Senior Workday Analyst

About the role

This is a fully remote, Temp to Perm opportunity with an initial assignment period of approximately 6 months. The work schedule will be 25–30 hours per week, with a compensation rate of $50–$60 per hour.

Responsibilities

• Support configuration and ongoing maintenance across Workday modules including Core HCM, Payroll, Benefits, Absence, Recruiting, and Time Tracking.
• Serve as a key internal Workday configuration SME.
• Translate business requirements into scalable Workday solutions.
• Build and maintain Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB) integrations and support delivered connectors.
• Troubleshoot system and integration issues in partnership with IT and third-party vendors.
• Configure and maintain business processes, security roles, and system permissions.
• Build custom reports, calculated fields, dashboards, and data extracts.
• Support the prioritization and execution of system enhancements in partnership with the AVP HRIS.
• Support Workday biannual releases including impact analysis, testing, and documentation.
• Ensure data integrity, compliance, and system controls are maintained.
• Maintain clear documentation of configurations, enhancements, and updates.
• Provide knowledge transfer and guidance to HR and business stakeholders as needed.

Implementation Support

• Serve as the internal Workday SME during implementation, providing configuration expertise and validating vendor design decisions across HCM modules.
• Support end-to-end testing strategy and execution for HCM modules.
• Coordinate defect tracking, validation of fixes, and timely issue resolution.
• Support data mapping and data conversion efforts, including validation of data workbooks, review of transformation logic, and reconciliation of conversion loads.
• Support functional readiness for go-live, including final validation of configuration, data integrity, and business process execution.
• Support execution of the Workday cutover plan, including participation in technical cutover activities such as final data loads and production validation.
• Provide project coordination support to the AVP HRIS, including maintaining RAID logs, tracking action items, and supporting status reporting as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Human Resources, Business, or related field.
• 2–5 years of direct hands-on Workday HCM configuration experience, including direct configuration of Core HCM business processes.
• Experience supporting two or more of these modules preferred: Payroll, Benefits, Recruiting, Time Tracking, and Absence.
• Workday reporting experience including custom reports, calculated fields, dashboards, and EIBs.
• Familiarity with Workday integration concepts (Core Connectors, RaaS, APIs, Studio) preferred.
• Experience supporting a Workday implementation or major deployment preferred.
• Ability to operate independently while managing multiple priorities.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

Pay

$50–$60 per hour.

Schedule

25–30 hours per week.