Senior Workday HRIS Analyst - Drive HR Tech Upgrades

Grand Canyon Education, Inc.; United States; Remote; 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

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.