Senior Workday Analyst
About The Position
The Senior Business Systems Analyst role is situated in a dynamic, energetic, complex, yet rewardingly challenging, high-value, highly visible, and fast-paced environment. The ideal individual will be a Subject Matter Expert in Workday HCM Core, Benefits, Absence, & Compensation, possessing a strong understanding of employee data and analytics that support employee transformation/mapping through integration or M&A efforts. This role is responsible for solutions analysis, design, configuration, and delivery, including business process re-engineering, system fit/gap analysis, or analysis of alternative designs and documentation. The goal is to drive customer enablement, transform manager and employee experiences, and enable transformative operational excellence. Security, reporting, including complex calculated fields, with expertise in building and maintaining HR eco-system integrations using report-based reporting and Web Services/API are a plus. Broader experience with EIBs, Studio, and/or BIRT is also a plus. Knowledge of HR and HR processes is essential. Warehouse, Retail, and/or Union workforce experience is a plus. Strong communication skills are key, utilizing tools like PowerPoint and Visio to drive dialogue and decision-making. The ability to elicit business requirements and translate them into system requirements is a must. Additionally, this individual will be innovative, an "out of the box" problem solver with a proven track record of partnering to deliver improved end-user experiences. They should be knowledgeable about common HR use cases and typical end-user challenges, resourceful in tracking Workday's roadmap for capabilities, and detail and action-oriented. A consultative approach, with follow-up and follow-through, strong communication skills, and acting as a partner, advocate, and liaison are expected. Managing customer expectations and alignment to ensure operational excellence is crucial. The role requires an excellent communicator with different levels within the organization, as well as with business partners and technical teams. Flexibility to adapt, manage, and adjust to multiple and/or changing priorities, along with strong work management skills, is necessary. Creativity in exploring common assumptions, rethinking existing configurations, and viewing every challenge as an opportunity for system improvements is valued. A team player ready for collaboration, coaching, and idea sharing is essential. The role is responsible for data integrity and employee confidentiality.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
- 5+ years’ experience as a Business Analyst (or similar role), within HR functional areas, implementing, supporting, configuring HR processes – (Core HCM, Benefits, Absence, Compensation), Security, Reports, or Integrations in Workday.
- End to end implementation experience including project, enhancement and/or issue management, communication and change management.
- Workday Security experience
- Workday Reporting & Report-based and/or API Integration experience
- Workday EIB experience
- Exemplary communication skills, keen awareness for elevating issues & risk and the ability to communicate appropriately at all levels of the organization; this includes written and verbal communications
- Strong situational analysis, awareness and decision-making abilities
- Knowledge of HR and HR processes is essential
- Ability to elicit business requirements & translate those into system requirements is a must
Nice To Haves
- Subject Matter Expert in Workday HCM Core, Benefits, Absence, & Compensation
- Strong understanding of employee data, analytics supporting employee transformation/mapping through integration or M&A efforts
- Broader experience with EIBs, Studio and/or BIRT
- Warehouse, Retail and/or Union workforce experience
- Using PowerPoint, Visio or other visualization tools to drive dialogue and decision making
- Innovative, “out of the box” problem solver – with a proven track record of partnering to deliver improved end-user experiences.
- Knowledgeable about common HR use cases, typical end-user challenges.
- Resourceful with tracking how/when Workday is addressing/expanding capabilities through their roadmap.
- Detail & action-oriented and consultative in nature – follow-up, follow-through, with strong communication skills - acting in the role of partner, advocate and liaison.
- An excellent communicator with different levels within the organization as well as with business partners and technical teams
- Flexible to adapt, manage & adjust to multiple and/or changing priorities – strong work management skills.
- Creative - exploring common assumptions, rethinking existing configurations, and seeing every challenge as an opportunity for system improvements.
- A team player, ready for collaboration, coaching, idea sharing.
- HR M&A experience
- Workday integration experience
- Workday Certifications
- Experience with Visio for creating/documenting visual diagrams for analysis & stakeholder engagement
- Project Management and/or WBS experience
- Experience with OCM principles, tools & templates
- Experience with developing/designing Testing strategies
Responsibilities
- Solutions analysis, design, configuration & delivery
- Business process re-engineering
- System fit/gap analysis or analysis of alternative design & documentation
- Driving customer enablement
- Transforming manager & employee experiences
- Enabling transformative operational excellence
- Building & maintaining HR eco-system integrations using report-based reporting
- Building & maintaining HR eco-system integrations using Web Services/API
- Managing customer expectations & alignment
- Responsible for data integrity and employee confidentiality
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
