Workday HCM Analyst

Frazer Jones; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Frazer Jones is seeking a People Systems Analyst to manage and optimize Workday HCM across global offices. You will serve as the day-to-day technical expert, configure processes, and drive improvements with stakeholders.

The role includes end-to-end configuration, testing, deployment, and reporting, with responsibility for training materials and demonstrations. Global Workday expertise is essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on Workday HCM experience; Talent, Learning, Absence, and reporting experience preferred.
• Global Workday HCM experience.
• Strong business insight and high quality expectations.
• Maintains confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical day-to-day expert for Workday HCM.
• Provide a consistent global Workday service across offices and ensure best-practice configuration.
• Design and plan enhancements with detailed design docs and stakeholder agreement.
• Identify Workday issues and troubleshoot; build ad hoc solutions.
• Configure, test, and deploy business processes, integrations, and reporting.
• Coordinate testing, security, and reporting for connected systems.
• Perform system maintenance and support semi-annual Workday releases.
• Develop and maintain reports and dashboards for business needs.
• Assist with training materials and system demonstrations.

Skills

Workday HCM

Global Workday

Stakeholder management

Process optimization

Problem solving

Communication

Job description

Responsibilities

In the role of People Systems Analyst, you will be responsible for the following:

• Serve as a technical day-to-day expert for Workday HCM
• Provide a consistent global Workday service that delivers a positive experience for our employees and managers across all offices and is configured in line with best practices
• Design and plan enhancements and new functionality by preparing detailed design documents and getting stakeholder agreement
• Identify and understand Workday issues and opportunities; help troubleshoot and resolve problems, including building ad hoc solutions
• Perform end-to-end configuration, testing, and deployment of business processes, integrations, reporting, and new functionality enablement
• Work with internal and external partners on basic testing, security, and reporting requirements to Workday connected downstream systems
• Perform system maintenance and support semi-annual Workday releases
• Develop and maintain reports/custom dashboards to support various business requirements
• Assist with the development of training materials and system demonstrations

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hand-on Workday HCM experience required; Talent, Learning, Absence, and Report Writing experience preferred
• Global Workday HCM experience
• Eager to solve business challenges and has strong interest in in optimizing end-to-end processes through system configuration and implementation
• Possess a high level of integrity and exercises careful judgement. Maintains confidentiality of all pertinent employee or financial information
• Demonstrates strong business insight and holds high expectations for quality of work
• Builds solid relationships, thoughtfully navigates sensitive situations, and implements feedback
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute in fast-paced environment
• Excellent verbal and interpersonal skills to influence change & process improvements