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Lead Enterprise Applications Analyst, People Tech

Avalara

Avalara

IT, People & HR
United States · United States
Posted on May 7, 2025

Job Description

What You'll Do

As a Senior Enterprise Applications Analyst focused on People Technology, you will be a strategic partner and technical expert in supporting Avalara's Workday ecosystem. This remote role (#LI-Remote) reports to the Manager of Enterprise Applications and includes working across departments and time zones, with occasional participation in a 24-hour support model for critical issues.


What Your Responsibilities Will Be

You'll work cross-functionally to lead and improve Workday solutions, including Human Capital Management (HCM), Recruiting, Compensation, and Security. Each day, you'll collaborate with partners to align technology to needs, manage multiple module implementations, and troubleshoot complex issues from discovery through resolution. You'll contribute to the enterprise applications roadmap and coach teammates, playing a key role in scaling our systems to support a global organization.


What You'll Need to be Successful

  • You have 5+ years of hands-on experience with Workday, including full-cycle implementations across HCM, Compensation, Recruiting, and Security.
  • You hold one or more Workday certifications and stay current on system releases, roadmap trends, and best practices.
  • You've contributed to product or systems roadmaps, offering input on long-term improvements and aligning programs to team goals.
  • You're comfortable mentoring team members, sharing expertise, and promoting knowledge transfer.
  • You have knowledge of SDLC, Agile methodologies, and tools like Jira to manage delivery in iterative cycles.
  • You're experienced in working cross-functionally with HR, IT, and business stakeholders, and you've worked with international teams across time zones.
  • You're prepared to support business-critical operations and are willing to participate in a rotating 24-hour support model.

How We'll Take Care of You

Total Rewards

In addition to a great compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave, many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses.

Health & Wellness
Benefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance.

Inclusive culture and diversity
Avalara strongly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to integrating them into our business practices and our organizational culture. We also have a total of 8 employee-run resource groups, each with senior leadership and exec sponsorship.

Learn more about our benefits by region here: Avalara North America


What You Need To Know About Avalara

We’re Avalara. We’re defining the relationship between tax and tech.

We’ve already built an industry-leading cloud compliance platform, processing nearly 40 billion customer API calls and over 5 million tax returns a year, and this year we became a billion-dollar business. Our growth is real, and we’re not slowing down until we’ve achieved our mission - to be part of every transaction in the world.

We’re bright, innovative, and disruptive, like the orange we love to wear. It captures our quirky spirit and optimistic mindset. It shows off the culture we’ve designed, that empowers our people to win. Ownership and achievement go hand in hand here. We instill passion in our people through the trust we place in them.

We’ve been different from day one. Join us, and your career will be too.

We’re An Equal Opportunity Employer

Supporting diversity and inclusion is a cornerstone of our company — we don’t want people to fit into our culture, but to enrich it. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.