Now is the time to join us and make a difference. Be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives.  Here at American Heart Association, you matter and so does your career.

The American Heart Association has an excellent opportunity for a Systems Developer – HR/Workday in our National Center office located in Dallas, Texas. (Flexible arrangements are available)

Are you a Workday guru?

Do you know BIRT Reporting backwards and forwards and can build from scratch?

Experienced building integrations in Workday Studio?

If so, we are looking for you!  

The Association offers many resources to help you maintain work-life harmonization through your changing needs and life situations. To help you be successful, you will have access to Heart U, our award-winning corporate university, as well as training and support locally and through our National Center.

#TheAHALife is our company culture, our way of life, reflecting our diversity and inclusion, our focus on work-life harmonization and our Guiding Values. Discover why you will Be Seen. Be Heard. Be Valued™ at the American Heart Association by following us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and at heart.org.

This individual will be responsible for all development associated with the HR Systems and Ancillary Application team.  The HR Systems team works closely with the HRIS Team to support American Heart Association’s Workday Platform.  Workday Responsibilities include Integrations, BIRT Reporting, Workday Studio and Workday Prism.  The Ancillary Applications include 15-20 internal systems used by internal teams that include: HR, Legal, Procurement, Communications, CEO Office and Finance.  Systems include SaaS and on-premises applications.  Duties include maintaining an understanding of the systems, participate in technical conversations for problem design and architecture, and code out of features in Workday Studio and IntelliJ using Java as defined by the business development team.

• Execute full range of HRIS functions within the Workday Application including creation of new inbound and outbound integrations, Business Process Optimization, Report Development, System Administration and keeping track of Workday updates.
• Provide system support, maintain, and change management functionalities to perform migrations from Development instance to Production.
• Build various custom reports like Advanced, Matrix, Trended, Search, Transposed and Composite Reports based on requirements.
• Develop various custom integrations using Workday Studio, Enterprise Integration Builder, DT, Core Connector and Cloud Connects.
• Involved in end-to-end implementations of new modules as the need arises by client.
• Build custom API’s, use report as a service, XSLT for document. transformation and EIB loads within the Workday Application.
• Provide standard methodologies for implementation and track every change using version control tools like SVN and GIT.
• Develop custom security groups and map it with right domain security policies to promote data confidentiality within the organization.
• Understand the concept to Business Process Driven Framework and SAAS Model architecture.
• Capture requirements and work with various multi-functional teams to provide system support.

Want to help get your resume to the top?   Take a look at the experience we require:

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in application systems management, configuration, or programming.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience leading all aspects of technology provided through internal platform or Service as a Software (SaaS) vendors.
• Experience in strategic planning, including the ability to focus on overall strategic goals of the Association and dependencies on the assigned application system.
• Experience supervising a team of analysts, developers, or administrators.
• Comprehensive technical skills with Java, API Methods, and system design.
• Ability to communicate, both verbally and on paper, tailoring the form and method of communications to the needs and perceptions of the recipients.
• Ability to break complex problems down into simple elements and to tackle them logically
• Ability to adopt and motivate change, as well as remove barriers to change or accelerate the pace of change.
• Ability to attract, develop and mentor staff.
• Strong time management skills with proven experience in leading complex systems
• Must be able to travel overnight approx. 5% of the time.

Here are some of the preferred skills we are looking for:

• Minimum of five (5) years of working knowledge of Workday HCM Platform.
• Knowledge of vendor management standard processes.
• Knowledge of Agile development principles.

So, are you ready to work for the largest voluntary health organization dedicated to fighting heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases? 

The American Heart Association invests in its people. Here are the main components of our total rewards package.  Visit Rewards & Benefits to see more details.

• Compensation – Our goal is to ensure you have a competitive base salary. That’s why we regularly review the market value of jobs and make adjustments, as needed.
  
  
• Performance and Recognition – You are rewarded for achieving success by merit increases and incentive programs, based on the type of position.
  
  
• Benefits – We offer a wide array of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, along with a robust retirement program that includes an employer match and automatic contribution. As a mark of our commitment to employee well-being, we also offer an employee assistance program, employee wellness program and telemedicine, and medical consultation.
  
  
• Professional Development – You can join one of our many Employee Resource Groups (ERG) or be a mentor/mentee in our professional mentoring program. HeartU is the Association’s national online university, with more than 100,000 resources designed to meet your needs and busy schedule.
  
  
• Work-Life Harmonization – The Association offers Paid Time Off (PTO) at a minimum of 16 days per year for new employees. The number of days will increase based on seniority level.  You will also have a total of 12 paid holidays off each year, which includes several days off at the end of the year.
  
  

• Tuition Assistance - We support the career development of all employees.  This program provides financial assistance to employees who wish to further their education and career in relation to their current duties and responsibilities, or for potential future positions in the organization.

The American Heart Association’s 2024 Goal: Every person deserves the opportunity for a full, healthy life. As champions for health equity, by 2024, the American Heart Association will advance cardiovascular health for all, including identifying and removing barriers to health care access and quality.

At American Heart Association | American Stroke Association, diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity applies to both our workforce and the communities we serve as it relates to heart health and stroke prevention.

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