Remote Workday Business Analyst — HR & Process Improvement

Penn State University; United States; On-site; USD 72,300 - 122,016; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

75% tuition discount

Job summary

Penn State University is seeking two Business Analysts to support Workday HRIS in Payroll, Benefits, Timekeeping, Absence, Recruiting, and Talent teams. The role blends business analysis with HR technology, requiring collaboration with HR, IT, and external vendors.

The successful candidates will elicit requirements, translate them into Workday configurations, support releases, and drive process improvements while ensuring compliance and data quality across university operations.

Qualifications

• Elicit, document, analyze, and validate business requirements.
• Translate requirements into Workday configuration and enhancements.
• Collaborate with data teams to define reporting requirements.

Responsibilities

• Partner with HR, Payroll, Benefits, Talent Acquisition, and stakeholders to understand objectives.
• Elicit, document, and validate requirements; develop process flows and user stories.
• Support Workday processes, integrations, reporting, and security within assigned areas.
• Lead UAT, test planning, defect resolution, and deployment activities.
• Engage stakeholders and provide data-driven insights and recommendations.

Skills

Business Analysis

Agile Methodologies

Requirements Gathering

Stakeholder Engagement

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Jira

Visio

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Penn State University is seeking two Business Analysts to support Workday HRIS in Payroll, Benefits, Timekeeping, Absence, Recruiting, and Talent teams. The role blends business analysis with HR technology, requiring collaboration with HR, IT, and external vendors.

The successful candidates will elicit requirements, translate them into Workday configurations, support releases, and drive process improvements while ensuring compliance and data quality across university operations.