Description
We are looking for a Senior Workday Functional Analyst to join our Business Solutions Team. In this critical role, you will partner closely with the People Technology leadership and play a key role in our Workday transformation efforts.
As part of a cross-functional team, you will collaborate with stakeholders across People, Payroll, IT, Finance, and international offices to optimize and scale our HR systems and processes.
This role is ideal for someone who is passionate about solving complex business challenges, driving innovation through automation, and delivering a best-in-class user experience.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
- Lead full lifecycle Phase X implementations of Workday HCM and Workday Talent or Workday Benefits
- Conduct discovery sessions to gather, analyze, and document business requirements
- Translate requirements into scalable Workday configurations
- Provide strategic recommendations aligned with HR best practices
- Serve as a Workday subject matter expert (SME), with strong knowledge across multiple modules HCM and Workday Talent or Workday Benefits
Required Skills and Qualifications
- 5+ years of Workday Functional consulting experience
- One or Multiple full lifecycle implementations of Workday HCM and Benefits/Talent
- Supported, minimum of one annual event, such as Merit Cycle/Performance Review/Open Enrollment
- Strong expertise in either:
- Workday Talent (Performance, Succession, Career, Talent Review), or
- Workday Benefits (Plans, Eligibility, Open Enrollment, Life Events)
- Deep knowledge of Workday business process configuration
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel, including advanced formulas, PivotTables, data analysis, charts, and reporting
- Experience with security configuration and reporting
- Strong client-facing consulting and workshop facilitation skills
- Hands-on experience developing and enhancing custom reports and dashboards in Workday
- Strong proficiency in EIB (Enterprise Interface Builder), and Report as a Service (RaaS) integrations
- Strong proficiency with Workday Calculated Fields
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to propose and implement scalable solutions.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts to business audiences.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, diverse, and collaborative environment.
- Eagerness to learn and expand Workday knowledge across additional modules or areas of functionality.
Preferred Skills
- Workday Pro or Workday Certification in HCM and/or Talent/Benefits
- Experience with global HCM implementations
- Background working in mid-to-large enterprise environments or consulting firms.
- Experience with SOX compliance, data governance, and audits.
Key Competencies
- Strategic thinking and solution design
- Executive communication skills
- Stakeholder management
- Problem-solving and analytical ability
The Okta Experience
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