Senior Business Analyst - Workday Payroll & Process Innovation

University of Southern California; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Southern California’s Information Technology Services seeks a Senior Business Analyst to join the Product Strategy and Design team, solving multidimensional IT problems, improving the campus experience, and delivering value for a broad base of departments and constituencies across USC.

You will lead the planning, design, and configuration of the Workday payroll module, own requirements, and shape future-state business processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or combined education/experience as substitute for minimum education.
• Minimum 5 years of experience.
• Proven record of delivering end‑to‑end, user‑centered products with stakeholder input.
• Experience leading requirement‑gathering interviews or sessions.
• Experience using analytics tools to measure results and support decisions.
• Experience developing test strategies and plans.
• Ability to facilitate collaboration across a broad audience and align with policies.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, design, and configuration of Workday payroll functionality.
• Own requirements, conceptualize designs, and influence future-state processes.
• Collaborate with students, faculty, and staff across the university.
• Develop HRD processes and engage in user research to understand pain points.
• Produce business analysis documents, test plans, and UAT support.
• Mitigate risk and support release management with strategic recommendations.

Skills

End-to-end delivery

Stakeholder collaboration

User research

Analytics & measurement

Requirements gathering

Documentation

Agile methodologies

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Relevant degree in business/CS

Tools

Workday Payroll

Microsoft Office

Job description

The University of Southern California’s Information Technology Services seeks a Senior Business Analyst to join the Product Strategy and Design team, solving multidimensional IT problems, improving the campus experience, and delivering value for a broad base of departments and constituencies across USC.

You will lead the planning, design, and configuration of the Workday payroll module, own requirements, and shape future-state business processes.