Lead Systems Analyst

Wellington Management•Boston, MA

39d•$90,000 - $180,000•Hybrid

About The Position

OVERVIEW We are seeking a skilled Workday Analyst to support and optimize our Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) platform. This role serves as a trusted Workday advisor to HR, Benefits, Compensation, Payroll, Talent, and IT stakeholders. To meet organizational goals, this person translates business requirements into scalable Workday solutions, collaborates with vendors and implementation partners, promotes Workday best practices, and understands global compliance requirements.

Requirements

6+ years’ experience in hands-on Workday HRIS role on a production environment
Strong understanding of HR business processes
Experience supporting critical annual cycles (performance, compensation, open enrollment)
Demonstrated understanding of cross-functional dependencies across Benefits, Payroll, and Compensation
Ability to troubleshoot complex system and data issues

Nice To Haves

Workday HCM certification strongly preferred
Additional relevant Workday certifications a strong plus
Local to our Boston office a strong plus
Payroll experience a plus

Responsibilities

Configure and support Core HCM worker lifecycle events including Hire, Job Change, Transfer, and Leave
Maintain and optimize Supervisory Organizations, Staffing Models, Positions, Job Profiles, Job Families
Ensure data accuracy, integrity, and consistency across worker, job/position, and organizational structures
Partner with HR to translate business requirements into scalable Workday solutions
Support Workday Security configuration including security groups, domains, and business process security
Troubleshoot access issues related to tasks, reports, and business processes
Partner with HR, IT, and compliance teams on access provisioning and periodic security reviews
Ensure appropriate segregation of duties and least-privilege access
SME for Talent modules including Performance Reviews, Goals, Feedback, and Succession Planning
Support annual and off-cycle performance processes, including year-end performance cycles
Configure review templates, sections, rating scales, eligibility conditions, and related Business Processes
Support continuous enhancements to talent profiles, competencies, and development plans
Configure and maintain Business Processes across HCM, Time/Absence, Talent, Comp, Benefits, and payroll
Maintain approval workflows, notifications, condition rules, validations, and step-level security
Ensure BPF configuration aligns with internal controls, audit requirements, and operational efficiency
Provide application support for Workday configuration related to benefits, compensation, and payroll-dependent objects
Configure and maintain eligibility rules, compensation plans, calculated fields, and business processes
Partner with Benefits, Compensation, and Payroll teams to support Open Enrollment, merit/bonus cycles, audits, and compliance-driven changes
Configure and maintain Time Calculation, Time Entry Codes, Work Schedules, Time Schedules, eligibility
Configure and maintain Absence Plans, Accruals, Eligibility Rules, Period Schedules, and validations
Design, build, and support custom reports, including Advanced and Matrix reports and dashboards
Create and maintain Calculated Fields (e.g., LRV, ESI, Lookup, Conditional, Arithmetic)
Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and audit readiness of reports
Support Workday releases, including release notes review, impact assessment, promoting adoption, testing
Proactively identify opportunities to improve system performance, configuration, and user experience

Benefits

retirement plan
health and wellbeing
dental
vision
pharmacy coverage
health savings account
flexible spending accounts
commuter program
employee assistance program
life and disability insurance
adoption assistance
back-up childcare
tuition/CFA reimbursement
paid time off (leave of absence, paid holidays, volunteer, sick and vacation time)