Benefits of Connecting Justworks to Windmill
Connecting Justworks to Windmill keeps your employee roster and reporting structure aligned automatically. When Justworks is the system of record, Windmill will:- Import new hires as soon as they are added to Justworks
- Update manager → direct report relationships
- Reflect title and department updates
- Archive employees when they leave the company
Connected Data
Windmill syncs the following fields from Justworks:| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Employee Name | Full legal name |
| Work Email | Used as the identity + login field |
| Job Title | Displayed across profiles and review cycles |
| Manager Relationship | Drives org charts and review assignments |
| Department / Team | Used for grouping, permissions, and reporting |
| Employment Status (Active / Terminated) | Automatically archives former employees |
| Start Date | Supports onboarding and new-hire review workflows |
Permissions
To connect the integration, the user must have:- Justworks Admin permissions
- Access to view the People → Team directory
Windmill is read-only and does not modify or write data back to Justworks.
Managing Employee + Manager Updates
If you need to:- Change someone’s manager
- Update a department
- Promote or change a title
- Remove or offboard an employee
Make these changes in Justworks — not Windmill.Justworks is treated as the source of truth.
Any updates made directly inside Windmill will be overwritten during the next sync.
FAQs
How often does the sync run?Automatically every 24 hours, with an option to manually refresh in Windmill. Does this integration affect payroll or benefits?
No — Windmill never interacts with payroll or benefits data. Do contractors sync to Windmill?
Only if they are listed as active workers with a manager assigned in Justworks. What if a team member changes roles mid-review?
Windmill will reflect the updated title and org placement automatically.