Workday Functional Specialist (Time Tracking Module)

About the Company

The organization is a global travel technology business founded in 2005 by two entrepreneurs with a shared passion for making travel easier and more accessible. It operates as part of Booking Holdings and brings together a workforce of more than 7,000 people representing 90 countries across offices worldwide. Its platform connects travelers to hotels, holiday homes, flights, and experiences across the globe, with technology and data playing a central role in how the business works and evolves.

Team Overview

You will join the Global Service Delivery team, which supports office infrastructure and employee connectivity across 10 countries and provides round-the-clock assistance to staff. The team enables employees to access the hardware, software, and systems they need whether they are in the office, working remotely, or travelling. It works with modern cloud management tools and on-site services across Windows, macOS, and Linux environments.

Role Summary

This position is centered on Workday Time Tracking, where you will act as the main specialist responsible for keeping the module accurate, scalable, compliant, and aligned with payroll needs. In addition to time tracking, you will also contribute to other HRIS areas and related people technology tools, helping build a stronger overall systems landscape. The role is designed for someone who enjoys solving complex issues, collaborating across teams, and broadening technical depth beyond a single platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Configure and maintain Workday Time Tracking, including time entry rules, validation logic, work schedules, time calculations, and compliance-related setup.
• Work with People and IT stakeholders to convert business needs into scalable Workday solutions that improve the employee experience.
• Manage reports, calculated fields, and security settings that support visibility into time entries, exceptions, overtime, and payroll-impacting information.
• Prepare and maintain documentation such as SOPs, configuration references, and process maps to improve continuity and knowledge sharing.
• Contribute to additional Workday areas and internal systems based on business priorities and your own development goals.
• Track Workday product updates and people technology trends to identify automation and enhancement opportunities.
• Support other internal tools and technologies beyond Workday as part of the wider people technology ecosystem.

Required Qualifications

• 4 to 6 years of hands-on Workday experience, including 2 to 3 years specifically focused on Time Tracking configuration, rules, and reporting.
• Strong technical knowledge of Time Tracking setup, such as time entry codes, calendars, work schedules, validation rules, time calculations for overtime and shift premiums, holiday rules, and compliance controls.
• Advanced reporting expertise, with the ability to build complex reports and time-based analytics using calculated fields.
• Solid understanding of HCM concepts, including business processes like Hire, Change Job, and Termination, along with configuration areas such as condition rules, organizations, hierarchies, and custom objects.
• Practical knowledge of Workday security, including constrained and unconstrained roles as well as segmented security.
• Strong analytical thinking, troubleshooting ability, and attention to process efficiency and data integrity.
• Clear communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and turn business requirements into system design.
• Bachelor’s degree in HR, IT, Business Systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Preferred Experience

• Background with Workday Time Tracking, Absence, or Payroll integrations, including EIBs, PECI, or custom interfaces.
• Exposure to overtime, shift differential, or country-specific labor rule implementation in Workday.
• Familiarity with testing approaches, release management, or regression testing for time-related logic.
• Experience in an international, fast-moving work environment.
• Workday certification in Time Tracking, Payroll, or HCM.
• Interest in learning additional people technology platforms and tools beyond Workday.

Benefits

• Medical coverage, dental support, mental health support line, annual leave, travel discounts, sick leave, and the AgodaChoice flexible spending benefit.
• Provident fund benefits and life insurance.
• Flexible work support, including a work-from-home allowance, a 30-day work-from-anywhere benefit, and hybrid working options.
• Unlimited online learning access, in-person development programs at different career stages, and career paths for both managers and individual contributors.
• The opportunity to live in Bangkok, a major travel hub in Southeast Asia.
• A relocation package designed to help with the move.

Location

This role can be based in Bangkok, Gurgaon, or Kuala Lumpur. It also mentions relocation support and hybrid working options.

Equal Opportunity

The employer states that hiring is based on merit and qualifications and that it welcomes candidates from diverse backgrounds and identities. It does not discriminate on protected characteristics such as sex, age, race, color, national origin, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, citizenship, veteran status, or military status.

Application and Recruitment Notes

Applications may be retained for consideration against future openings, and candidates may request removal of their details from the records. The employer also notes that it does not accept unsolicited candidate terms from third-party agencies and may directly contact and hire candidates submitted without authorization, without paying a recruitment fee.