Impact Careers Full-time

Business Systems Analyst, Payroll Systems

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

Posted

Dec 13, 2025

Location

USA

Type

Full-time

Compensation

$124000 - $186000

Mission

What you will drive

  • Gather and analyze business requirements from Payroll, Finance, and Total Rewards teams to understand needs and desired outcomes
  • Document business requirements clearly, create user stories, and prioritize requests based on business impact, ROI, and compliance
  • Translate business requirements into technical specifications and design solutions using Workday platform configuration
  • Implement solutions by working with IT teams to develop, test, and deploy while managing projects and communicating progress

Impact

The difference you'll make

This role helps streamline, secure, and optimize payroll and absence management processes through technology, enabling the organization to focus more resources on its mission to solve society's toughest challenges.

Profile

What makes you a great fit

  • 5+ years of Payroll applications design and implementation experience in a rapidly scaling organization
  • 5+ years of demonstrated experience in Workday configuration, business process customization, report writing, and integrations
  • Best practice knowledge of Payroll and Absence Management processes
  • Strong interpersonal skills to establish partnerships with business stakeholders and technology teams
  • Experience in Agile methodologies and security/compliance awareness for enterprise data management

Benefits

What's in it for you

The Redwood City, CA base pay range for this role is $124,000-$186,000. Benefits include generous 401(k) matching, annual benefit for housing/student loans/childcare/etc., Life of Service Gifts, paid volunteer time, family-forming benefits funding, relocation support, and more.