HRIS Lead Analyst — Workday & Data

RXO, Inc.; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) retirement plan with company 5%

Pre-tax accounts

Disability and life insurance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Career and Leadership Development

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

RXO, Inc. is seeking an experienced Lead Analyst, HRIS to own and optimize our HRIS landscape, with a focus on Workday HCM, security, and reporting. You will translate business needs into scalable HRIS solutions, improve data integrity, and support system enhancements and releases across the HR stack.

You will guide HRIS operations, collaborate with vendors, and lead projects from requirements through deployment, while maintaining strong SOX controls and accurate payroll reporting.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive Workday or HRIS experience in an enterprise environment.
• Hands-on configuration, reporting, testing, audits, and HR operations support.
• Experience supporting Workday HCM, Recruiting/Talent Acquisition, Compensation, Time and Absence and Payroll touchpoints.
• Proven experience leading projects, workstreams, release activities, and deployment planning.
• Advanced Excel and HR reporting skills; experience with dashboards and integrations.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day HRIS operations and support across Workday HCM, Talent Acquisition, Time and Absence, Payroll, Reporting, and related HR technology.
• Configure, test, and maintain Workday business processes, security, notifications, and reports.
• Lead HRIS projects, including requirements gathering, project planning, testing, and post-launch support.
• Manage Workday release review activities, including UAT coordination and impact documentation.
• Design, maintain, and validate Workday reports, dashboards, EIBs, and payroll-impacting outputs.
• Support SOX-ready controls, security reviews, and HRIS compliance activities.
• Serve as escalation point for complex HRIS issues and coordinate with vendors.
• Maintain SOPs, testing scripts, and knowledge articles for HRIS users.
• Identify opportunities to automate and improve governance and stakeholder experience.

Skills

Workday HCM

HRIS

Excel

Reporting

UAT

SOX compliance

Stakeholder mgmt

Project leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR, IS, CS, or related field

Tools

Workday

Workday Report Writer

EIBs

Job description

RXO, Inc. is seeking an experienced Lead Analyst, HRIS to own and optimize our HRIS landscape, with a focus on Workday HCM, security, and reporting. You will translate business needs into scalable HRIS solutions, improve data integrity, and support system enhancements and releases across the HR stack.

You will guide HRIS operations, collaborate with vendors, and lead projects from requirements through deployment, while maintaining strong SOX controls and accurate payroll reporting.