- Act as primary application administrator for Workday HCM, performing advanced support, configuration, maintenance and system administration.
- Independently troubleshoot complex application issues, lead resolution efforts, and ensures timely and complete documentation.
- Independently gathers, analyzes, and refines business requirements; translates them into effective technical solutions.
- Leads evaluation, testing, and deployment of Workday enhancements, patches, and bi-annual releases.
- Provides advanced user support, develops training materials, and promotes adoption of Workday capabilities.
- Partner with stakeholders to maintain Workday by identifying and implementing process improvements, and guide policy changes to improve user experience and process efficiency.
- Analyze, evaluate, and design Workday configuration needs to meet changing demands.
- Perform key processes within Workday, while utilizing independent judgement to include but not limited to: Annual Enrollment, Performance Reviews, Talent Management.
- Proactively identify areas where HR data is not up to date and work with HR partners to suggest and implement ways to improve data quality.
- Troubleshoot issues related to configuration, business processes and security in Workday.
- Ability to document system changes for internal change management and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
- Ability to share knowledge in the Employee Services team and cross train within the HRIS team.
- Serve on or lead small project teams. Point of escalation for HRIS tickets within the ticketing system.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience preferred 3-5 years of HRIS experience, Workday HCM highly preferred.
- Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to diverse audiences.
- Ability to work effectively independently and in a team environment.
- Ability to analyze business and technical processes and identify improvements to increase efficiency.
- Ability to multitask while maintaining high degrees of attention to detail, accuracy, and poise under pressure.
- Ability to maintain regular and consistent attendance in accordance with assigned work schedule.
- Excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritize and multitask.
- Ability to adapt to evolving technology and gain proficiency in Workday advancements with minimal supervision.
- Must have collaborative work style.
- Must be able to maintain strictest confidence.
Skills Required
- 3-5 years of HRIS experience
- Workday HCM experience
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- Experience as Workday application administrator (configuration, maintenance, system administration)
- Ability to troubleshoot Workday configuration, business processes, and security
- Ability to gather, analyze, and translate business requirements into technical solutions
- Experience documenting system changes for change management and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance
- Strong communication skills to explain technical concepts to diverse audiences
- Ability to create training materials and promote user adoption
- Collaborative work style and ability to work independently and in teams
- Maintain strictest confidentiality
What We Do
Nexstar Media Group is the largest TV station operator in the country. With the reach of 171 full power television stations in 100 markets addressing nearly 38.9% of US television households, and a diversified, growing digital media operation, Nexstar Media Group offers superior audience engagement across all media devices and local broadcast television’s unrivalled influence on consumers’ purchasing and political decisions. In 20 years, Nexstar has grown from a single station to the nation’s largest television company. This growth is fueled by an organization-wide commitment to delivering exceptional service to our communities and outstanding results for our advertisers. From the very beginning, Nexstar has cultivated an organization-wide commitment to providing superior, unique local content that is relevant to each of the communities it serves, while offering local businesses, advertisers and brands the ability to engage and connect with local communities.
