Workday Business Analyst

Strategic Staffing Solutions; St. Louis (MO); Ibrido; USD 83.000 - 124.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Strategic Staffing Solutions, Inc. in St.

Louis is seeking a Workday Business Analyst to bridge business stakeholders and technical teams by translating workforce, financial, or operational goals into scalable configurations within the Workday cloud platform. The role involves leading workshops, evaluating feature releases, and configuring various Workday modules (HCM/Core HR, Payroll, Benefits, Advanced Compensation, Time Tracking).

Competenze

• Three or more years of IT-related systems/projects experience and business analysis experience.
• Five or more years of Workday experience preferred, including hands-on configuration, testing, reporting, or support of Workday modules.
• Bachelor’s degree in math, CS, or business preferred.

Mansioni

• Leads workshops with business leaders and Digital to gather, clarify, document, and prioritize functional requirements for Workday.
• Maps current- and future-state workflows using business process modeling to standardize Workday capabilities.
• Configures Workday workstreams across HCM/Core HR, Payroll, Benefits, and other modules; reviews design changes.
• Supports UAT, develops test scenarios, and conducts prototype reviews; troubleshoots integration issues.
• Designs Workday reports, dashboards, data loads, and security permissions; ensures data quality and integrity.
• Acts as liaison between stakeholders, Digital, and vendors for successful Workday projects.

Conoscenze

Business analysis

Requirements gathering

Stakeholder management

Workday knowledge

Formazione

Bachelor’s degree

Descrizione del lavoro

STRATEGIC STAFFING SOLUTIONS (S3) HAS AN OPENING!

Workday Business Analyst

St. Louis, MO (Hybrid schedule; 4 days per week onsite)

W2 Contract role
12+ Months with extension

About the Position

The Workday Business Analyst bridges the gap between business stakeholders and technical teams by translating workforce, financial, or operational goals into scalable configurations within the cloud-based Workday platform.

• Acts as a liaison between development groups and business units for the implementation of new Workday functionality and the enhancement of existing Workday processes.
• Evaluates new digital developments, Workday feature releases, and evolving business requirements, and recommends appropriate system alternatives and/or enhancements.
• Prepares communications and makes presentations on Workday enhancements and/or alternatives.

Key Workday Accountabilities

• Leads workshops with business leaders, subject matter experts, and Digital to gather, clarify, document, and prioritize moderate to complex functional requirements; translates business and design requirements into technical requirements and Workday configuration specifications.
• Maps current-state and future-state workflows using business process modeling techniques, helping teams replace legacy habits with standardized Workday capabilities; manages the catalog of Workday business process flows for medium-complexity projects and provides innovative ideas to optimize business results.
• Assists with or executes configuration across Workday workstreams such as Human Capital Management (HCM)/Core HR, Payroll, Benefits, Advanced Compensation, Talent & Performance, Learning, Position Management, Absence, Time Tracking, Financial Management, or Projects; directs and owns process/system changes and reviews them to ensure design changes meet business requirements.
• Supports user acceptance testing (UAT), develops test scenarios, and conducts prototype reviews; performs QA against specifications, evaluates quality and performance, and troubleshoots and resolves system and integration issues.
• Helps design Workday reports, dashboards, data loads, and security permissions; analyzes complex source system data to improve data quality and maintain data integrity, translating raw data into consumable reports.
• Acts as a liaison between business stakeholders, Digital, and vendors to ensure successful implementation and ongoing support of Workday project efforts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required, preferably in mathematics, computer science, or business.
• Three or more years of experience working with IT-related systems/projects required. Business Analyst experience is required.
• Five or more years of Workday experience preferred, including hands‑on configuration, testing, reporting, or support of one or more Workday modules (e.g., HCM/Core HR, Payroll, Benefits, Advanced Compensation, Learning, Talent & Performance, Absence, or Time Tracking).