HRIS Analyst - Senior

ONEOK•Tulsa, OK

2d•$90,000 - $134,000

About The Position

ONEOK is seeking an experienced Workday professional for a consultative, solution-oriented HRIS role. The position partners with HR Centers of Excellence, HR Business Partners, HRIT, and other stakeholders to understand business needs and develop practical, scalable Workday solutions. The role combines advising stakeholders with hands-on configuration, troubleshooting, testing, implementation, and continuous improvement. The primary focus is on at least two of Workday Advanced Compensation, Benefits, and HCM, with support for broader Workday capabilities as business needs evolve. The analyst evaluates Workday functionality and leading practices, identifies opportunities to improve the platform, and considers scalability, employee experience, data, and downstream impacts. The role also supports integrations and data flows, including EIBs and vendor inbound and outbound processes. The position requires 5–7 years of related HRIS experience and a bachelor’s degree or a combination of formal education and relevant experience. The expected salary range is $90,000 to $134,000. Travel within the U.S. may be required as needed. ONEOK is an equal opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodations during the application and hiring process.

Requirements

5–7 years of related HRIS experience.
Strong hands-on Workday experience in requirements gathering, configuration, troubleshooting, testing, and release management.
Strong Workday functional knowledge in at least two of Advanced Compensation, Benefits, and HCM, with broader familiarity across the Workday ecosystem.
Demonstrated Workday configuration experience, including business processes, calculated fields, reporting, and security.
Advanced Workday reporting experience.
Experience partnering directly with HR customers and translating business needs into technology solutions.
Broad understanding of HR processes and their relationships across compensation, benefits, payroll, recruiting, talent, learning, and reporting.
Experience managing multiple priorities and delivering solutions in a fast-paced environment.
Bachelor’s degree or a combination of formal education and relevant experience.
Strong analytical, critical-thinking, problem-solving, and root-cause analysis skills.
Ability to research Workday capabilities, evaluate alternatives, and make clear recommendations.
Strong communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technology concepts to nontechnical audiences and present to employees and leadership at all levels.
Strong interpersonal, relationship-building, collaboration, and consultative skills across teams and stakeholders.
Ability to independently drive work forward, manage competing priorities, and remain proactive and curious about innovation.
High attention to detail and sound judgment when handling sensitive and confidential employee information.
Knowledge of HR functions and applicable governmental laws and regulations.

Responsibilities

Provide advanced functional expertise for Workday, primarily in at least two of Advanced Compensation, Benefits, and HCM, and support other Workday areas as needed.
Serve as a trusted HRIS partner to assigned HR functions and develop an understanding of their business processes, priorities, challenges, and opportunities.
Translate business needs into scalable Workday solutions, configurations, reporting capabilities, and process improvements.
Configure and optimize Workday modules, business processes, condition rules, validations, calculated fields, reporting, and security.
Identify opportunities to improve ONEOK’s use of Workday, including capabilities available through releases and emerging functionality.
Evaluate Workday capabilities and leading practices, recommend appropriate solutions, and help implement AI-enabled Workday capabilities aligned with business needs and strategy.
Partner with HR COEs, HRBPs, HRIS, IT, and business stakeholders to understand needs and develop solutions.
Uncover business problems, desired outcomes, and downstream implications behind system requests; provide recommendations and explain Workday capabilities, constraints, and options in business terms.
Build stakeholder relationships and coach COE partners on effective use of Workday and its capabilities.
Analyze and resolve complex Workday system and process issues, identify root causes, and implement sustainable solutions.
Analyze break/fix activity, requests, and business processes to identify broader improvements while balancing operational needs with longer-term optimization.
Maintain functional and configuration documentation and provide audit support.
Own Workday enhancements and initiatives from requirements through implementation; translate requirements into functional specifications and system designs.
Lead functional testing for releases, enhancements, and configuration changes; develop test scenarios and coordinate defect identification, resolution, and validation.
Partner with stakeholders to validate solutions and obtain acceptance before release; conduct post-implementation reviews and apply lessons learned.
Follow governance, change management, release management, and Records and Information Management protocols.
Troubleshoot Workday integrations, including EIBs and vendor inbound and outbound processes, in partnership with technical and data teams.
Consider upstream and downstream impacts when designing Workday solutions and process changes.
Travel within the U.S. as needed; a company vehicle may be assigned based on tasks, requiring an applicable driver's license.