Senior Workday Analyst, On-site role
About The Position
As the global leader in high-speed connectivity, Ciena builds the critical infrastructure powering the AI era. We’re a technology company shaping the future of networking, guided by innovation, integrity, and collaboration. Through development opportunities, meaningful work, and flexibility, Ciena supports growth and well-being—on and off the job. Connect with a career that matters. The Senior Analyst, People & Culture Technology advances technology, automation, and artificial intelligence to deliver measurable, scalable, and compliant value for employees across Ciena’s global organization. Reporting to the Director, People & Culture Technology, this role translates business needs into practical solutions that improve operational efficiency and the employee experience. Collaboration with People & Culture Centres of Excellence, Project Managers, Workday analysts, and the IT Employee Services team enables effective, user-centred technology solutions. For this opportunity, we are looking for someone who can work from one of our key hub locations in either Ottawa, Atlanta, Maryland, or New Jersey. Given this you will see different salary ranges posted based on those geographies.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education in Human Resources, Business Administration, Information Technology, or a related field.
- 5+ years of enterprise HRIS experience, including Workday configuration.
- Experience with automation, AI solutions, and People & Culture applications such as applicant tracking, learning, or compensation systems.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in a Human Resources or People & Culture function.
- Workday HCM, Reporting, and Security experience.
- Experience with Microsoft 365 Copilot or similar enterprise AI and automation tools.
- Experience developing change management, process, or training materials.
Responsibilities
- Partner with People & Culture stakeholders to assess processes, define requirements, and identify technology improvements.
- Analyze complex needs and fragmented processes and recommend scalable, compliant, user-centred solutions.
- Prioritize opportunities to use Microsoft 365 Copilot, automation, AI, Workday, and other tools to simplify work and decisions.
- Collaborate with Workday analysts and IT Employee Services on requirements, integrations, configuration, and end-to-end solutions.
- Apply privacy, legal, security, and ethical guardrails to automation and AI solutions.
- Manage multiple initiatives in a fast-paced environment using sound judgment, creative problem-solving, and customer focus.
- Recommend process and technology improvements independently for global teams across more than 37 countries.
Benefits
- medical, dental, and vision plans
- participation in 401(K) (USA) & DCPP (Canada) with company matching
- Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- company-paid holidays
- paid sick leave
- vacation time
- Paid Family Leave
- other leaves of absence
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
