Business Applications Engineer, Workday

About Redwood Materials Redwood is localizing a global battery supply chain that seamlessly integrates recovery, reuse, and recycling — keeping critical minerals in circulation and driving the energy transition. Founded in 2017, we’re delivering low-cost and large-scale energy storage and producing battery materials in the U.S. for the first time, all from batteries we already have. Business Applications Engineer div]:bg-bg-000/50 [&_pre>div]:border-0.5 [&_pre>div]:border-border-400 [&_.ignore-pre-bg>div]:bg-transparent [&_.standard-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pl-2 [&_.standard-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,ul,ol,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pr-8 [&_.progressive-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pl-2 [&_.progressive-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,ul,ol,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pr-8"> _*]:min-w-0 gap-3 standard-markdown"> Redwood Materials is seeking a Business Applications Engineer to own the day-to-day administration of our Workday HCM platform and connected People systems. This is not a greenfield implementation role, but one that will be responsible for our existing tenant. They will be responsible for stabilizing what's broken, optimizing what is underbuilt, and creating scalable processes to allow the company's People, Payroll, and Recruiting teams to succeed. Equally important, this person will serve as the bridge between HR stakeholders and IT, translating business needs into system solutions. Responsibilities will include: Own day-to-day Workday administration including security management (role-based and user-based), business process configuration, EIB loading, tenant management across environments, and end-user issue resolution. Serve as primary owner for integrations in and out of Workday, including Greenhouse, GL, immigration and benefits vendors, and more, including configuration in Workday Studio and other integration tools as needed. Lead biannual Workday release management by reviewing release notes in sandbox preview, assessing feature adoption value, coordinating regression testing, configuring required updates, and communicating changes to end users before each production release. Translate stakeholder needs into technical solutions by gathering requirements from HR, Payroll, and IT; set realistic expectations about system capabilities; and push back constructively when requests fall outside best practice or scope. Partner with leadership and stakeholders to set priority and timelines for optimizations and other projects.