Senior Workday HCM Analyst

thisisglobal; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

thisisglobal is seeking a Senior Workday HCM Analyst to own complex configuration and reporting from requirements through testing, release, and governance. You will partner with People and Culture stakeholders, guide the platform roadmap, and support consistent practices across the HCM team.

You will translate needs into practical Workday solutions, design and test changes, and lead deployments while coaching colleagues and maintaining audit-ready documentation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years hands-on Workday HCM configuration across multiple modules.
• Practical functional experience in UK Payroll, Absence, and Time Tracking; depth in one area is valued.
• Advanced/matrix reporting, dashboards, and senior-level management information with focus on data accuracy.
• Confidence communicating with senior stakeholders, explaining trade-offs and challenging requests constructively.
• Ability to coach junior colleagues while independently delivering complex work.

Responsibilities

• Translate stakeholder needs into Workday solutions and challenge requirements when needed.
• Design, configure, and test complex HCM changes balancing UX, value, and maintainability.
• Lead changes through deployment and contribute to release cycles twice a year.
• Manage reports, dashboards, management information, and data quality reviews.
• Coach a fellow analyst, review configuration, and contribute to standards and roadmap.
• Maintain audit-ready requirements, design decisions, test evidence, and user documentation.

Skills

Workday HCM

Configuration

Reporting

Stakeholder communication

Coaching junior colleagues

Job description

Role overview

Own complex Workday HCM configuration and reporting, from requirements and solution design through testing, release, and ongoing governance. The senior analyst partners with People and Culture stakeholders, helps guide the platform roadmap, and supports consistent practices across the HCM team.

Responsibilities

• Translate stakeholder needs into practical Workday solutions, constructively challenging requirements when needed.
• Design, configure, and test complex HCM changes, balancing user experience, value, and maintainability.
• Lead changes through deployment and contribute to twice-yearly release cycles.
• Manage reports, dashboards, management information, and data quality reviews.
• Coach a fellow analyst, review configuration, and contribute to team standards and the platform roadmap.
• Maintain clear, audit-ready requirements, design decisions, test evidence, and user documentation.

Requirements

• At least five years of hands-on Workday HCM configuration across multiple modules, including ownership of complex changes and release cycles.
• Practical functional experience in UK Payroll, Absence, and Time Tracking; depth in one or more areas is valued.
• Advanced and matrix reporting, dashboards, and senior-level management information experience, with strong attention to data accuracy.
• Confidence communicating with senior stakeholders, explaining trade-offs, and challenging requests constructively.
• Ability to coach junior colleagues while independently delivering complex work.

Nice to have

• Experience rolling Workday out to new countries or business brands, or working in a multinational or otherwise complex tenant.