Senior Workday Analyst

Summary:

The senior HRIS Analyst, Workday plays a pivotal role in HR Technology projects, including Workday product configuration, reports development, HR data integration projects, and data management. This position will be a Workday subject matter expert and work closely with internal HR, IT staff, and business leaders to effectively meet the organization's HR technology needs.

Responsibilities:

• Will be an expert in Workday configurations and take on a functional lead role in the execution of HR technology projects and be overall responsible for the day- to-day Workday support for the global HR team, primarily in the US and Sweden.
• Performs HRIS core functions including implementation of new modules, security maintenance, business process configuration, data loads, user management, integrations, feature testing and upgrades including change management
• Will have deep knowledge, expertise, and configuration responsibilities in one or more areas and should possess strong knowledge in core HCM, Advanced Compensation, and preferably good knowledge in Absence and Recruiting.
• Lead and manage Bi-annual Workday release testing
• Responsible for creating complex reports and dashboards for HR teams and company leadership as needed
• Configure Advanced Compensation and Performance Management module based on business requirements.
• Support year-end Compensation module launches, and other HR annual cycle activities.
• Be the champion for Workday optimization and provide subject matter expertise on Workday best practices and partner with Process Owners to understand pain points, identify opportunities to improve processes and gain efficiencies
• Act as the functional lead and point of contact for US and global Payroll integrations, troubleshoot Benefits Integration feeds from Workday functional perspective as well as other Workday integration feeds in liaison with 3rd party Vendors and support groups Partner with IT teams supporting Workday Integrations.
• Prioritizes workday deliverables based on criticality and be able to support multiple HR teams and set expectations for all Workday deliverables. Provide training to new HR team members as needed.
• Follows internal IT Change Management protocols including creation of Change Requests for any system changes; and best practices for documentation and testing; follow SOX compliance guidelines and ensure highest confidentiality of employee personnel data.
• Understands the importance of following a system design methodology, while executing appropriate documentation for requirements and testing
• Assists with System audits and tenant management activities
• Serve as a data steward to ensure HR systems meet data integrity and architectural requirements across the enterprise
• Identifies and drives continuous improvement initiatives to improve the employee experience, reduce risk and costs, and improve compliance and controls
• Provides day-to-day support for HR systems and ensure that HR data is captured, recorded, modified and/or updated in the relevant systems and/or files. Ensure that confidential data is maintained in secure manner. Should be proficient in running various reports for audits and keeping the data clean and maintain Integrity of the data.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Experience with large scale organizational transformations and or implementations strongly preferred
• Experience in design, configuration, implementation of Core HR Workday HCM, Talent, Recruitment, Compensation, Advanced Compensation, Absence
• Experience working with Europe and having good understanding of EU country laws
• Excellent knowledge on Workday Security model
• General knowledge of Workday reporting and dash boards strongly preferred. Knowledge of Power BI or MS Access is a plus
• Experience with Service Now HRSD and Integration with Workday
• High degree of attention to detail
• Strong technical aptitude and knowledge of Microsoft applications including Word, PowerPoint, Access, and Microsoft Excel for analysis of data
• Solid oral and written communication skills with the ability to frame communications for key customer groups.
• Strong collaboration, negotiation and problem resolution skills.
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills.

Education, Experience, Licenses & Certifications

• Education: 4-year University degree in a relevant field, or equivalent work experience
• Direct and demonstrated Workday experience, preferably at least 6 to 8 years including experience being part of large, complex, enterprise wide, Workday HRIS projects.
• Minimum 4-6 years of Global experience (specifically Europe)
• Minimum 2-3 Workday full life cycle Implementations
• Minimum 1-2 year on Service Now