HRIS Analyst - Workday Configuration

Responsibilities

• Workday Administration & Configuration
• Business Process Optimization: Design, configure, and maintain Workday business processes (BPs) and validations to streamline PX operations.
• End-to-End Implementation: Partner with the Sr. People Systems Analyst to automate manual workflows-moving from initial requirements gathering through testing (UAT) to production deployment.
• Security & Compliance: Manage security role assignments and troubleshoot complex access issues while ensuring data integrity and GDPR/SOX compliance.
• Release Management: Play an active role in the Workday biannual feature releases by analyzing new functionality, conducting regression testing, and recommending adoption strategies.
• Reporting & Data Insights
• Advanced Analytics: Build and maintain complex reports (Calculated Fields, Matrix, Composite) and executive dashboards to drive data-driven decision-making.
• System Health: Support Workday integrations and downstream data flows, ensuring seamless connectivity between PX systems.
• Support & Consultation
• Operational Excellence: Provide "Tier 2" functional support for Workday Help Cases, ensuring high-quality resolution within established SLAs for employees and managers.
• Continuous Improvement: Proactively identify "pain points" in the user experience and propose configuration shifts to enhance system intuition.

Requirements

• 5 years of HRIS experience with 2+ years of hands-on Workday HCM experience.
• Demonstrated experience configuring and optimizing Workday business processes, including condition rules, validations, and approvals across core HCM domains (e.g., Hire, Job Change, Compensation).
• Advanced Workday reporting expertise used by business leaders.
• Experience supporting Workday in a complex environment, such as a multi-entity, global, or compliance-regulated organization.
• Proven ability to translate business requirements into scalable system solutions, with examples of automating or improving manual HR processes.
• Experience troubleshooting security roles, integrations, or data issues, with a strong understanding of data integrity and access governance.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to diagnose root causes and implement sustainable fixes.
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• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or disability status.

Benefits

Additional Information

Whether you're an experienced professional or just getting started, your contributions matter at Fortra. If you're passionate about tackling meaningful challenges alongside talented team members committed to helping each other succeed, all while having lots of fun, we want to hear from you. We offer competitive benefits and salaries, personal and professional development opportunities, flexibility, and much more! The People Systems Analyst is a key member of the People Experience (PX) Operations team, serving as a functional Workday expert. In this role, you will focus on the end-to-end lifecycle of Workday HCM configuration, advanced reporting, and continuous system optimization. Your mission is to ensure that Fortra's Workday ecosystem remains a scalable, compliant, and user-friendly platform that empowers our global workforce.

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