Senior Workday HRIS Analyst

AESO•Calgary, AB

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) is responsible for the safe, reliable, and economic planning and operation of the Alberta Interconnected Electric System. They provide open and non-discriminatory access to Alberta’s interconnected power grid and facilitate Alberta’s competitive wholesale electricity market. The AESO strives to foster an inclusive, diverse and equitable workplace. The Senior Workday HRIS Analyst will join the People & Culture team, reporting to the Team Lead, Total Rewards and HRIS. This role serves as a strategic lead in the governance, optimization, and evolution of AESO’s Workday Human Resources Information System (HRIS), ensuring the platform effectively supports organizational priorities and workforce strategies. The analyst is accountable for delivering advanced people analytics and insights to inform executive decision-making, providing thought leadership in workforce analytics, and continuously improving HRIS functionality, data integrity, and reporting capabilities. They will also contribute to enterprise data strategies and ensure alignment between HR systems and broader organizational objectives, playing a critical role in ensuring HR systems, processes, and data governance practices meet stringent compliance and security standards. This is a full-time opportunity with a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, including paid vacation, flex time, health and dental benefits, mental health support, a defined contribution pension plan, and learning and development opportunities. The position supports a hybrid work environment, with team members in the office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, and flexible work locations on Mondays and Fridays.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree in human resources, business, information systems, or a related field.
Minimum 8+ years of progressive experience in Workday HRIS, including system implementations, complex configurations, and enterprise-wide process optimization initiatives, with demonstrated ownership of system strategy and outcomes.
Advanced expertise in workforce analytics and reporting, highly proficient in tools such as Microsoft Excel and Workday reporting frameworks to support data-driven decision-making.
Deep functional and technical knowledge of core Workday modules and end-to-end HR processes.
Demonstrated ability in designing and delivering training strategies, driving adoption, and embedding best practices across diverse user groups.
Ability to partner with key stakeholders to work collaboratively from identification of the issue/request through to communication/support.
Impeccable attention to detail to help maintain the Workday architecture, processes, security, and data integrity.
Ability to protect and maintain highly confidential information.

Nice To Haves

Workday Pro Certification(s) is an asset and preferred.
Experience in the utilities and/or energy sector is a significant asset, providing understanding of workforce compliance, operational data, and regulated environments.

Responsibilities

Serve as the enterprise Workday lead and HRIS subject matter expert, accountable for system strategy, configuration, optimization, and performance aligned to business priorities.
Lead workforce analytics, dashboards, and executive reporting to support strategic planning, operational insights, and decision‑making.
Provide governance and oversight of HR systems, data, and reporting to ensure compliance with Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) standards, controls, and data security requirements.
Establish enterprise standards for HR data integrity, leading audits, validation, and continuous monitoring to ensure accurate and reliable workforce data.
Lead and influence HR technology initiatives and projects, providing direction across configuration, testing, implementation, and change management.
Own Workday module configuration, leading the design, delivery, testing, documentation, and support of new features and enhancements.
Assess and implement end‑to‑end configuration changes to support new Workday functionality across impacted modules.
Partner with Finance, IT, and Communications to translate business requirements into effective configuration solutions and communicate system changes.
Support semi‑annual Workday releases through regression testing, impact analysis, configuration updates, and release communications.
Drive continuous improvement by streamlining configuration, reducing manual workarounds, and simplifying processes.
Provide mentorship to more junior HRIS team members.
Foster knowledge sharing and skill enhancement to increase the AESO’s knowledge/comfort level in Workday.
Leverage Workday Community for continued learning/development, support with creative solutioning, input into brainstorms/feedback for future enhancements, etc.