HRIS Senior Advisor - Workday

Next Ventures; Montreal; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Next Ventures seeks a Senior HRIS Workday Advisor to support the HRIS team and wider business. You will be the Workday SME, providing functional expertise, system support, and knowledge transfer across multiple units and offices.

You will collaborate with HR, IT and Ops to optimize processes, strengthen reporting, and drive automation. English/French bilingual required.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of hands-on Workday configuration, implementation, and support.
• Strong functional knowledge of Workday HCM, Recruiting, Reporting, and Security.
• Experience gathering business requirements and recommending improvements.
• Bilingual in English and French.
• Experience developing HR reporting dashboards and analytics.
• Experience creating end-user documentation and training materials.

Responsibilities

• Be the point of contact for Workday HCM, Recruiting, Reporting, Security and EIB data loads.
• Support configuration, implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of Workday functionality.
• Gather and analyze business requirements and recommend tech-enabled solutions.
• Lead or coordinate data gathering, testing, and issue resolution with internal teams.
• Ensure data accuracy through audits, validation checks, and reporting.
• Investigate issues and implement sustainable solutions with stakeholders.
• Document processes, configurations, best practices, testing procedures, and end-user guidance.
• Develop test scripts and participate in system testing and deployment of new Workday features.

Skills

Workday HCM

Workday Recruiting

Workday Reporting

Workday Security

Data governance

Change management

Training materials

Tools

EIB

Job description

I am partnered with a business who are currently looking for a Senior HRIS Workday Advisor, to support their HRIS team and wider business.

You will be responsible for contributing to the implementation, configuration, maintenance, and continuous improvement of their HR technology solutions. This individual will be the SME in Workday, providing functional expertise, system support, and knowledge transfer to HR teams across multiple business units and office locations.

You will work closely with HR, IT, and Operations and identify opportunities to optimize HR processes, improve data integrity, strengthen reporting capabilities, and drive automation and system enhancements.

Responsibilities

• Be the point of contact for Workday HCM, Recruiting, Reporting, Security, and Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB) data loads.
• Support the configuration, implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of Workday functionality and related HR business processes.
• Gather and analyze business requirements, identify system and process gaps, and recommend technology-enabled solutions.
• Lead or coordinate data gathering, system testing, issue resolution, and collaboration with internal technical teams.
• Ensure data accuracy and integrity through regular audits, validation checks, and reporting.
• Investigate system issues, recommend corrective actions, and collaborate with stakeholders to implement sustainable solutions.
• Document business processes, system configurations, best practices, testing procedures, and end-user guidance.
• Develop test scripts and participate in system testing, regression testing, and the deployment of new Workday features.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of hands-on Workday configuration, implementation, and support experience.
• Strong functional knowledge of Workday HCM, Recruiting, Reporting, and Security.
• Demonstrated experience gathering business requirements, conducting business analysis, and recommending process improvements.
• Fluent in both English and French (Spanish would be the icing on the cake)
• Experience developing HR reporting dashboards, KPIs, and management-level analytics.
• Experience creating end-user documentation, training materials, and change management communications.