Senior Workday HRIS Analyst # Compensation, and Talent #

First American (India); Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,400,000 - 3,600,000; Full time

Job summary

First American (India) seeks a Senior Workday HRIS Analyst to partner with global HR teams and design scalable Workday solutions. The role requires hands-on Workday configuration across multiple modules and a consultative mindset to translate business needs into practical configurations.

The ideal candidate will deliver robust testing efforts, support bi-annual releases, and mentor junior analysts while driving HR technology improvements in a globally aligned environment.

Qualifications

• 5-8+ years HRIS experience with strong Workday configuration.
• Experience across multiple Workday modules including HCM Core, Compensation, Talent.
• Strong requirements gathering, design, and testing discipline.

Responsibilities

• Partner with COEs, HR Operations, Payroll, and Total Rewards to document requirements.
• Translate requirements into functional Workday designs and configuration.
• Configure and maintain Workday business processes, rules, and validations.
• Support enhancements, regulatory updates, and bi-annual releases.
• Evaluate current processes and propose scalable future-state solutions.
• Develop and execute unit, regression, and UAT test plans.
• Collaborate with integration and payroll teams for end-to-end testing.
• Troubleshoot issues, perform root-cause analyses, and support production validation.
• Mentor junior analysts and drive continuous HR technology improvements.

Skills

Workday configuration

HRIS

Requirements gathering

Testing / UAT

Education

Bachelor's degree in HRIS / IS

Job description

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Workday HRIS Analyst with strong functional and configuration experience across multiple Workday modules. This role will partner closely with global HR, HR Operations, HR Centers of Excellence, and HRIS teams to design, configure, test, and support scalable Workday solutions. The ideal candidate will bring deep hands‑on Workday expertise, strong analytical skills, and a consultative mindset. This role requires someone who can translate business needs into sustainable configuration solutions while challenging legacy processes and driving best‑practice, globally aligned outcomes.

About the Role

As a Senior Workday HRIS Analyst, you will:

Responsibilities

• Partner with R COEs, HR Operations, Payroll, Learning, Talent, and Total Rewards teams to gather and document business requirements.
• Translate business needs into functional designs and Workday configuration strategies.
• Configure and maintain Workday business processes, calculated fields, condition rules, validations, notifications, and related functionality.
• Support enhancements, optimization initiatives, regulatory updates, and Workday bi-annual releases.
• Evaluate current‑state processes and recommend scalable future‑state solutions aligned with Workday best practices.
• Develop and execute test plans, including unit testing, regression testing, and UAT.
• Partner with integration and payroll teams to support end‑to‑end testing across impacted workflows.
• Troubleshoot complex issues, provide root cause analysis, and support production validation and hypercare.
• Collaborate with global HRIS team members, integration developers, and business stakeholders to ensure cohesive design and consistent user experience.
• Mentor junior analysts and contribute to continuous improvement within HR technology and operations.

Qualifications

• 5-8+ years of HRIS experience with strong hands‑on Workday configuration expertise.
• Experience across multiple Workday modules, including:
• HCM Core
• Compensation
• Talent
• Strong experience gathering requirements and translating them into Workday configuration.
• Proven ability to design and configure complex business processes.
• Strong testing discipline across unit, regression, and UAT cycles.
• Experience supporting Workday bi-annual releases.
• Ability to assess current‑state processes and recommend scalable, future‑state solutions.

Preferred Skills

• Experience working in global environments with U.S. and international stakeholders.
• Additional Workday experience across:
• Global Payroll
• Time & Absence
• Learning
• Working knowledge of HR practices and regulatory considerations in India, Canada, the UK, Malta, Australia, and New Zealand.
• Experience in matrixed enterprise environments.
• Experience supporting HR transformation, process redesign, or Workday optimization initiatives.
• Workday certifications in one or more functional areas.

This role is based in India and requires regular overlap with U.S. Eastern Time, including availability through approximately 12:00 PM EST. Flexibility may be required during critical deployments, release cycles, or issue resolution periods.

Equal Opportunity Statement

FAI is committed to create an environment that respects, supports and inspires all individuals. We do not discriminate on the basis of color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation and age. At FAI, we celebrate diversity and believe that an inclusive workforce benefits employees, the organization and our community. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer