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 during scheduled syncs
- 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:
Windmill can also sync personal email, work location, and time-off records when Justworks provides them and the connection has the required authorization.
Windmill does not store compensation, payroll, benefits, home address, Social Security Numbers, dates of birth, phone numbers, pronouns, or employment contracts as employee-profile fields. See Personally Identifiable Information for the canonical list.
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?
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?
Does this integration affect payroll or benefits?
No — Windmill never interacts with payroll or benefits data.
Do contractors sync to Windmill?
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?
What if a team member changes roles mid-review?
Windmill will reflect the updated title and org placement automatically.