Lead Systems Analyst

Wellington Management; Massachusetts; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellbeing

Retirement plan

Commuter program

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Job summary

Wellington Management seeks a skilled Workday Analyst to support and optimize our Workday HCM platform. You will be a trusted advisor to HR, Benefits, Compensation, Payroll, Talent, and IT, translating business requirements into scalable Workday solutions.

You will collaborate with vendors, promote Workday best practices, and ensure global compliance. The role covers core HCM events, security, performance management, and continuous system improvements.

Qualifications

• 6+ years’ experience in hands-on Workday HRIS role on a production environment.
• Strong understanding of HR business processes
• Experience supporting critical annual cycles (performance, compensation, open enrollment)
• Demonstrated understanding of cross-functional dependencies across Benefits, Payroll, and HR modules

Responsibilities

• Configure and support Core HCM worker lifecycle events including Hire, Job Change, Transfer, and Leave.
• Maintain and optimize Supervisory Organizations, Staffing Models, Positions, Job Profiles, Job Families
• Ensure data accuracy and consistency across worker, job/position, and org structures
• Partner with HR to translate business requirements into scalable Workday solutions
• Security configuration: groups, domains, and business process security
• Troubleshoot access issues related to tasks, reports, and processes
• Partner with HR, IT, and compliance on access provisioning and reviews
• Talent & Performance: support reviews, goals, feedback, and succession planning
• Configure review templates, sections, and rating scales
• Support continuous enhancements to talent profiles and development plans
• Configure and maintain Business Processes across HCM, Time/Absence, Talent, Comp, Benefits, and payroll
• Maintain approval workflows, notifications, and security
• Support Open Enrollment, merit/bonus cycles, audits and changes
• Time Tracking/Absence Management: Time Calculation, Time Entry Codes, Time Schedules
• Design, build, and support custom reports and dashboards
• Support Workday releases and adoption, including testing

Skills

Workday HCM

HR processes

Security access

Cross-functional collab

Job description

About Us

Wellington Management offers comprehensive investment management capabilities that span nearly all segments of the global capital markets. Our investment solutions, tailored to the unique return and risk objectives of institutional clients in more than 60 countries, draw on a robust body of proprietary research and a collaborative culture that encourages independent thought and healthy debate. As a private partnership, we believe our ownership structure fosters a long-term view that aligns our perspectives with those of our clients.

Overview

About the Role

We are seeking a skilled Workday Analyst to support and optimize our Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) platform. This role serves as a trusted Workday advisor to HR, Benefits, Compensation, Payroll, Talent, and IT stakeholders. To meet organization al goals, this person translate s business requirements into scalable Workday solutions , collaborate s with vendors and implementation partners , promotes Workday best practices , and understands global compliance requirements .

Responsibilities

• Workday HCM (Core HR)
• Configure and support Core HCM worker lifecycle events including Hire, Job Change, Transfer, and Leave
• Maintain and optimize Supervisory Organizations, Staffing Models, Positions, Job Profiles, Job Families
• Ensure data accuracy, integrity, and consistency across worker, job/position, and organizational structures
• Partner with HR to translate business requirements into scalable Workday solutions
• Security & Access Management
• Support Workday Security configuration including security groups, domains, and business process security
• Troubleshot access issues related to tasks, reports, and business processes
• Partner with HR, IT, and compliance teams on access provisioning and periodic security reviews
• Ensure appropriate segregation of duties and least-privilege access
• Talent & Performance Management
• SME for Talent modules including Performance Reviews, Goals, Feedback, and Succession Planning
• Support annual and off-cycle performance processes, including year-end performance cycles
• Configure review templates, sections, rating scales, eligibility conditions, and related Business Processes
• Support continuous enhancements to talent profiles, competencies, and

deveopment plans

• Business Process Framework
• Configure and maintain Business Processes across HCM, Time/Absence, Talent, Comp, Benefits, and payroll
• Maintain approval workflows, notifications, condition rules, validations, and step-level security
• Ensure BPF configuration aligns with internal controls, audit requirements, and operational efficiency
• Benefits Administration and Compensation
• Provide application support for Workday configuration related to benefits, compensation, and payroll-dependent objects
• Configure and maintain eligibility rules, compensation plans, calculated fields, and business processes
• Partner with Benefits, Compensation, and Payroll teams to support Open Enrollment, merit/bonus cycles, audits, and compliance-driven changes
• Time Tracking and Absence Management
• Configure and maintain Time Calculation, Time Entry Codes, Work Schedules, Time Schedules, eligibility
• Configure and maintain Absence Plans, Accruals, Eligibility Rules, Period Schedules, and validations
• Reporting & Analytics
• Design, build, and support custom reports, including Advanced and Matrix reports and dashboards
• Create and maintain Calculated Fields (e.g., LRV, ESI, Lookup, Conditional, Arithmetic)
• Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and audit readiness of reports
• Testing, Releases & Continuous Improvement
• Support Workday releases, including release notes review, impact assessment, promoting adoption, testing
• Proactively identify opportunities to improve system performance, configuration, and user experience

Qualifications

• 6+ years’ experience in hands-on Workday HRIS role on a production environment
• Strong understanding of HR business processes
• Experience supporting critical annual cycles (performance, compensation, open enrollment)
• Demonstrated understanding of cross-functional dependencies across Benefits, Payroll, and

Compensation

• Ability to troubleshoot complex system and data issues
• Workday HCM certification strongly preferred
• Additional relevant Workday certifications a strong plus
• Local to our Boston office a strong plus
• Payroll experience a plus

As an equal opportunity employer, Wellington Management ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, creed, national origin, age, ancestry, disability (physical or mental), medical condition, citizenship, marital status, pregnancy, veteran or military status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If you are a candidate with a disability, or are assisting a candidate with a disability, and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please email us at [e-mail].

Benefits

At Wellington Management, our approach to compensation is designed to help us attract, inspire and retain the best talent in our industry.We strive to pay employees fairly and competitively across all levels and roles. Our approach to compensation considers all aspects of total compensation; all employees are eligible to receive salary, variable compensation, and benefits. The base salary range for this position is:

USD 90,000 - 180,000

This range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered when making compensation decisions, including but not limited to skill sets; role; skills and experience; certifications; and education. This range is an estimate, and further details on salary and total compensation aspects will be shared with candidates during the recruitment process.

Base salary is only one component of Wellington’s total compensation approach. Other rewards may include a discretionary Corporate Bonus and/ or Incentives, if eligible. In addition, we offer a comprehensive and high value benefit package to meet the unique needs of our employees and their families, and we are committed to fostering a flexible work environment that enables employees to thrive personally and professionally. Examples of our benefits include retirement plan, health and wellbeing, dental, vision, and pharmacy coverage, health savings account, flexible spending accounts and commuter program, employee assistance program, life and disability insurance, adoption assistance, back-up childcare, tuition/CFA reimbursement and paid time off (leave of absence, paid holidays, volunteer, sick and vacation time)

We believe that in person interactions inspire and energize our community and are essential to our culture. In support of this commitment, our employees work from our offices 4 days a week with flexibility to work remotely 1 day a week. We believe that this approach ultimately supports our mission to deliver investment excellence to our clients and their beneficiaries over the long term.