Lead Workday HCM Analyst

SQA Group; Bedford (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SQA Group's client in the Greater Boston area seeks a Principal Workday HCM Analyst to lead hands-on Workday HCM configuration, security, and reporting initiatives. You will manage business processes, security roles, and large data loads while partnering with HR, Payroll, and IT to drive accurate HR operations.

Ideal candidates have 6+ years of HRIS experience with Workday HCM, strong reporting skills, and the ability to work onsite in the Boston area 3–5 days per week.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of HRIS experience with hands-on Workday HCM.
• Configures, administers, troubleshoots Workday HCM and related configurations.
• Expertise in security groups, domain and Business Process security, and access controls.

Responsibilities

• Configuring, administering, troubleshooting, and enhancing Workday HCM.
• Business Process configuration, routing, approvals, and notifications.
• Security administration and role-based access management.
• EIBs and mass employee transactions (hires, terminations, job, organization, and compensation changes).
• Advanced reporting, dashboards, alerts, and data reconciliation.
• Release testing and impact assessment.
• Partner with HR, Total Rewards, Payroll, Finance, and IT.

Skills

Workday HCM

Workday Security

Business Process Config

EIBs & Data Loads

Advanced Reporting

Data Auditing

Release Testing

Onsite Availability

Job description

SQA Group's client is looking for a Principal Workday HCM Analyst to join an engagement in the Greater Boston area.

About the Role

This is a senior, hands‑on role responsible for configuring, administering, troubleshooting, and enhancing Workday HCM. The work includes Business Process configuration (condition rules, validations, approvals, routing, notifications), security administration (security groups, domain and Business Process security, role‐based access), EIBs and mass employee transactions (hires, terminations, job, organization, and compensation changes), advanced reporting (Advanced and Matrix Reports, calculated fields, dashboards, alerts), data auditing and reconciliation, and release testing and impact assessment. The analyst will partner directly with HR, Total Rewards, Payroll, Finance, and IT.

Responsibilities

• Configuring, administering, troubleshooting, and enhancing Workday HCM.
• Business Process configuration (condition rules, validations, approvals, routing, notifications).
• Security administration (security groups, domain and Business Process security, role‐based access).
• EIBs and mass employee transactions (hires, terminations, job, organization, and compensation changes).
• Advanced reporting (Advanced and Matrix Reports, calculated fields, dashboards, alerts).
• Data auditing and reconciliation.
• Release testing and impact assessment.
• Partnering directly with HR, Total Rewards, Payroll, Finance, and IT.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of significant HRIS experience with hands‑on Workday HCM. The candidate personally configures, administers, and troubleshoots Workday today.

Required Skills

• Workday Core HCM: supervisory organizations, positions, job profiles, and compensation structures.
• Business Process configuration: condition rules, validations, approval workflows, routing, and notifications.
• Workday security: security groups, domain security, Business Process security, and role‐based access.
• EIBs and high‐volume data loads for mass employee transactions (hires, terminations, job, organizational, and compensation changes).
• Advanced reporting: Advanced and Matrix Reports, calculated fields, dashboards, and alerts.
• Data auditing, reconciliation, and troubleshooting of Workday configuration and data issues.
• Workday release testing and impact assessments.
• Able to be onsite 3 to 5 days per week in the Greater Boston area.
• Works directly with HR, Total Rewards, Payroll, Finance, and IT stakeholders.

Thank you for your interest in pursuing a career at SQA Group! SQA Group is an equal opportunity employer and supports workforce diversity. This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the person assigned to this position. The primary duties and responsibilities above are intended to describe those functions that are essential to the performance of this job. This job description does not state or imply that the above are the only duties and responsibilities assigned to this position. All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with a disability.