HR business systems analysis and support
- Act as a business analyst for HR applications, with Workday as the main system, and connect HR/HRIS partners with technical teams.
- Monitor, troubleshoot and resolve problems with Workday integrations to outside vendors (for example benefits and insurance carriers, contingent workforce management, travel and expense, and telecom vendors). This includes file-based and encrypted (PGP) transfers.
- Coordinate key and certificate updates, file-format changes and testing with outside vendors.
- Manage the HR Apps backlog in Azure DevOps: take in requests, gather requirements, write user stories, set priorities and track work to completion.
- Prepare and submit change requests for weekly and major releases, following audit and change-management controls. Coordinate validation with HRIS.
- Support vendor work: review statements of work and change requests, track deliverables, and help with PO and budget tracking.
- Handle access and onboarding tasks for project resources, and act as the backup for HR application admin duties such as learning coordination.
Process automation and AI enablement
- Find repetitive, manual or error-prone HR technology processes and propose automated solutions.
- Design and build solutions with the Microsoft Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Copilot Studio) and other approved tools.
- Use AI tools such as Microsoft 365 Copilot and AI agents to streamline tasks like monitoring integration failures, triaging requests, writing documentation and reporting.
- Build dashboards and reports, for example in Power BI, to show integration health, backlog status and change activity.
- Write and maintain documentation (process maps, runbooks, SOPs) so solutions are supportable and can be handed off.
- Follow Williams' security, data-privacy and governance standards, especially for sensitive employee data (PII).
Required qualifications
- 5+ years as a Business Systems Analyst, with at least 3 years supporting HR technology (HRIS/HCM).
- Hands-on Workday experience, such as integrations, business processes, reporting or security.
- Experience building apps or automated workflows with low-code platforms (Power Apps, Power Automate or similar).
- Practical experience using AI or generative AI tools to improve business processes.
- Working knowledge of system integrations, file transfers (SFTP/PGP) and data mapping.
- Experience with Agile delivery tools, preferably Azure DevOps.
- Familiarity with ITIL change management and audit or SOX-style controls.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain technical issues to HR stakeholders and outside vendors.
Preferred qualifications
- Workday certification or experience with Workday Studio or EIB.
- Experience with SAP Fieldglass, benefits carrier integrations or travel/expense integrations.
- Experience with Copilot Studio, AI agents or prompt engineering.
- Power BI or SQL skills.
- Experience in energy, utilities or another regulated industry.
Success in the first 90 days
- Takes over day-to-day monitoring of HR integrations and the weekly change-request process.
- Owns intake and grooming of the HR Apps backlog.
- Delivers at least one automation or AI solution that measurably reduces manual HR systems work.
- Required qualifications
- 5+ years as a Business Systems Analyst, with at least 3 years supporting HR technology (HRIS/HCM).
- Hands-on Workday experience, such as integrations, business processes, reporting or security.
- Practical experience using AI or generative AI tools to improve business processes.
- Familiarity with ITIL change management and audit or SOX-style controls.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain technical issues to HR stakeholders and outside vendors.
- Preferred qualifications
- Workday certification or experience with Workday Studio or EIB.
- Experience with SAP Fieldglass, benefits carrier integrations or travel/expense integrations.
- Experience with Copilot Studio, AI agents or prompt engineering.
- Power BI or SQL skills.
- Experience in energy, utilities or another regulated industry.
- Success in the first 90 days
- Takes over day-to-day monitoring of HR integrations and the weekly change-request process.
- Owns intake and grooming of the HR Apps backlog.
- Delivers at least one automation or AI solution that measurably reduces manual HR systems work.
- Required:
- Understanding of AI concepts and practical familiarity with AI-enabled tools.
- Knowledge of prompt engineering and familiarity with building or configuring AI agents.
- Experience using Microsoft Copilot, Cursor, or comparable AI development and productivity tools.
- Ability to analyze business requirements and translate them into practical solutions.
- Strong communication and stakeholder collaboration skills.
- General familiarity with Workday or other enterprise HR applications.
- Knowledge of HR processes and HR technology workflows.
- Experience with SAP or comparable enterprise systems.
- Exposure to AI-assisted process development and workflow automation.
- Direct Workday development experience is not mandatory. Candidates with transferable enterprise systems experience may be considered. Energy or utility industry experience is not required.
- No strict degree requirement was specified; relevant experience and demonstrated capabilities will be considered.