Business Analyst II

MedStar Health; Deerfield (IL); Remote; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

MedStar Health is seeking a Business Analyst II to join their HR Operations team, focusing on the global implementation of Workday HCM. The ideal candidate will coordinate change management and project planning efforts, working closely with HR stakeholders to drive successful outcomes in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Successful project and change management experience leading HCM implementation.
• Knowledge of HR functions and Workday is strongly preferred.
• Strong analytical skills essential for developing and documenting HCM technology.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates project planning, change management initiatives, and monitors project progress.
• Develop training and communication plans for stakeholders.
• Drive change initiatives to ensure successful adoption of new processes.

Skills

Project Management

Change Management

Analytical Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Education

PMP certification

Background in HR or Payroll

Tools

Workday

LEAN tools

Job description

Job Title: Business Analyst II

Location: Remote

Duration: 9 Months



Change Management and Program Partner



Play a key role on the HR Operations team by contributing to several components of Client's HR Ops delivery model at a global, regional and functional level, generally focused on Client's Workday implementation. The Change Management and Program partner will be involved in the end-to-end program lifecycle of our Workday Implementation, coordinating with key HR Operations stakeholders to identify change implications, build change plans, and monitor program tasks to support the delivery our Workday implementation and HR Ops delivery model while helping to guide HR Operations project staff thru the implementation.



The right candidate will support the project through the application of comprehensive project management concepts that include leading and coordinating group resources, organizing and tracking tasks, mitigating risks, engaging stakeholders, creating and monitoring deliverables, and reporting on obstacles to ensure effective project outcomes.



Job Description

This role will be a key member supporting the global Workday HCM implementation. Leads and coordinates project planning, change management initiatives for the project, progress reporting, and troubleshooting.



Essential Functions

• Facilitates the definition of project missions, goals, tasks, and resource requirements; resolve or assist in the resolution of conflicts within and between project workstream leads or functional areas; develop methods to monitor project or area progress; and provide corrective action if necessary.


• Maintain project documentation, including charter, plan, scope statement, communication plan and deployment timeline.


• Develops a detailed project plan to monitor and track progress, ensuring adherence to timeline, budget and quality standards.


• Mitigates project risks by performing analysis of risks and trigger events, planning risk response, establishing contingency plans, anticipating dependencies affected by ongoing project changes, and recommending ways to mitigate future risks to management.


• Presents oral and written reports defining plans, problems and resolutions to appropriate levels of management.


• Builds, develops, and maintains collaborative working relationships.


• Drive change management initiatives to ensure successful adoption of new processes and technologies


• Facilitate effective communication channels and mechanisms to promote collaboration and engagement, partner with cross functional partners and leadership to operationalize goals, maintain accurate priorities, and hold teams accountable for execution


• Effectively and simply communicate complex concepts to multiple stakeholder groups


• Develop training and communication plans for all levels, locations, and cross functional partners


• Monitor stabilization of changes to ensure processes are executed per design

Qualifications

• Successful project and change management experience leading medium to large HCM implementation.


• Workday experience strongly preferred.


• Prior experience supporting Workday implementation projects in global HR environment desired.


• Broad understanding of technical and functional components of human resources including talent acquisition, benefits, compensation, organizational design/development, M&A, employee communications, training and development, employee relations policies, etc.


• Knowledge of LEAN tools and methodologies


• A practitioner background in HR, or Payroll is a plus.


• PMP is a plus.


• Strong analytical skills with the ability to lead, develop, test, and document HCM technology. Change management is essential.


• Demonstrated ability to build effective working relationships and influence decision making of others.