Senior Business Systems Analyst

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Job Summary

Be part of the HR Technology team to ensure delivery of Workday solutions aligned to the Human Resources business and IT strategy, as well as provide the day-to-day support of Workday. Manage projects from inception to completion requiring a consultative design thinking mindset while managing stakeholder relationships. Strong technical acumen to quickly adopt new Workday modules as needed. 
Responsibilities
Business Requirements Analysis

• Partners with Human Resources and related business stakeholders to analyze, define and document business requirements for defined-scope enhancements (i.e. Performance Management, Development, Succession, Skills, Feedback, etc.)

Solution Design

• Designs, implements, and documents solutions within respective product and business areas

• Interacts with other People & IT Technology BSAs to deliver world class implementations and technology solutions

• Workday expert providing art of the possible consultations and tech leadership to various People and related business areas

• Validates and enhances data models, technical designs and drive best practices

Product and Process Modeling and Design

• Partners with business stakeholders to analyze, define and document business process models for defined-scope enhancements, typically pertaining to a specific functional area, using industry standard modeling techniques

Stakeholder Management

• Manages stakeholder expectations, inputs and communications directly or via project manager, depending on project scope

• Guides business and project delivery stakeholders through IT process and obtains relevant sing-offs

Documentation

• Follows guidelines and templates relevant to a particular technology stack to produce the necessary project artifacts

Functional Design

• Develops functional designs for specific functional areas for major enhancements or projects

• Owns and evangelizes functional designs across cross functional groups

• Ensures that functional designs meet business needs and are in line with the solution design

• Keeps up to date with industry trends and vendor capabilities to produce robust functional designs

Testing & Test Design

• Owns specific modules in the application and develops test cases based on requirements and technical design

• Defines test strategy and execution approach to test specific module of an application

• Coordinates with stakeholders and obtains relevant signoffs

• Clarifies defects, triage and coordinate resolution with wider business teams

Project Management

• Manages enhancement and project releases for Workday modules

• Ensures delivery meets release goals

System Configurations

• Develops mastery in configurations of aligned Workday modules

• Brings in best practices by keeping up-to-date with the technology and vendor products

• Documents configurations for future use and training

Day to Day Support (Workday Production Support)

• Triages, troubleshoots, and delivers long-term solutions for issues

• Works with various functions within HR and IT to ensure RCA is complete and SLAs are met

Training and Change Management

• Works directly with functional SMEs and management team to coordinate SME training requirements and execution

• Communicates status against key support issues

Vendor Management

• Ensures vendor resources have appropriate workspace, system access, and tools

• Manages / leads individual consulting resources as assigned

• Understands vendor roadmaps

• Manages feedback and escalations, negotiation, contract renewals

• Conducts limited-scope vendor negotiations

• Provides status against plans and escalates issues

Vendor & Application Technology Evaluation

• Supports creation of vendor and application technology evaluation plans and presentations

• May conduct research, pilot features and document and prepare recommendations for review

• Conducts limited-scope vendor negotiations

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience of designing, implementing, and delivering Workday solutions

• Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Information systems, or related field

• Workday Implementation Partner Experience preferred

• Prior customer or Partner certification is highly desirable

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