Lead People Analytics & Workday Reporting Strategist

Guidehouse; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 113,000 - 188,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

Personal and Family Sick Time & Paid H

Discretionary variable incentive bonus

Parental Leave

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Health Savings Account

Disability Insurance

Student Loan PayDown

Tuition Reimbursement

Learning Opportunities

Skills Development & Certifications

Employee Referral Program

Community Outreach

Emergency Back-Up Childcare

Mobility Stipend

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking a seasoned Data Security and Reporting Analyst to manage Workday security, develop real-time dashboards, and partner with HR and IT teams to ensure compliant access controls. The role emphasizes collaboration across HR, Payroll, and Compliance to deliver accurate reporting and secure data handling.

The candidate will oversee security policies, support audits, and train end-users on Workday reporting tools, with up to 10% travel and a competitive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; four years of additional professional experience may substitute.
• Six+ years of prior relevant experience
• 5+ years of related experience in project implementations, business analysis, process design and managing customers
• 5+ years of experience managing Workday security
• 3+ years of experience using Workday reporting
• Experience with large-scale data management, data structures, and data schemas
• Knowledge of data visualization principles and experience conveying data
• Knowledge of HR business process fundamentals
• Broad knowledge of predictive analytic techniques and statistical diagnostics of models
• Communication, team building and client service experience

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain security groups, domains, and business process security policies.
• Conduct regular audits of user access and security configurations to ensure compliance with ITGC and internal controls.
• Support quarterly privileged access reviews and coordinate with IT Security and HR stakeholders.
• Collaborate with HRIS and IT teams to resolve access issues and implement security best practices.
• Develop, test, and maintain custom and standard Workday reports.
• Provide real-time insights into user access, organizational data, and compliance metrics.
• Support internal audits and data requests by generating evidence and documentation.
• Create interactive broadly sourced Power BI Dashboards.
• Partner with HR, Payroll, Talent Acquisition, Compensation and other cross functional teams to understand reporting needs and security requirements.
• Participate in system upgrades, testing, and change management processes.
• Train and support end-users on Workday reporting tools and security protocols.

Skills

Workday security management

Data visualization

Stakeholder communication

Project implementations

HR business process knowledge

Analytical thinking

Client service

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Workday

Power BI

SQL

R

SAS

Python

Cypher

Job description

Guidehouse is seeking a seasoned Data Security and Reporting Analyst to manage Workday security, develop real-time dashboards, and partner with HR and IT teams to ensure compliant access controls. The role emphasizes collaboration across HR, Payroll, and Compliance to deliver accurate reporting and secure data handling.

The candidate will oversee security policies, support audits, and train end-users on Workday reporting tools, with up to 10% travel and a competitive benefits package.