configures, and optimizes scalable payroll and people systems that enable business growth and operational efficiency. You will act as a strategic partner to People, Finance, Total Rewards, and Payroll teams—translating business needs into system solutions while ensuring payroll accuracy, data integrity, and streamlined processes across the employee lifecycle.

We are in the midst of an exciting Intelligent Work Systems transformation, evolving from manual operations to designing AI-enabled, cross-system workflows that scale across the enterprise. We’re looking for someone with a strong Workday payroll foundation and an inventor mindset to help build what’s next.

The Mountain View base salary range for this full-time position is $184,000-$226,000, plus equity and benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. If based in or near Mountain View, CA, the role requires in-office work 2 days a week, though we are open to remote candidates in PT or CT time zones.

## WHAT YOU'LL DO

Payroll & Workday Configuration Ownership

- Administer Workday Payroll configuration end-to-end, including pay groups, earnings, deductions, and payroll-impacting business processes
- Serve as the primary systems point of contact for Payroll Operations, ensuring accurate, on-time pay processing
- Own configuration and ongoing optimization of Workday Payroll and also other areas in Core HCM, including security frameworks as assigned
- Support configuration and troubleshooting across other Workday functional areas, including Time and Absence
- Design and maintain business processes, workflows, and system controls across the employee lifecycle
- Lead system enhancements, releases, and feature adoption in areas assigned

System Strategy & Optimization

- Ensure Workday is not operated in isolation but as part of a broader enterprise ecosystem; design solutions that support end-to-end business processes across systems, including access governance, compliance, and cross-functional workflow orchestration
- Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, and automate People processes through Workday and integrated systems
- Drive scalable solutions that reduce manual effort and improve data accuracy
- Contribute to the Workday roadmap by defining and prioritizing enhancements based on business impact, scalability, and system health
- Establish and maintain system governance and best practices
- Partner with People Operations and external Workday support to manage escalations, prioritize issues, and drive systemic resolution of recurring problems
- Ensure data consistency and integrity across Workday and downstream financial systems, including reconciliation of headcount, compensation, and organizational structures used in financial reporting and planning.
- Develop and maintain system documentation (business processes, decision logic, architecture diagrams); leverage AI tools to accelerate documentation, identify logic gaps, and propose enhancements
- Troubleshoot system issues, root-cause errors, and implement scalable fixes

Reporting & Insights

- Build and maintain advanced Workday reports, dashboards, and calculated fields
- Partner with stakeholders to deliver actionable insights across People and Finance
- Ensure consistency and integrity of workforce data

Cross-Functional Partnership

- Partner with People Ops, Accounting, Payroll, Total Rewards, Finance, and IT to translate business requirements into system solutions
- Act as a subject matter expert on Workday capabilities and limitations
- Act as a key partner to Finance in supporting workforce planning, budgeting, and actuals reporting by ensuring accurate and timely workforce data
- Support testing strategy (UAT) and ensure high-quality system deployments
- Leverage AI and structured methodologies to define test strategies, generate test cases, support design reviews, and proactively identify logic gaps or architectural improvements prior to deployment

## WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

- 3+ years of hands-on Workday Payroll configuration and administration experience, required
- 5+ years of HRIS experience with deep Workday expertise
- Strong configuration experience in Workday Payroll and Core HCM
- Experience with Workday configuration including Business Process Framework, Security, and Advanced Reporting (Calculated Fields)
- Experience partnering cross-functionally with stakeholders in People, Accounting, Payroll, Finance, and IT
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Experience creating structured documentation and leveraging AI tools to enhance system design, testing, and analysis
- Advanced analytical and technical skills for translating and analyzing business needs into requirements, driving implementations, and delivering effective, value-adding solutions
- Exceptional technical aptitude and strong desire for learning new technologies and solution architectures
- Experience with Workday’s tools below is a plus:
- Advanced Compensation
- Time and Absence
- Talent/Performance modules
- Workday Extend
- Experience in global and matrixed organizations is a plus
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Information Systems, or equivalent is a plus
- Experience designing workflows across different areas in the employment lifecycle (recruiting, onboarding, career development, off-boarding) is a plus

#LI-Hybrid #LI-Remote At EarnIn, we believe that the best way to build a financial system that works for everyday people is by hiring a team that represents our diverse community. Our team is diverse not only in background and experience but also in perspective. We celebrate our diversity and strive to create a culture of belonging. EarnIn does not unlawfully discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition, family care status, military or veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws. EarnIn is an E-Verify participant.

EarnIn does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies in response to job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers or HR team.

## About EarnIn

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: EarnIn is a financial technology company that pioneered earned wage access, allowing people to access their pay as they earn it without mandatory fees, interest, or credit checks.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series C, $415.1M total funding)
- **Headquarters**: Mountain View, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2012 (launched app in May 2014)
- **Founders**: Ram Palaniappan (CEO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Financial Services / Fintech (Earned Wage Access)
- **Target customers**: B2C (individuals living paycheck to paycheck) and B2B (employers via payroll integration)
- **Mission**: To make financial momentum accessible to everyone

## Products & Services
- **EarnIn Cash (formerly EarnIn)**: The core product allowing users to access up to $750 per pay period of their earned wages instantly, with no mandatory fees, no interest, and no credit check. Transfers typically take 1–2 business days, with an option for expedited transfers for a small fee.
- **Balance Shield**: An alert system that notifies users when their bank account balance is low, helping them avoid overdraft fees.
- **Credit Monitoring**: Free credit report monitoring service, launched as the first EWA provider to offer this.
- **Live Pay**: A real-time payroll integration product that allows employees to access wages as they are earned, directly through their employer.
- **EarnIn Payroll**: A B2B payroll service offering earned wage access as an employer benefit.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: $415.1M in total funding; $85M annual revenue (LinkedIn estimate)
- **Notable Investors**: Andreessen Horowitz, Matrix Partners, DST Global, Spark Capital, Ribbit Capital, Felicis, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
- **Growth Signals**: 463 employees (+17.5% YoY), operates in 14 countries, 202,933 LinkedIn followers (+9.5% YoY), winner of Inc. Magazine's 2023 Best In Business Award in Economic/Financial Equity

## Competitive Advantages
- **First-mover in EWA**: One of the earliest pioneers of earned wage access, giving them brand recognition and regulatory experience.
- **No mandatory fees model**: Differentiates from payday lenders and other fintechs by not charging interest, mandatory fees, or requiring credit checks.
- **Strong investor backing**: Backed by top-tier VCs (Andreessen Horowitz, Matrix, DST, Spark Capital) and a recent $75M debt facility from Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, signaling financial stability.
- **Healthy core business**: Described as having a "very healthy core business with a tremendous runway" by leadership.
- **Multi-product ecosystem**: Expanded beyond EWA into credit monitoring, savings, bill reminders, and payroll services, creating a sticky user base.

## Strategic Focus
- **International expansion**: Operating in 14 countries with engineering hubs in Mexico City, Bangalore, Vancouver, and Bangkok.
- **AI and Machine Learning**: Actively hiring for Head of Machine Learning, AI Builder, and Gen AI Software Engineer roles, indicating a push toward AI-powered financial products.
- **B2B growth**: Expanding EarnIn Payroll and Live Pay as employer-integrated solutions to drive enterprise adoption.
- **Product diversification**: Moving beyond core EWA into credit monitoring, savings tools, and broader financial wellness.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Values include "Customer First," "Collaborative," "Creating Impact," and "Inventive." Strong emphasis on diversity and belonging with 6 active Employee Resource Groups (ERGs).
- **Work model**: Remote and hybrid teams across 14 countries, with hubs in Mountain View (HQ), Mexico City, Bangalore, Vancouver, and Bangkok.
- **Benefits**: Competitive medical/dental/vision, 401(K) and FSA plans, generous PTO, wellness funds, parental and caregiver leave, annual stipend for education and training, mentoring program.
- **Engineering culture**: Described as having "world-class talent" with a focus on building products that deliver real-time financial flexibility. Strong technical team with roles spanning ML, AI, DevOps, mobile, and platform engineering.
- **Growth trajectory**: 17.5% YoY headcount growth, operating in 14 countries, with a "very healthy core business" and "tremendous runway" according to leadership.
- **Employer rating**: 4.2/5 on LinkedIn, with compensation rated 4.3/5.

## Sources
1. [earnin.com](https://www.earnin.com/)
2. [earnin.com/careers](https://www.earnin.com/careers)
3. [boards.greenhouse.io/earnin](https://boards.greenhouse.io/earnin)
4. [linkedin.com/company/earnin](https://www.linkedin.com/company/earnin)
5. [earnin.com/press](https://www.earnin.com/press)

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