Senior Workday Functional analyst

Skillhub Solutions Inc.; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad Canada is seeking a Senior Workday Functional Analyst for an enterprise in the financial services and insurance sector. The role is a 12-month full-time contract with extension potential, operating on a hybrid schedule with two on-site days per week in the Greater Montreal Area / Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec.

Responsibilities include leading discovery, defining functional specs, contributing to Workday configurations, and coordinating testing and IT project deliverables.

Qualifications

• 8+ years as a business or functional IT analyst.
• 5+ years hands-on Workday platform experience.
• Fluency in French is mandatory; English fluency required for interactions with centralized internal departments.
• Operational knowledge of Workday Core HCM, Benefits, and Payroll preferred.
• Knowledge of Workday processes, approval workflows, business rules, integrations, and data exchange is valued.
• Experience with software testing, the SDLC, and Agile/Scrum is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate discovery workshops, document requirements, analyze workflows, and identify process automation opportunities.
• Translate business needs into functional specs; assess options and contribute to Workday configurations.
• Develop and coordinate functional, regression, and user acceptance testing; manage defects.
• Support IT project coordination, deliverable tracking, prioritization, and status reporting.
• Maintain functional documentation and deliver knowledge-transfer sessions.

Skills

French fluency

English fluency for internal

8+ years analyst experience

Workday experience

Agile/Scrum

Tools

Workday Core HCM

Workday Benefits

Workday Payroll

Job description

Montreal, QC Full-time, Contract Salary not specified

Contract

Randstad Canada is recruiting a Senior Workday Functional Analyst for an enterprise in the financial services and insurance sector. This is a 12-month full-time contract with extension potential and a hybrid schedule requiring two days per week on-site. The posting identifies the location as the Greater Montreal Area / Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate discovery workshops, document requirements, analyze workflows, and identify process automation and optimization opportunities.
• Translate business needs into functional specifications, assess solution options, estimate effort, and contribute to Workday configurations and enhancements.
• Develop and coordinate functional, regression, and user acceptance testing; manage defects before deployment.
• Support IT project coordination, deliverable tracking, prioritization, and status reporting.
• Maintain functional documentation, deliver knowledge-transfer sessions, and support internal teams.

Qualifications

• At least 8 years of experience as a business or functional analyst in IT environments.
• At least 5 years of hands-on Workday platform experience.
• Fluency in French is mandatory; the posting also states that English fluency is required for interactions with centralized internal departments.
• Operational knowledge of Workday Core HCM, Benefits, and Payroll is preferred.
• Knowledge of Workday business processes, approval workflows, business rules, integrations, and data exchange is valued.
• Experience with software testing, the SDLC, and Agile/Scrum is an asset.

Assignment: November 9, 2026 to November 5, 2027. Extension potential is noted.