HR Systems Analyst III

Republic Services; Northern (KY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 137,000; Full time

Job summary

Republic Services is seeking a Senior HR Systems Analyst to design, build, test, and optimize Workday solutions across modules. You will partner with COEs, Payroll, and HR Operations to translate business needs into scalable configurations while collaborating with Business Analysts and Workday Engineers on integrations and security.

You will own complex workstreams, ensure data integrity, and guide Tier 1/2 HR support teams.

Qualifications

• 4–7 years of hands-on Workday HRIS experience with deep knowledge of Workday configuration.
• Experience with Workday release cycles and regression testing.
• Advanced Excel and proficiency with Visio, Jira, MS Project, PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Design and configure complex Workday business processes, condition rules, calculated fields, validations, alerts, notifications, eligibility rules, and EIB templates.
• Lead end-to-end module impacts and releases, including testing and governance.
• Mentor HR Systems Analyst II and act as an escalation point for complex configuration.
• Coordinate UAT with COEs and HR Operations.
• Maintain configuration documentation, decision logs, and controlled migration processes.

Skills

Workday configuration

Workday HRIS

Excel

Stakeholder management

Communication

Team collaboration

Tools

Jira

Visio

MS Project

PowerPoint

Job description

**POSITION SUMMARY:** The Senior HR Systems Analyst serves as a functional configuration expert responsible for designing, building, testing, and optimizing Workday solutions across assigned modules. Working closely with HR Centers of Excellence (COEs), Payroll, and HR Operations, the incumbent translates business needs into scalable configuration—while partnering with Business Analysts on requirements/process design and with Workday Engineers on integrations, security architecture, and advanced technical components. The Senior HR Systems Analyst leads configuration changes, supports releases, triages escalations, maintains data integrity, and contributes to Workday governance and continuous improvement. **PRINCIPLE RESPONSIBILITIES:*** Proactively identifies challenges, identifies root cause and designs scalable solutions and system configuration improvements* Design and configure complex Workday business processes, condition rules, calculated fields, validations, alerts, notifications, eligibility rules, and EIB templates.* Primary owner of complex workstreams and accountable for end-to-end module impacts* Responsible for configuration integrity and sustainability* Mentors HR Systems Analyst(s) II and serves as an escalation point for complex configuration* Provide guidance to Tier 1/Tier 2 HR support teams.* Lead semi-annual release impact reviews, remediation, and regression testing for respective module(s).* Coordinate UAT with COEs and HR Operations.* Partner with Workday Engineers on technical feasibility and migration processes.* Collaborate with Business Analysts to translate requirements into functional design.* Partners with product owners, HR leaders, an COEs to consult on HR System needs* Maintain configuration documentation, decision logs, and standards.* Ensure documentation and controlled migration processes are followed.* Performs other job related duties as assigned or apparent. **PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:*** Expertise with Workday business processes, calculated fields, condition rules, EIB, and security fundamentals.* Experience with Workday release cycles and regression testing.* Must be a self-starter and able to work collaboratively and cooperatively in a team environment* Advanced Excel and proficiency with workflow/project tools (Visio, Jira, MS Project, PowerPoint).* Strong communication and stakeholder management skills. **MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:*** 4 - 7 years of hands-on Workday HRIS experience with deep knowledge of Workday configuration and capabilities within specific modules and the ability to diagnose systems issues to deliver timely solutions to key stakeholders.Pay Range: 99,800.00 - 137,300.00 DOE