Sr HRIS Analyst

Pacific Life is investing in bright, agile, and diverse new talent to ensure we continue to innovate and strengthen relationships with our policyholders. That’s why we’re actively seeking a Sr. Analyst, Human Resources Technology to join our team and take part in our people-first culture. This role will be hybrid with some in-office work taking place in our Newport Beach, CA or Omaha, NE office.

As the Sr. Analyst, HR Technology, you’ll play a key role in Pacific Life’s growth and long-term success by providing support and administration for Workday and the HR technology portfolio. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of HR processes and data management, exceptional analytical skills, and an eye for detail. As a Sr. HRIS Analyst, you will play a crucial role in optimizing HR system functionality through continuous process improvement, automation, or other system enhancements to deliver an excellent and efficient end-user experience.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date employee data in, ensuring the smooth functioning of the Workday platform and HR technology landscape while providing support to the global HR team as needed.
• Leads requirements gathering, design, build, test, and deployment of new functionality or modules. Understands the importance of change management to facilitate the transition to new technology and processes.
• Document requirements, perform configuration, draft test plans and user acceptance criteria.
• Help us to leverage Workday capabilities throughout our expanding global enterprise.
• Deploy new Workday features and functions. Collaborate with our HR team in a journey of continuous implementation, optimization, and adoption.
• Participate in functional technology audits with internal/external auditors or other stakeholders.
• Assist COE leaders with the configuration and support of annual HR programs (e.g., Annual Compensation Review, Performance Reviews, Talent Reviews, and Annual Enrollment).
• Stay up to date with the external technology landscape by participating in Workday Community and other forums to identify new and emerging technologies, as well as opportunities for automation and technology optimization to improve overall usability of the system.
• Performs research into problems, identifying opportunities to correct the situation, and seeks opinions and feedback on suggested solutions. Uses a consultative approach and looks beyond the surface to ensure the solution will fix the problem.
• Effectively partners with teams such as HR, Talent Acquisition, Talent Development, Total Rewards, Payroll, Finance, IT, and others to provide support for requests such as enhancements, defects, and new functionality.
• Participates in bi-annual Workday releases by reviewing release notes, educating end users on new functionality, making recommendations on functionality to deploy, conducting new functionality and regression testing.

THE EXPERIENCE YOU WILL BRING:

• Bachelor's degree in information systems, computer science, business administration, or another related field.
• 8+ years of experience in HR technology, within high-growth and/or significant transformation environments.
• Experience managing large-scale HR technology system administration in a global environment, with specific experience in Workday HCM and other modules such as Timekeeping, Absence, Payroll, and Recruiting.
• Strong understanding of Workday design, structure, functions and processes, and experience with database tools.
• Proven project management capabilities including planning, organizational skills, effective time management and a growth mindset.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).