Senior HRIS Analyst

Grand Canyon Education, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

401K

Paid Time Off

Holidays

Education Tuition Discount

Free Parking

Job summary

Grand Canyon Education, Inc. is seeking a Senior HRIS (Workday) Analyst to maintain and develop our HR systems, projects, and processes. You will bridge internal client groups with business needs and partner on scalable Workday solutions in a fast-paced environment.

The role focuses on configuring Workday modules, overseeing upgrades, creating reports, and ensuring data integrity while collaborating across IT, HR, and compliance teams. This is a hands-on, impactful position.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years of Workday experience in HCM, benefits, or time tracking.
• Experience with HRIS implementations, integrations, and security.
• Bachelor’s degree in HR, IS, or related field.
• Ability to translate business needs into Workday configurations.
• Strong collaboration across IT, HR, and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Act as Workday configuration SME with modules, processes, integrations, and security.
• Lead technical projects and manage system upgrades and tests.
• Collaborate with internal clients to design scalable Workday solutions.
• Develop reports and oversee data integrity in HRIS.
• Support 2026 onboarding for time tracking, benefits, recruitment, and core HCM.

Skills

Workday Expertise

Business Processes

Project Management

Problem-Solving

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or Information Systems

Tools

Workday

HRIS

Job description

Are you looking for a meaningful career that allows you to utilize and develop your skills in Workday, one of the leading Human Resources systems used by top organizations today? GCE's Human Resources (HR) department is seeking a Senior HRIS (Workday) Analyst to maintain, develop, and maximize our HR systems, projects, and processes. The ideal candidate will be service-oriented, serving as a bridge between internal client groups with business needs and partnering with them on innovative, resourceful, forward-thinking, and scalable Workday solutions. You should enjoy working in an exciting, fast-paced environment that is collaborative and accountable.

What You Will Do:

• Knowledge and Expertise: Serve as a Workday configuration Subject Matter Expert with deep knowledge of current functionality and capabilities, including business processes, integrations, and security. Leads highly technical, specialized, and complex projects. Oversees the implementation of system upgrades and enhancements, as well as the design of system test plans and test scenarios. Serve as a subject matter expert on Workday capabilities for the institution, client groups, and individuals with a focus on product and service development, delivery, and support, and applying key technologies. Stay informed about trends in information systems training, materials, and techniques through the Workday Community and other sources to continually enhance both HR knowledge and HRIS application/tools knowledge.

• Projects/Process Improvement: Recommend and implement process/user experience improvements, as well as innovative solutions. Serve as a key liaison with internal customers (e.g., payroll, recruiting, compensation, and other departments). Use project management skills in managing projects.

• System Maintenance: Assist in reviewing, testing, and implementing HCM upgrades or patches. Collaborate with functional and technical staff to coordinate the application of the upgrade or fix. Document process and results. Assists in the maintenance of the HRIS helpdesk tickets and ensures resolution to all tickets in a timely manner. Lead and/or participate in the review, testing, and implementation of Workday releases and communicate the potential benefit of these features to stakeholders.

• Reports/Queries: Write, maintain, and support a variety of reports or queries using appropriate reporting tools. Assist in the development of standard reports for ongoing customer needs. Help maintain data integrity in systems by running queries and analyzing data.

• On Deck for 2026: optimizing modules such as time tracking, benefits, recruitment and talent, and core HCM

What You Will Have:

• Skills: Must have 2-3 years of Workday experience. With demonstrated experience in the design of Workday HCM, Compensation, and Benefits, hands-on configuration required. Experience should include systems implementations, integration, and HR systems; project experience in a technical or techno-functional role on one or more HR ERP implementations.

• Pace and Style: Strong Problem-solving skills with a high level of initiative, service-oriented problem solver that is adept at working with internal client groups, asking why, understanding their business needs and focusing the end user experience. Confident subject matter expert who is personable, professional, and works collaboratively across departments such as IT, compliance, and HR team members. Ability to collaborate and influence while facilitating communication with business and technical teams. Ability to manage multiple, high-priority tasks and adjust to shifting priorities, while meeting deadlines.

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline, such as Human Resources, Information Systems, or similar, from a regionally accredited institution. An equivalent combination of education and related work experience may be substituted, subject to the hiring supervisor’s approval.

• Collaborative Approach: Although we offer autonomy, we are seeking individuals who enjoy sharing ideas, working as part of a team, bringing knowledge to those who will benefit career-wise, and helping our internal HR clients understand the rationale behind our work. Saying "I don't know" is culturally acceptable and encouraged as an opportunity for the team to learn and grow.

Why Work at GCE:

• Exceptional workplace benefits include medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, a 401K savings plan

• Generous time off plan and 11 paid holidays

• Paid time off to volunteer in the community or at GCU sponsored events

• Free covered parking

• We also offer full-time employees, their spouses, and dependent children an Education Tuition Discount Program

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