Sr. Analyst, HRIS

NextDecade•Houston, TX

42d

About The Position

The Senior Analyst, HRIS is responsible for configuring, administering, and optimizing Workday. The role partners with HR, Payroll, IT, and business stakeholders to support Core HCM, Benefits, Time Tracking and Scheduling, Payroll, Position Management, and Talent Acquisition. It will also support the future implementation and ongoing administration of Advanced Compensation while improving data integrity, reporting, controls, and the employee experience. The position provides functional support for workforce planning processes within Workday Adaptive Planning, including data validation, reporting, testing, and issue resolution. The role operates in a professional office environment, with occasional work within or outside of a complex construction environment. It routinely uses standard office equipment and is primarily sedentary, although the incumbent must be able to stand and/or sit continuously to perform essential job functions for a full shift. The role may involve lifting files, boxes, and office equipment up to 20 pounds; handling files and filing cabinets; bending, standing on a stool, or climbing; talking or hearing; standing, walking, handling or feeling objects, and reaching; moving throughout office or site facilities; and wearing necessary PPE. Reasonable accommodations may be available.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
5–7+ years of progressive HRIS experience, including hands-on support of Workday or a comparable enterprise HCM platform.
Experience supporting Core HCM and multiple functional areas such as Benefits, Time Tracking and Scheduling, Payroll, Talent Acquisition, or Compensation.
Experience gathering requirements, supporting configuration, developing test scripts, coordinating UAT, and deploying system enhancements.
Working knowledge of Workday reporting, security, data privacy, audit controls, EIBs, and integration concepts.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, documentation, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
Ability to meet the described physical demands, with or without reasonable accommodations.
All persons hired must verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete the required employment eligibility verification document upon hire.

Nice To Haves

Workday Pro accreditation or certification in a relevant functional area.
Experience implementing or administering Talent Acquisition or Advanced Compensation.
Familiarity supporting workforce planning processes within Workday Adaptive Planning.
Experience supporting Workday releases, testing cycles, and system enhancements.

Responsibilities

Serve as a functional Workday resource for Core HCM, Benefits, Time Tracking and Scheduling, Payroll, Talent Management, and related business processes.
Support annual Open Enrollment configuration, testing, production readiness, data validation, issue resolution, and post-enrollment reconciliation.
Partner with Payroll on Time Tracking and Scheduling configurations, Payroll testing, troubleshooting, processing support, and reconciliations.
Support Talent Acquisition processes, including job profile and position management, template creation, business process optimization, ATS enhancements, and related reporting as applicable.
Participate in the future implementation of Advanced Compensation and support compensation cycles after deployment.
Support workforce planning activities within Workday Adaptive Planning, including data validation, testing, reporting, and issue resolution in partnership with HR and Finance stakeholders.
Configure and maintain business processes, eligibility and validation rules, notifications, security assignments, and related system settings.
Support Workday releases, enhancements, integrations, data loads, unit testing, UAT coordination, and production deployments.
Develop and maintain reports, calculated fields, audits, and recurring data-quality controls.
Troubleshoot system issues, perform root-cause analysis, and coordinate resolution with internal stakeholders and external vendors.
Document requirements, configurations, test results, decisions, issues, procedures, and training materials; provide user support and training.