Lead Analyst, People Technology - Strategy & Transformation

Cor Partners; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Cor Partners is seeking a Lead Analyst, People Technology to drive the strategy, roadmap, and maturity of our People Technology capabilities. You will act as the functional authority for domains, aligning solutions with business priorities and enterprise standards to improve employee experience and operational effectiveness.

With 7+ years of Workday or similar workforce technology experience, you will shape future-state operating models and govern prioritization to deliver measurable business

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience supporting Workday and/or comparable workforce technology platforms.
• Expert-level knowledge in one or more People Technology domains.
• Deep understanding of Workday design principles, governance, release management, and industry leading practices.
• Experience owning capability roadmaps, standards, governance activities, and strategic initiatives.
• Proven ability to influence senior leaders and stakeholders without direct authority.
• Strong strategic thinking, consulting, facilitation, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the strategy, roadmap, and maturity of one or more People Technology capabilities or domains.
• Serve as the accountable functional lead for assigned capabilities, ensuring solutions align with business priorities, operational needs, and enterprise standards.
• Own capability standards, governance processes, design principles, and leading practices for assigned domains.
• Define future-state operating models and technology approaches for assigned capabilities.
• Evaluate, prioritize, and govern enhancement requests to ensure investments deliver measurable business value.
• Govern intake, release planning, and capability-level prioritization decisions for assigned capabilities.
• Provide functional architecture oversight and approve solution approaches within assigned domains.
• Lead complex cross-functional initiatives and serve as the functional authority for major programs and transformations.
• Assess business value, organizational impact, risk, scalability, compliance, and long-term sustainability of proposed solutions.
• Partner with business leaders to develop capability roadmaps and identify opportunities to improve employee experience and operational effectiveness.
• Monitor capability adoption, utilization, effectiveness, and maturity, recommending investments and improvements as needed.
• Serve as the enterprise expert for assigned Workday capabilities and guide capability evolution, governance, and design standards.
• Mentor Senior Analysts and promote consistent standards, quality, and knowledge sharing across the function.

Skills

Workday

HR Tech

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Cor Partners is seeking a Lead Analyst, People Technology to drive the strategy, roadmap, and maturity of our People Technology capabilities. You will act as the functional authority for domains, aligning solutions with business priorities and enterprise standards to improve employee experience and operational effectiveness.

With 7+ years of Workday or similar workforce technology experience, you will shape future-state operating models and govern prioritization to deliver measurable business