Sr. Workday Analyst, HR Systems

InterDigital•Conshohocken, PA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Workday Analyst is a senior functional and technical resource on InterDigital’s HR Systems & Operations team, supporting the optimization, administration, and strategic development of the Workday platform. This hands-on configuration role has primary functional ownership of Core HCM, Absence, and Time Tracking, with supporting capability in Reporting and Security and cross-functional support across Workday. The analyst assesses complex requirements, recommends scalable solutions, troubleshoots production issues, and owns configuration from design through testing and deployment. The role supports strategic HR technology initiatives, system enhancements, and ongoing production operations. It partners closely with Payroll and other HR, business, IS, and vendor stakeholders, while following established governance, control, privacy, reporting, and security standards. The position is hybrid and located in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.

Requirements

At least 5 years of HRIS experience, including at least 3 years of hands-on Workday configuration experience; equivalent depth of experience will also be considered.
Strong hands-on Workday Core HCM experience, with demonstrated configuration experience in Workday Absence and/or Time Tracking and the ability to develop proficiency across both areas.
Strong knowledge of Workday business process configuration and foundational architecture, including organizations, staffing structures, worker data, eligibility, condition rules, and related dependencies.
Ability to independently troubleshoot complex Workday issues and translate business requirements into practical, scalable system solutions.
Experience supporting a production Workday environment and managing configuration through testing and deployment.
Strong working knowledge of Workday Reporting and working knowledge of Workday Security concepts and governance.
Experience partnering with Payroll in a Workday environment and understanding downstream impacts of HCM, absence, and time configuration on payroll processes.
Working knowledge of Workday integrations, data flows, and EIBs.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, including the ability to work directly with HR, Payroll, business stakeholders, IS, and external partners.
Ownership mindset and ability to independently drive issues from analysis through resolution.
Sound judgment when working with sensitive employee data, system access, and business-critical HR processes.
Ability to manage multiple priorities, balance production support with project and enhancement work, and operate effectively in ambiguity.
Strong stakeholder management skills, including explaining technical issues, tradeoffs, and system constraints to nontechnical audiences.
Ability to build trust and credibility across HR, Payroll, IT, and external partners through consistent, responsive, and reliable execution.

Nice To Haves

Workday Pro or other relevant Workday certifications are preferred but not required.
Direct Workday integration development experience is a plus but not required.

Responsibilities

Own assigned Workday functional areas, including Core HCM, Absence, and Time Tracking, and serve as a subject matter expert for those areas.
Assess requirements, recommend solution approaches, and own configuration through testing and deployment.
Configure, maintain, and optimize Workday business processes, eligibility and condition rules, validations, notifications, calculations, and related functionality.
Support worker lifecycle processes, including hires, job changes, transfers, terminations, organizational changes, and other employee transactions.
Configure and support absence plans, time-off plans, accruals, eligibility, leave-related configuration, and absence business processes.
Configure and support time entry, time calculations, eligibility, time-related business processes, and downstream payroll impacts.
Evaluate current processes and recommend improvements to scalability, controls, data quality, and the employee and manager experience.
Apply Workday best practices and advise when alternative configurations, processes, or governance approaches offer more effective or scalable solutions.
Troubleshoot complex Workday issues, identify root causes, and drive resolution with stakeholders.
Assess upstream and downstream impacts of configuration changes across HCM, Absence, Time Tracking, Payroll, Compensation, Benefits, Recruiting, Talent, Performance, Reporting, Security, and integrations.
Perform and support data corrections, EIBs, mass data changes, and other system administration in accordance with established controls.
Partner with HR Systems colleagues on cross-functional projects, enhancements, configuration, and production support.
Provide functional and technical support for Recruiting, Talent, Performance, Compensation, Benefits, and other Workday areas as needed.
Serve as the primary day-to-day HR Systems partner to Payroll for Workday configuration, troubleshooting, testing, and issue resolution.
Gather requirements with HR Centers of Excellence, HR Operations, Payroll, business stakeholders, IS, and external vendors, translating business needs into scalable system solutions.
Maintain working knowledge of integrations and data flows; troubleshoot functional issues and partner with integration resources and vendors.
Design and build advanced, matrix, and composite reports, including dashboards and discovery boards.
Understand Workday data sources, business objects, calculated fields, report dependencies, and security implications; create or modify operational reports in accordance with standards.
Identify security-related causes of system or business process issues and understand role-based and user-based security concepts.
Partner with HR Systems leadership on security changes, troubleshooting, and access decisions, following reporting, security, privacy, and data governance standards.
Coordinate end-to-end, regression, and user acceptance testing; document results, configuration decisions, and issues; and work with stakeholders through resolution.
Assess Workday releases and feature updates, evaluate business impact and adoption opportunities, coordinate testing, and support implementation of relevant functionality.
Maintain configuration documentation, change records, testing evidence, and system documentation under HR Systems governance and control requirements.
Balance production support, planned enhancements, and strategic project work while maintaining focus on commitments and priorities.