Senior System Analyst - Workday

Job Description Summary

For over forty years, HarbourVest has been home to a committed team of professionals with an entrepreneurial spirit and a desire to deliver impactful solutions to our clients and investing partners. As our global firm grows, we continue to add individuals who seek a collaborative, open-door culture that values diversity and innovative thinking.

In our collegial environment that’s marked by low turnover and high energy, you’ll be inspired to grow and thrive. Here, you will be encouraged to build on your strengths and acquire new skills and experiences.

We are committed to fostering an environment of inclusion that promotes mutual respect among all employees. Understanding and valuing these differences optimizes the potential of both the individual and the firm.

HarbourVest is an equal opportunity employer.

This position will be a hybrid work arrangement, which translates to 2-3 days minimum per week in the office.

HarbourVest Partners is seeking a Senior System Analyst - Workday to join our exceptional IT team. As a leading global firm in the field of private equity investments, we are dedicated to delivering quality solutions to our clients and investing partners. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work with a world-class team and contribute to the success of our ambitious projects. This role is based in Boston.

The ideal candidate is someone who:

• Has in-depth knowledge of Workday security domains, policies, and permissions.
• Collaborates with a variety of stakeholders across the firm
• Has experience in most of the following: Applications Development, Business Process and Workflow Management, Enterprise Architecture, Project Management, Quality Assurance, Infrastructure, and Systems Support.
• Experience with Agile software development, traditional project management, and Six Sigma methodologies and techniques.

What you will do:

• Engage team members with a positive and proactive attitude to understand business needs and explore ways to build, deliver and enhance technology solutions and operational processes.
• Collaborate with HR, IT team members, and external partners to support Workday Core HCM Modules: Recruiting, Advanced Compensation, Payroll, Absence, Benefits, Performance Management, & Learning.
• Design, develop, test, implement, and maintain Workday configuration, integrations, and technical solutions.
• Support IT Technical Lead with Integrations: API’s, EIB’s, & Workday Studio Support.
• Analyze, communicate, and support technical dependencies and needs to enable Workday feature delivery and releases.
• Provide cross functional technical support for IT & HR for Workday, including bi- annual Workday upgrades.
• Support & implement business continuity, disaster recovery, security, and audit needs for the HR business function.
• Document system designs, integrations, workflows and maintain related documentation to support the Workday platform.
• Contribute to Workday product roadmap development and delivery to achieve strategic business objectives.
• Collaborates optimally with diverse roles and teams, both in person and remote to achieve collective goals.
• And other responsibilities as required

What you bring:

• Experience related to implementation and management of enterprise HR applications using the Workday platform.
• Proven capabilities and experience in three or more of the following areas: Applications Development, Business Process and Workflow Management, Enterprise Architecture, Project Management, Quality Assurance, Infrastructure, and Systems Support.
• Experience with Agile software development, traditional project management, and Six Sigma methodologies and techniques.
• Ability to collaborate successfully and creatively across functions to understand business priorities and provide technology solutions to meet the needs.
• Ability to prioritize workload and provide timely follow-up and resolution.
• Demonstrate high level of integrity, discretion and confidentiality.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal, including experience translating business and technical concepts or decisions with diverse audiences.
• Attention to detail and quality to fulfill responsibilities.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, process/workflow and collaboration tools.

Education Preferred

• Associate’s Degree or equivalent experience
• Bachelor of Arts (B.A) or equivalent experience
• Bachelor of Science (B.S) or equivalent experience

Experience

• 1-3 Years of experience preferred

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