Sr Analyst, HRIS (Workday)

The Senior Analyst, HRIS is responsible for the configuration, administration, and optimization of Workday. This role partners with HR, Payroll, IT, and business stakeholders to support Core HCM, Benefits, Time Tracking and Scheduling, Payroll, Position Management and Talent Acquisition. The position will also support the future implementation and ongoing administration of Advanced Compensation while improving data integrity, reporting, controls, and the employee experience. In addition, the role provides functional support for workforce planning processes within Workday Adaptive Planning, including data validation, reporting, testing, and issue resolution.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve as a functional Workday resource for Core HCM, Benefits, Time Tracking and Scheduling, Payroll, Talent Management, and related business processes.
• Support annual Open Enrollment configuration, testing, production readiness, data validation, issue resolution, and post-enrollment reconciliation.
• Partner with Payroll to support Time Tracking and Scheduling configurations, Payroll testing, troubleshooting, processing support, and reconciliations.
• Support Talent Acquisition processes, including job profile and position management, template creation, business process optimization, and ATS enhancements and related reporting, as applicable.
• Participate in the future implementation of Advanced Compensation and support compensation cycles after deployment.
• Support workforce planning activities within Workday Adaptive Planning, including data validation, testing, reporting, and issue resolution in partnership with HR and Finance stakeholders.
• Configure and maintain business processes, eligibility and validation rules, notifications, security assignments, and related system settings.
• Support Workday releases, enhancements, integrations, data loads, unit testing, UAT coordination, and production deployments.
• Develop and maintain reports, calculated fields, audits, and recurring data-quality controls.
• Troubleshoot system issues, perform root-cause analysis, and coordinate resolution with internal stakeholders and external vendors.
• Document requirements, configurations, test results, decisions, issues, procedures, and training materials; provide user support and training.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 5-7+ years of progressive HRIS experience, including hands-on support of Workday or a comparable enterprise HCM platform.
• Experience supporting Core HCM and multiple functional areas such as Benefits, Time Tracking and Scheduling, Payroll, Talent Acquisition, or Compensation.
• Experience gathering requirements, supporting configuration, developing test scripts, coordinating UAT, and deploying system enhancements.
• Working knowledge of Workday reporting, security, data privacy, audit controls, EIBs, and integration concepts.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, documentation, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Workday Pro accreditation or certification in a relevant functional area.
• Experience implementing or administering Talent Acquisition or Advanced Compensation.
• Familiarity supporting workforce planning processes within Workday Adaptive Planning.
• Experience supporting Workday releases, testing cycles, and system enhancements.

Work Environment

This position operates in a professional office environment with occasional work within or outside of a complex construction environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers/fax, filing cabinets, etc. This is primarily a sedentary role; however, the incumbent must be able to stand and/or sit continuously to perform all essential job functions for a full shift.

Able to meet the following physical demands of the job, with or without reasonable accommodations:

• Ability to lift up to 20 lbs. as required in order to lift files, boxes and office equipment as necessary.
• Ability to lift files, open filing cabinets and bending, standing on a stool, or climbing as necessary to perform these functions.
• While performing the duties of this role, the incumbent may be required to talk or hear.
• The incumbent is required to stand, walk, use hands to handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
• Ability to move throughout all areas of each office/site location and facilities.
• Able to wear all necessary PPE equipment to perform job functions.