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HRIS Technical Analyst - Workday
Meredith
Des Moines, IA, United States
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Job Title
HRIS Technical Analyst - Workday
I. Job Summary | Major goals and objectives.
The Technical Analyst will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day functional and technical activities of Meredith’s Workday environment.
This role will work with Human Resources, Benefits, and Payroll personnel to identify new opportunities to enhance functionality or achieve greater process efficiencies.
The Technical Analyst must possess excellent problem-solving skills, strong oral and written communication skills, and have the ability to adapt the message to the level of the audience.
The Technical Analyst must maintain strong relationships with stakeholders so that the business takes ‘directional ownership’ of the best practice solution and understands the enterprise value offered by this end-to-end, integrated solution.
The Technical Analyst’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Serve as the communication hub for technology requests coming from Meredith’s Human Resources, Benefits, and Payroll teams
• Translate business requirements into technical requirements
• Configure HRIS (Workday) system according to the business and technical requirements
• Create and Manage integrations utilizing such required data software tools including: Cloud Connect, Workday Studio, EIB Templates, Informatica, XML, or Web Service Calls.
• Manage Workday upgrade process including testing
• Document and communicate issues found in testing and manage the process for remediating the issues
• Identify, create and support various reporting need of the groups utilizing Workday tools, Microstrategy, or other business intelligence applications.
• Provide end-user troubleshooting, issue remediation, and escalation management.
II. Essential Job Functions
Weight % Accountabilities, Actions and Expected Measurable Results
70% Technical Project Analysis, Execution, Testing and Management
• Translates business requirements into design and technical specs
• Coordinates change requests, leverage other business technology and IT resources when necessary
• Ability to determine end user needs and customize applications to support the needs of business users
• Ability to create, execute and maintain data integrations with outside providers
• Manage project scope
• Solution architecture
• Status reporting
• Successfully plan and manage project resources; internal and external
• Ability to meet aggressive deadlines
• Ability to adapt to changes in scope
30% Business Analysis and Communication
• Development of project workflow timeline and process
• Work with stakeholders to gather business requirements
• Identify, create and support various reporting needs as required of the groups
• Translates business requirements into design and technical specs
• Provide end-user troubleshooting, issue remediation, and escalation management.
• Work with stakeholders to gather business requirements
100%
III. Minimum Qualifications and Job Requirements | All must be met to be considered.
Education:
BS/BA in Business Administration, Information Technology or equivalent education or experience.
Experience:
Minimum 5 years of experience supporting Human Resource Information System or equivalent. Experience to include a minimum of 2 years of experience supporting a Workday implementation (Preferred)
Specific Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• General understanding of human resource, benefits, and payroll processes
• Familiarity with Workday application functionality and technical toolsets
• Preferred experience to include Cloud Connect, Workday Studio, EIB Templates, Informatica, XML, or Web Service Calls; Workday tools, Microstrategy, or other business intelligence applications.
• Substantial involvement in complex business requirements and extensive experience in direct internal customer contact
• Must be able to express complex concepts effectively, both orally and in writing
• Must be highly motivated, self-directed and able to handle multiple tasks / projects simultaneously
Strong presentation and facilitation skills
• Strong oral and written skills
• Skilled at process development
% Travel Required (Approximate): minimal