Job Description

About the Position

We’re in need of a self-motivator who can take hold of a project and run with it. We need someone who can spot gaps in our people technology, turn problems into solutions, and won’t stop until they find the right one.

As a Business Analyst on our People Technology team, you’ll own the configuration and continuous improvement of the Workday modules that shape the employee experience, from Recruiting and Onboarding through Benefits, Journeys, and Learning. You’ll partner with People Experience stakeholders to deliver business-driven requests and operational improvements, and work alongside a Senior Analyst on larger cross-functional projects. Ready? Let’s go!

Position Responsibilities

• Serve as the Workday partner and subject matter expert for Recruiting, Onboarding, Benefits, Journeys, and Learning.
• Configure, test, validate, and implement business process changes and enhancements in Workday.
• Build relationships; gather requirements, map current and future-state processes, and translate business needs into clear user stories and solutions.
• Follow an agile project and change management process for prioritizing, configuring, and testing user stories.
• Lead business-driven requests and operational improvements that increase efficiency without requiring major architectural changes.
• Monitor Workday Customer Alerts and semi-annual releases; assess impacts and adoption opportunities and partner with impacted stakeholders accordingly.
• Support annual and recurring events in your areas, such as Benefits open enrollment and plan-year setup.
• Assist with testing of integrations and security changes that affect your modules, and maintain related master data values.
• Serve as an escalation point for complex functional issues raised through the support queue.
• Analyze current processes and systems for effectiveness and recommend enhancements to optimize business processes.
• Document processes, configuration decisions, and system changes, and maintain the team knowledge base.
• Create training materials and deliver system and process training to end users as needed.

Here’s What We’re Looking For

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Human Resources, Business, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 2+ years of Workday HCM configuration or system administration experience, including business process configuration and testing.
• Knowledge of HR business processes, with the ability to document processes and write clear, understandable business requirements.
• Customer-focused individual who can work effectively in a fast-paced, fluid environment with competing priorities and collaborate across teams.
• Self-motivated and highly organized, with the ability to prioritize independently and demonstrate a sense of urgency.
• Ability to produce accurate work under pressure with frequent deadlines.
• Ability to exercise confidentiality, tact, and independent judgment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Demonstrated commitment to Power Design’s core values: integrity, accountability, teamwork, innovation, and growth.

Preferred

• Hands-on Workday experience in one or more of: Recruiting, Onboarding, Benefits, Journeys, or Learning.
• Working knowledge of Workday security, reporting, and calculated fields.
• Experience with agile delivery and a work management tool such as Jira.
• Experience delivering system and process training.
• Workday certification or completion of Workday training in a relevant module.

At Power Design, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Power Design believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is paramount to our success as a national company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool nationwide