HRIS Analyst, Workday

Braven • Chicago, IL

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

Braven is hiring an HRIS Analyst, Workday, to serve as the hands-on owner of its Workday platform. The role partners with People & Operations to build and maintain Workday support for staff, and with IT to make Workday the trusted source of people data for access, provisioning, and automations across Braven’s systems. As a member of the Systems team, the analyst owns Workday’s long-term configuration, security, integrations, and reporting to support organizational growth. The position reports directly to the Head of Workplace Technology & Operations.

The role is based in Chicago, with three in-office days each week, Tuesday through Thursday, and remote work on Monday and Friday. Teammates must live within commuting distance of the Chicago hub. Occasional availability outside standard hours is needed during Workday releases, integration testing, and major configuration changes. The position is full-time, regular, exempt, benefits-eligible, and operates at 100% capacity. The stated compensation range in Chicago is $69,000–$74,100 annually, based on a 50-hour work week.

Braven is a national nonprofit that prepares promising college students to secure a strong first opportunity after graduation through a career-accelerating program delivered with higher education and employer partners. Its ambition is to serve 80,000–100,000 Fellows over the next decade.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of hands-on Workday HCM administration, including business process configuration, security administration, and report building.
• Authorized to work in the United States; Braven does not offer employment visa sponsorship.
• Ability to work in person in Chicago, Illinois, 3 days per week, and live within commuting distance of the Chicago hub.
• Ability to access the internet.
• Occasional availability outside standard hours during Workday releases, integration testing, and major configuration changes.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting a Workday implementation or major implementation phase through go-live and hypercare.
• Workday Pro certification in HCM, Security, Integrations, or Reporting.
• Experience building and supporting Workday integrations, including EIBs and Core Connectors; Studio or Workday APIs are a plus.
• Experience with identity lifecycle provisioning using Okta or a similar tool.
• Advanced Workday reporting experience, including matrix and composite reports, calculated fields, and dashboards.
• Experience as the sole or primary Workday administrator at a small or mid-sized organization, ideally a nonprofit, balancing hands-on configuration with stakeholder support.
• Ability to explain complex technical concepts to stakeholders with different technical backgrounds and translate People & Operations needs into practical system solutions.
• Demonstrated commitment to building strong and welcoming cultures that help develop others.
• Exemplification of Braven’s core values.
• Experience that informs a belief in Braven’s mission and preparation to work with, or for, Braven’s student Fellow population.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Braven’s primary Workday administrator, managing business process configuration, supervisory organizations, condition rules, notifications, and tenant and sandbox environments.
• Triage defects, close configuration gaps, and partner with People & Operations to prioritize and deliver an ongoing enhancement roadmap.
• Manage Workday’s twice-yearly feature releases, including impact assessment, regression testing, and rollout.
• Receive enhancement requests from People & Operations, translate business needs into scalable configuration, and assess downstream impacts before changes go live.
• Build, monitor, and troubleshoot integrations using EIBs and Core Connectors, maintaining Workday as the source of truth for people data across Braven’s systems.
• Own joiner, mover, and leaver provisioning from Workday into Okta, partnering with IT to ensure access is granted and removed accurately and on time.
• Evaluate and redesign automations as Workday and connected systems evolve, and identify manual processes that can be automated.
• Coordinate with Workday, implementation partners, and other vendors to resolve integration issues and evaluate new functionality.
• Administer role-based and user-based security groups, domain and business process security policies, and integration system user accounts, following least privilege and segregation of duties.
• Conduct regular access reviews and data audits, and manage mass data loads through EIBs with quality checks.
• Build reports, calculated fields, and dashboards that provide People & Operations, IT, and leadership with accurate, timely people data.
• Maintain report governance, including naming conventions, a report inventory, and retirement of unused reports.
• Provide tier 2 support for Workday issues submitted through Jira Service Management or raised directly in Workday.
• Train staff and managers on Workday self-service and new features.
• Develop and maintain documentation for Workday configurations, integrations, and processes in Confluence.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Discretionary time off, in addition to organization-wide holidays and two week-long shutdowns in July and December; this is a minimum of 20 days per year.
• $25,000 in lifetime Carrot benefits for fertility, family-building, and hormonal health.
• 401(k) contribution match up to 5% of base annual salary, starting the first full month.
• Coverage of 85% of health insurance premiums for the employee and dependents.
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
• One-month paid sabbatical after 4 years on staff.
• Monthly $75 reimbursement for cell phone or internet.
• Access to funding for continued career development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed