Senior Workday Analyst
Bio-Techne
5 days ago
Remote friendly (Minneapolis, MN)
United States
Human Resources
Job Summary
Senior Workday Analyst to lead complex Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) initiatives and deliver high-impact solutions enhancing HR operations. Provide strategic guidance, oversee configurations, collaborate with senior stakeholders, and mentor junior team members.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead design, configuration, and optimization of Workday Payroll and Time & Absence modules.
- Partner with HR leadership and business stakeholders to translate strategic goals into Workday solutions.
- Manage and execute full lifecycle Workday implementations, upgrades, and system enhancements.
- Provide strategic input on best practices, architecture, and governance of Workday HR modules.
- Lead workshops and facilitate requirements gathering.
- Mentor and guide junior analysts and cross-functional project team members.
- Develop and oversee testing strategies (Unit Testing, Integration Testing, UAT).
- Ensure Workday configurations align with regulatory requirements, internal policies, and industry standards.
- Collaborate with Workday technical teams on integrations, data migrations, and reporting.
- Prepare and deliver training for HR and administrative users.
- Investigate and resolve high-priority functional issues and system disruptions.
- Stay current on Workday updates, HR trends, and compliance changes to recommend enhancements.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business Administration, IT, or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years Workday functional consulting in HR/HCM modules.
- Proven experience leading complex Workday implementations/major projects.
- Deep expertise in Workday Payroll, Time & Absence, and related HR processes.
- Strong understanding of HR operations, employment laws, and compliance.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management.
- Experience mentoring junior team members.
- Proficient in testing methodologies and managing testing phases.
- Workday certification(s) in relevant HR modules (strongly preferred).
Preferred Experience
- Experience across diverse industry sectors.
- Knowledge of Workday security roles and data privacy principles.
- Experience with change management and end-user training initiatives.
Senior Workday Analyst to lead complex Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) initiatives and deliver high-impact solutions enhancing HR operations. Provide strategic guidance, oversee configurations, collaborate with senior stakeholders, and mentor junior team members.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead design, configuration, and optimization of Workday Payroll and Time & Absence modules.
- Partner with HR leadership and business stakeholders to translate strategic goals into Workday solutions.
- Manage and execute full lifecycle Workday implementations, upgrades, and system enhancements.
- Provide strategic input on best practices, architecture, and governance of Workday HR modules.
- Lead workshops and facilitate requirements gathering.
- Mentor and guide junior analysts and cross-functional project team members.
- Develop and oversee testing strategies (Unit Testing, Integration Testing, UAT).
- Ensure Workday configurations align with regulatory requirements, internal policies, and industry standards.
- Collaborate with Workday technical teams on integrations, data migrations, and reporting.
- Prepare and deliver training for HR and administrative users.
- Investigate and resolve high-priority functional issues and system disruptions.
- Stay current on Workday updates, HR trends, and compliance changes to recommend enhancements.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business Administration, IT, or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years Workday functional consulting in HR/HCM modules.
- Proven experience leading complex Workday implementations/major projects.
- Deep expertise in Workday Payroll, Time & Absence, and related HR processes.
- Strong understanding of HR operations, employment laws, and compliance.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management.
- Experience mentoring junior team members.
- Proficient in testing methodologies and managing testing phases.
- Workday certification(s) in relevant HR modules (strongly preferred).
Preferred Experience
- Experience across diverse industry sectors.
- Knowledge of Workday security roles and data privacy principles.
- Experience with change management and end-user training initiatives.