Workday Technical Analyst

Nexfeld Group; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Modaxo is seeking a proactive Workday Technical Analyst to drive the technical development, optimization, and continuous enhancement of the Workday platform across the organisation. You will own Workday projects, security architecture, reporting, and configuration to advance the product roadmap and enable seamless user experiences.

The role emphasizes end-to-end configuration of Advanced Compensation and Absence Management, security governance, and strong BI capabilities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on Workday configuration across multiple modules, including Advanced Compensation and Absence Management.
• End-to-end configuration experience for Absence and Advanced Compensation.
• Strong expertise in Workday security model.
• Strong expertise in reporting, dashboards and calculated fields.
• Strong expertise in business process configuration.
• Strong expertise in release management.
• Integrations experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Act as a Workday technical SME for HR, IT, and business teams.
• Support delivery of Workday product strategy aligned with priorities.
• Conduct system impact assessments, including acquisitions or new modules.
• Partner with functional teams to enhance adoption and translate needs into technical solutions.
• Configure and maintain security roles, domains, policies, and security controls.
• Lead bi-annual Workday releases, including regression testing.
• Build advanced reports, dashboards, and calculated fields.
• Configure Workday business processes across modules.
• Investigate and resolve system issues and configuration gaps.
• Maintain up-to-date documentation and support training.

Skills

Workday config

Security architecture

Reporting & analytics

Release management

Integrations

Job description

The Workday Technical Analyst is responsible for the technical development, optimisation, and continuous enhancement of Workday across all Modaxo portfolios. This role supports the evolution of Workday from its current state to full adoption, ensuring alignment with business strategy and acting as a trusted technical advisor to HR, IT, and functional leaders.

The analyst will own workday projects, security architecture, reporting, technical configuration, and enable the ongoing delivery of Modaxo’s Workday product roadmap. They will proactively monitor emerging Workday capabilities, assess their value, and drive continuous improvement across the platform.

Modaxo is looking for a proactive and skilled Workday Technical Analyst to support the ongoing development, optimisation, and enhancement of our global Workday platform. In this role, you will contribute to the evolution of Workday from its current state to full adoption across our business, acting as a trusted partner to HR, IT, and functional leaders.

You’ll work across integrations, security, reporting, configuration, and release management—helping us maximize the value of Workday while supporting a seamless and engaging user experience.

The role requires experience of end-to-end configuration of advanced compensation and/or absence management modules.

This is a fully remote role based in Canada

Salary Range between $110,000 to $140,000

What You’ll Do

1. Technical Partnership & Collaboration

• Act as a Workday technical subject‑matter expert for HR, IT, Finance, and business teams.
• Support delivery of the Workday product strategy, ensuring alignment with Modaxo’s broader People and Business priorities.
• Conduct system impact assessments, including those related to acquisitions or new modules.
• Partner with functional teams to enhance adoption, support change governance, and translate business needs into technical solutions.

2. Security Architecture & Governance

• Configure and maintain security roles, domains, policies, and business‑process‑level security.
• Conduct proactive audits to support compliance, including SoD and GDPR requirements.
• Troubleshoot access issues and design scalable security structures for new functionality.
• Maintain clear documentation aligned with internal security standards.

3. Reporting & Analytics

• Build advanced reports including Matrix, Composite, Trending, Dashboards, and BIRT.
• Create calculated fields and provide insights to support HR, Finance, and leadership.
• Support data quality initiatives and recurring reporting cycles.
• Explore and advise on emerging reporting capabilities such as People Analytics and PRISM.

4. Business Process Enhancements & Platform Optimisation

• Configure and enhance Workday business processes across multiple modules.
• Assess new features, identify dependencies, and recommend improvements.
• Investigate and resolve system issues, enhancements, and configuration gaps.
• Work with HR to optimise workflows and increase automation.
• Maintain up‑to‑date documentation on configurations and enhancements.

5. Workday Release Management

• Lead activities related to bi‑annual Workday releases, including regression testing and impact assessments.
• Monitor new functionality and recommend enhancements that deliver value.
• Manage and prioritise the enhancement backlog and communicate progress clearly.
• Ensure seamless delivery of continuous improvement with minimal disruption.

6. BAU Support & Operational Excellence

• Provide day‑to‑day technical support for Workday, resolving issues and ensuring data quality.
• Support HR and business teams in maintaining process compliance and reporting accuracy.
• Prepare progress updates and maintain audit‑ready documentation.
• Offer training and guidance to users, SMEs, and partners to strengthen Workday knowledge across the organisation.

What You Bring

Technical Experience

• 5+ years of hands‑on Workday configuration experience across multiple modules (Advance Compensation and/or absence management are must have) and (HCM, Recruiting, Talent and Performance preferred).
• Experience in end to end configuration of Absence, Advanced Compensation.
• Strong expertise in: Workday security model
• Strong expertise in: Reporting, dashboards, and calculated fields
• Strong expertise in: Business process configuration
• Strong expertise in: Release management
• Strong expertise in: Integrations experience is a plus

Core Skills

• Ability to streamline and optimise HR processes.
• Strong requirements gathering and user‑story development skills.
• Experience coordinating Workday’s bi‑annual release cycles and regression testing.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills, especially across complex, cross‑module scenarios.
• Clear communication skills to support stakeholder engagement and training.
• Strong attention to data quality, analytics, and audit readiness.

Worker Type:

Regular

Number of Openings Available:

1