Job Summary
The Associate, HRIS - Workday HCM & Absence is responsible for supporting, enhancing, and continuously improving HR systems and operational processes across the organization. This role serves as a strategic thought partner to HR customer groups, translating business requirements into effective Workday solutions, advising on process and data needs, and supporting informed business decision-making.
The position will collaborate closely with the Human Resources Systems (HRS) team, senior global HR leadership, HR Service Operations, and senior business stakeholders across the Brookfield-supported footprint.
This position requires the employee to work onsite.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide functional and technical expertise in Workday HCM Core and Absence, with a focus on delivering scalable and efficient HR solutions.
- Design, configure, and maintain complex Workday HCM Core and Absence functionality, including worker data, staffing transactions, organizations, leave types, accruals, time-off plans, eligibility rules, and related business processes.
- Translate business requirements into detailed and effective Workday system configurations, ensuring alignment with HR policies and business objectives.
- Develop and maintain Business Process Definitions, condition rules, approval workflows, notifications, and other Workday business process configurations.
- Configure and support Workday HCM Core, including organizations, staffing models, job profiles, positions, worker lifecycle events, and related business processes.
- Partner with HR and other stakeholders to troubleshoot HCM and Absence issues and support timely resolution of production issues and requests.
- Configure leave types, absence eligibility, entitlement units, accruals, accrual defaulting, and time-off plans in accordance with business policies and requirements.
- Develop and maintain calculated fields and leverage Workday configuration capabilities to support complex business requirements.
- Manage areas such as leave type/segment security, time-off transfer balance units, alert messages, worklets, delegation, custom notifications, and Workday surveys.
- Prepare detailed test plans and test cases, conduct manual testing, and support regression and release testing for Workday updates and enhancements.
- Lead testing, data validation, defect identification, and resolution activities during system releases and process changes.
- Analyze large HR data loads and validate data accuracy, completeness, and integrity during data transfers and system updates.
- Collaborate with business users and HR stakeholders to identify opportunities for process improvements, system enhancements, and operational efficiencies.
- Provide guidance and training to the HR Service Operations team on Workday functionality, business processes, and best practices, leveraging Workday Community and other supported resources.
- Serve as a subject matter expert and provide consultative support on Workday HCM Core and Absence issues and complex business requirements.
- Support and maintain integrations and data interfaces, including an understanding of Enterprise Interface Builder (EIBs) and related Workday integration concepts.
- Maintain system and data integrity and ensure Workday solutions and processes continue to support business objectives.
- Train, mentor, and coach team members, sharing Workday knowledge and best practices to build team capability.
- Work effectively in a global environment and collaborate across multiple teams, stakeholders, time zones, and competing priorities.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor s degree
- Hands‑on experience supporting Workday HCM Core and Absence configuration and business processes is required.
- 5+ years of hands‑on Workday experience, with strong experience in both Workday HCM Core and Absence.
- Strong technical and functional expertise in Workday HCM Core and Absence configuration.
- Strong understanding of HR policies and the ability to translate policy requirements into Workday configuration.
- Experience developing test plans, test cases, and conducting manual testing, including testing associated with Workday releases.
- Experience analyzing and validating large HR data loads to ensure accurate and complete data transfer.
- Working knowledge of EIBs, integrations, calculated fields, and Workday configuration tools.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office applications.