Sr Workday HRIS Analyst (Compensation)
About The Position
The Senior Workday HRIS Analyst works with global business stakeholders to drive and implement projects that support Lamb Weston’s business goals. The analyst serves as the subject matter expert for assigned Workday modules, particularly HCM, Core Compensation, and Advanced Compensation, while maintaining working knowledge of other modules and processes. The role partners with business leaders to architect and implement solutions, establishes Workday configuration and support standards, and promotes adoption of new Workday releases and features. The position requires thorough knowledge of core HR business processes and experience implementing and administering Workday for large enterprise companies. It reports to the Manager of HR Systems. The analyst manages the annual Global Advanced Compensation Process, leads release management for assigned modules, supports Workday configuration, reporting, integrations, mass updates, and escalated tickets, and ensures application security and data integrity. The role also develops documentation and training materials, supports user acceptance testing, and coordinates project communications and delivery.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent education, training, or experience, in Management Information Systems, Human Resources, or a related field.
- At least five years of Workday experience, including three years specific to the assigned Workday module (Compensation).
- Strong technical and working knowledge of HR systems, applications, theory, and practice.
- Ability to explain sound HR systems-related ideas and solutions to end users in user-friendly terms.
- Understanding of internal and external business objectives that affect the company’s ability to achieve its objectives.
Nice To Haves
- Workday certification.
- Advanced experience building and maintaining calculated fields.
- Advanced proficiency with data conversion and mapping.
Responsibilities
- Manage the annual Global Advanced Compensation Process.
- Participate in discovery sessions with business stakeholders and cross-functional teams to analyze requirements and document solutions.
- Develop scalable Workday solutions for Global HR teams, focusing on user experience, performance, and security.
- Work with the business to identify opportunities to use Workday functionality to improve HR processes and operations.
- Provide technical leadership in analyzing system requirements, overseeing user acceptance testing, and executing upgrades and enhancements.
- Develop and maintain documentation, user guides, and training materials for system changes and knowledge transfer.
- Review existing business and IT processes, methods, and systems to identify improvements to operations, security, and scalability.
- Protect sensitive HR data, maintain application security and data integrity, and support compliance with relevant regulations.
- Participate in weekly resourcing updates and manage stakeholder communications, project tracking, execution, and timely delivery.
- Design and develop Workday analytics solutions, including calculated fields, advanced report types, dashboards, and Hubs.
- Build reports and dashboards to enable self-service and meet reporting needs.
- Assess the impacts of Workday process and configuration changes on other technologies and downstream systems, and advise relevant parties.
- Monitor Workday releases and promote awareness and adoption of tools that improve HR productivity and efficiency.
- Share knowledge with HR Service Center support teams and help develop documentation, guidelines, and end-user training resources.
- Gather, build, and test requirements for assigned Workday modules, including HCM, Payroll, Time Tracking, Absence, Benefits, Talent, Learning, Performance, Compensation, and Recruiting.
- Provide mass update support through Workday EIBs across functional areas.
- Collaborate with HRIS team members to resolve escalated Workday support tickets through ServiceNow within established service-level agreements.
- Support and collaborate on integrations, including management of existing integrations.
- Define, configure, and document technical requirements for system configurations and enhancements.
- Configure annual compensation statements in Workday Documents and other documents as needed.
- Lead biannual Workday release management for assigned modules, including update analysis, test-scenario creation, and configuration validation.
- Review business requirements for feasibility, propose functional solutions, and work with stakeholders to deliver requirements.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Flexible Spending Accounts for health and dependent care, Health Reimbursement Accounts, and Health Savings Accounts.
- Well-being programs, companywide events, and a wellness incentive program.
- Paid Time Off.
- 401(k) plan with company contributions.
- Financial planning services.
- Employee stock purchase program.
- Life and accident insurance.
- Family-friendly employee events.
- Employee Assistance Program services, including mental health and concierge-type services.
- Compensation and bonus incentive programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
