Senior People Systems Analyst

Harvey

9d•$136,000 - $204,000

About The Position

Harvey is seeking a Senior People Systems Analyst to own and scale the systems and workflows supporting its growing global workforce. The role primarily focuses on Workday HCM, including the design, configuration, testing, and continuous improvement of complex business processes. The analyst will also serve as the systems expert for Benefits and the Applicant Tracking System (Ashby), leading feature evaluation, solution design, configuration, root-cause troubleshooting, and end-to-end testing. The analyst will partner with People Operations, Benefits, Recruiting, Payroll, Finance, Legal, and Corporate IT to turn business needs into scalable, intuitive, and well-governed system solutions. This is a hands-on role for an experienced systems professional who can work independently from requirements through deployment, exercise sound judgment, and influence stakeholders toward durable outcomes. The role will help ensure Harvey’s people systems foundation is reliable, scalable, and easy to use. It will improve employee and candidate experience by reducing manual work and strengthening data quality, while shaping HCM, Benefits, and recruiting workflows as the company grows.

Requirements

5+ years of hands-on experience configuring and supporting Workday, an HRIS, or related enterprise business systems.
Deep experience with Workday HCM configuration and the Business Process Framework, including condition rules, approval routing, notifications, security, and workflow design.
Ability to independently design and deliver complex, cross-system workflows and use sound judgment to determine when broader review is needed.
Track record of owning projects that improved workflows, reduced manual effort, or introduced new tools or automation.
Experience translating ambiguous business requirements into system solutions and explaining technical tradeoffs persuasively to non-technical and senior audiences.
Experience defining and running testing strategies, including regression, UAT, defect triage, data validation, and production change management.
Working knowledge of Benefits administration or Benefits systems, including eligibility, enrollment, plan configuration, vendor feeds, and annual enrollment.
Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills, including identifying root causes across systems, processes, integrations, and data.
Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to adapt to different audiences.
Ability to manage competing priorities independently, make well-reasoned recommendations, and work effectively in a fast-moving, high-growth environment.

Nice To Haves

Workday certification or Workday Pro certification in HCM, Benefits, or a related area.
Experience with Workday integrations, EIBs, reports, calculated fields, or APIs.
Experience supporting recruiting system integrations with Workday or other people systems.
Experience with Workday Benefits, Absence, Compensation, Payroll, or Recruiting-related processes.
Experience supporting global HR systems, multiple worker populations, or international expansion.
Experience leading the evaluation and adoption of new Workday or HR technology features.
Experience with security configuration, role-based access, audit readiness, or data governance.
Experience mentoring or guiding other systems analysts or administrators.
Experience working at a high-growth technology company.

Responsibilities

Own the configuration, maintenance, and optimization of Workday HCM, including complex business processes, condition rules, approval routing, notifications, security assignments, and worker lifecycle workflows.
Lead end-to-end solution design by translating ambiguous business needs into system solutions, assessing downstream impacts, and bringing recommendations to decision points.
Serve as the subject-matter expert for Benefits systems, including plan configuration, eligibility rules, enrollment workflows, vendor integrations, annual enrollment readiness, issue resolution, and process improvements.
Support Recruiting Systems administration, including integrations and data quality.
Advise senior stakeholders on system capabilities, new features, configuration tradeoffs, and opportunities to simplify or automate manual processes.
Define and drive testing strategies across Workday, Benefits, Ashby, and connected systems, including workflow, regression, release, and user acceptance testing.
Diagnose complex system and data issues by tracing configuration, business rules, integrations, and dependencies; identify root causes and implement durable fixes.
Lead enhancement projects from discovery through deployment with cross-functional partners, including requirements gathering, documenting options, and prioritizing work.
Set standards for configuration documentation, test plans, process maps, release notes, and operational procedures.
Monitor system health and data integrity, lead audit and reconciliation support, and uphold security and data governance practices for employee and candidate data.
Lead Workday and vendor release management by evaluating functionality, assessing impact, coordinating testing, and driving adoption decisions.
Support peers and stakeholders with complex systems questions and share knowledge and best practices across the team.