Job Description

Workday (Functional & Technical) Expert

At CVS Health, we're building a world of health around every consumer and surrounding ourselves with dedicated colleagues who are passionate about transforming health care.

As the nation's leading health solutions company, we reach millions of Americans through our local presence, digital channels and more than 300,000 purpose-driven colleagues caring for people where, when and how they choose in a way that is uniquely more connected, more convenient and more compassionate. And we do it all with heart, each and every day.

Position Summary

CVS Health is looking for a Workday (Functional & Technical) Expert (with Core HCM Compensation and Absence Management expertise) to join our Human Resources Technology team. We're seeking an experienced and motivated individual who is ready to take on the challenge of supporting HR and Payroll business operations by providing optimal and scalable technology solutions.

This person will be an integral part of a team responsible for Workday HCM, Compensation and Absence Management modules for domestic (USA) and international employees meeting the needs of CVS Health's Payroll, Legal and Human Resources business partners and stakeholders. The ideal candidate will possess a combination of functional and technical expertise, as well as a demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with both technical and non-technical partners. You will provide integral support to the Human Resources and Payroll organizations for their technology needs collaborating with HR Business Partners, COEs and HR Shared Services across all business segments. You will establish cross-functional relationships throughout HR Technology and Human Resources to ensure solutions and initiatives are effectively designed and implemented. Work with dedication and motivation with colleague satisfaction as key goal.

This role may work onsite 2 days a week in one of CVS Health's core hubs in: Richardson, TX; Scottsdale, AZ or Woonsocket, RI. Full-time Remote candidates will also be considered.

Primary Responsibilities :

• Collaborates with business and technical partners to support the Workday Core HCM and Compensation functional areas and roadmap, including the established list of global priorities.
• Understands the needs of the business and evaluates Workday capabilities through research and testing.
• Maintains clear and up to date list of key deliverables and timelines, developing plans to achieve those targets and proactively communicating progress to a variety of stakeholders.
• Ensures that the delivered product meets or exceeds the business' needs and business objectives.
• Supports enhancements, project requests and defects, providing optimal and timely solutions.
• Gathers requirements, business process optimization, fit-gap analysis, functional design, configuration and testing. Creates necessary documentation in each stage.
• Collaborates with key cross-functional partners to maintain transparency, consistency in delivery, and set expectations.
• Actively participates in Workday's semi-annual release process, engaging with release team on cross-functional initiatives and liaising with Business Leads on critical impacts and upcoming enhancement opportunities. Supports regression testing and guide regression testing teams.
• Awareness of new and planned Workday functionality, actively engaging with the Workday Community to prepare and communicate changes that could impact business.
• Leads the translation of business requirements to technical solutions and creating appropriate timelines.
• Responsible for fit-gap analysis, functional design, configuring the application, user acceptance testing and maintenance of the software solution.
• Maintains up to date documentation in tracking tools.
• Performs and supports user acceptance testing and creates necessary documentation including test plans, test scenarios, test cases and test results.
• Ensures adherence to industry best practice, actively engaging with Workday Community on future releases. Encourages product innovation and alternative ways of approaching business.
• Integrates relevant data and information and apply the findings to positively impact the Workday strategy and share key insights and actions based on data and metrics.
• Challenges partners to think differently regarding HR and Payroll business processes and operational issues act as a thought partner and model creative problem-solving to impact business decisions.
• Generates reports and analytics to support various business needs.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years Workday HCM and Compensation experience.
• 5+ years' experience configuring Core HCM, Compensation and Absence Management product areas for domestic and international colleagues.
• 4+ years' experience working on calc fields, complex reports and various configurations in Workday.
• 4+ years' experience configuring and debugging Business Processes and building solutions in Workday.
• 3+ years' experience working with HR technology landscape, including cloud computing and mobile technologies.
• 3+ years' experience working with business to gather requirements, perform fit gap analysis, design solutions, create functional designs, configuring Workday application, performing user acceptance testing, and maintaining the health of the product. Ability to create necessary documentation in each phase.
• 3+ years' experience generating reports for analysis, data auditing and supporting requests from various business teams.
• 2+ years' experience collaborating with SaaS vendors to provide timely resolution for defects.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting HR and Payroll systems for large organizations with non-exempt employees.
• Experience working on other Workday areas including Absence Management.
• Experience supporting international employees.
• Strong organizational, analytical, time management, and problem-solving skills.
• The ability to develop and sustain relationships with business partners and stakeholders, including working with business partners to optimize their business processes.
• A strong customer service orientation.
• The ability to work effectively in a team environment while managing multiple tasks.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• A strong work ethic, a self-starter, and be able to be highly productive in a dynamic, collaborative environment.
• Experience with Project Management, Change Management and Communications.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree Required

Anticipated Weekly Hours

40

Time Type

Full time

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$83,430.00 - $222,480.00

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above.

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great benefits for great people

We take pride in our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include:

• Affordable medical plan options , a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions), and an employee stock purchase plan .

• No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching.

• Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 07/31/2025

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.

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