Workday HR Systems POD Lead

Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated; Clayton (MO); Remote; USD 107,000 - 159,000; Full time

Job summary

Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (RGA) is seeking a senior IT business analyst to evaluate requests, define requirements, and drive solutions. You will partner with business and IT teams, document user stories, and guide testing and backlog creation across functions.

The role requires 8+ years in IT, Workday configuration, and strong communication. This is a remote USA-based position with opportunities to impact enterprise-level processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent; IT-related experience acceptable
• Master’s degree preferred for advanced roles
• 8+ years IT-related experience in BA/Data analysis
• Experience in Workday Configuration is required
• Azure DevOps or similar tools experience preferred
• Lead Agile/Iterative project teams as business analyst
• Knowledge of programming, PM approaches, and SDLC
• Strong oral and written communication; cross-functional liaison
• Advanced analytical/problem-solving abilities; translating business needs into solutions
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines

Responsibilities

• Conduct structured walkthroughs of requirements with stakeholders
• Document business needs as user stories
• Create business process and technical diagrams
• Configure changes and lead testing design across teams
• Oversee technical work and translate impact to business
• Host grooming sessions and document technical stories
• Evaluate new or enhanced solutions and recommend options
• Create backlog items for defects and enhancements
• Collaborate with Analytics to measure technical solutions

Skills

Business analysis

Data analysis

SQL basics

Team collaboration

Stakeholder communication

Agile/project leadership

Education

Bachelor’s Degree (BA/BS) or equivalent

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Workday configuration

Azure DevOps

Job description

You desire impactful work.

You’re RGA ready

RGA is a purpose-driven organization working to solve today’s challenges through innovation and collaboration. A Fortune 200 Company and listed among its World's Most Admired Companies , we’re the only global reinsurance company to focus primarily on life- and health-related solutions. Join our multinational team of intelligent, motivated, and collaborative people, and help us make financial protection accessible to all.

A Brief Overview

Leads evaluation of business requests to determine requirements, feasibility, and recommend business solutions. Contributes to functional vision and strategic direction. Identifies potential efficiency gains in team process/procedures including leveraging innovation where feasible. Fosters mutually beneficial working relationships for business and IT by working closely with end users and application development team. Uses their deep business and technical knowledge to contribute to system capabilities

This role is remote, candidates must be located in the USA

What you will do

• Conducts structured walkthroughs of requirements with business and project team members prioritizing work within an iteration and targeted release for their functional area.
• Document the clients’ business needs in the form of user stories.
• Creates business process and technical diagrams for shared understanding.
• Configure some business process changes and lead testing design across business and IT teams
• Oversee the technical work from other team members and translate customer impact to the business
• Conduct grooming sessions with full team (users, developers dba’s, needed IT partners, etc.); Facilitate technical grooming session with development team to document technical support stories.
• Evaluates new or enhanced solutions to determine potential issues and communicates how problems may affect business and recommends solutions.
• Create defect and enhancement items to be added to the backlog, collaborate with software engineer for mutual understanding.
• Assists in evaluation of business requests to determine feasibility, researches and identifies options.
• Partner with Functional Leads and the Analytics team to ensure technical solutions can be measured and tracked.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) or equivalent experience required
• Master’s degree in Arts/Sciences (MA/MS) preferred
• 8+ Years IT-related experience, such as Business Analysis, Data Analysis, etc. required
• Experience in Workday Configuration required
• Requirements management tool experience (Azure DevOps or others) preferred
• Lead an Agile/Iterative project team in the role of business analyst. required
• Knowledge of programming languages, project management, and application or systems development methodologies required
• Maintains a working competency of technology stack associated with project solutions. required
• Advanced oral and written communication skills demonstrating ability to share and impart knowledge. Advanced ability to liaise with individuals across a wide variety of operational, functional, and technical disciplines. required
• Advanced investigative, analytical and problem-solving skills. Advanced data analysis skill. Advanced ability to translate business needs and problems into viable/accepted solutions. required
• Advanced ability to set goals and handle multiple tasks, clients, and projects simultaneously. Advanced ability to appropriately balance priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. required
• Advanced skills in customer relationship management and change management. Advanced negotiating and persuasion skills. required
• Ability to be flexible when needed, take initiative, and demonstrate accountability. Ability to quickly adapt to new methods, work under tight deadlines and stressful conditions. required
• Ability to work well within a team environment and participate in department/team projects. Advanced interpersonal skills. required
• Basic SQL query writing skills and other technical acumen required
• Workday Pro certification preferred

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What you can expect from RGA:

• Gain valuable knowledge from and experience with diverse, caring colleagues around the world.

• Enjoy a respectful, welcoming environment that fosters individuality and encourages pioneering thought.

• Join the bright and creative minds of RGA, and experience vast, endless career potential.

We’re excited to get to know you and connect your unique skills with our global opportunities. To create a modern and seamless experience, we use artificial intelligence (AI) in parts of our preliminary screening process. This technology helps us personalize job recommendations, automate interview scheduling, evaluate candidates based solely on experience—without considering name, gender, or other personal details—and provide real-time answers through our chatbot. AI is used only during early screening and never makes hiring decisions. Your RGA recruiter will work closely with you every step of the way to ensure the process feels personal, thoughtful, and focused on you.

Compensation Range:

$107,060.00 - $159,390.00 Annual

Base pay varies depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and market location.

• In addition, RGA provides an annual bonus plan that includes all roles and some positions are eligible for participation in our long-term equity incentive plan.
• RGA also maintains a full range of health, retirement, and other employee benefits.

RGA is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, gender identity or expression, sex, disability, veteran status, religion, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.