Senior Workday Analyst

Job Description :

Job Title: Senior Workday Analyst

Location: NYC - 1211 Ave of the Americas

Hybrid - 3 days a week in office
Contract Type: Contingent Worker

Pay Range: $65-$85 an hour

We are looking for a proactive and technically capable Senior Workday Analyst to support and enhance our global Workday platform. This role will play a key part in the ongoing administration, configuration, support, and optimization of Workday, with a primary focus on Core HCM.

The successful candidate will work closely with HR, Technology, and business stakeholders to maintain system integrity, improve processes, support releases, and drive continuous improvement across the Workday landscape. Alongside BAU support, this role will also lead and support enhancement initiatives across the platform.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys hands-on configuration, stakeholder engagement, continuous improvement, and delivering meaningful change within a global Workday environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day support and administration of the Workday platform across Core HCM
• Configure and maintain Workday business processes, security roles, domains, and policies.
• Lead and support enhancement initiatives across the platform, including projects such as:
  
  • Process automation and user experience improvements
  • Reporting and dashboard optimization
• Partner with HR and Technology stakeholders to gather requirements, assess impacts, and deliver scalable solutions
• Support Workday releases including impact analysis, testing, and deployment of new functionality
• Investigate and resolve system issues, data discrepancies, and user queries
• Create and maintain reports, calculated fields, and dashboards to support operational and business needs
• Assist with data loads, integrations testing, and tenant management activities
• Drive continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to simplify configuration, reduce manual effort, and improve governance
• Produce and maintain clear documentation for configurations, processes, and support procedures

Required Skills & Experience

• Hands-on experience supporting and configuring Workday (5+ years)
• Strong functional knowledge of:
  
  • Core HCM
  • Business Processes
  • Reporting
• Experience delivering or supporting Workday enhancement projects
• Strong understanding of Workday security framework including domains, roles, segment-based security, and governance best practices
• Experience troubleshooting production issues and supporting BAU operations
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities across BAU and project delivery
• Experience supporting Workday releases and regression testing

Nice to Have

• Exposure to:
  
  • Core/Advance Compensation
  • Time & Absence
• Experience working within a global Workday environment
• Knowledge of HR operating models and employee lifecycle processes
• Experience working with outsourced support partners or offshore teams
• Familiarity with SOX or audit-controlled environments

Preferred Profile

• Detail-oriented and solutions-focused
• Comfortable operating across both BAU support and enhancement delivery
• Passionate about improving user experience and system efficiency
• Collaborative mindset with strong customer service approach
• Able to translate business requirements into scalable Workday solutions
• Keen interest in staying current with new Workday functionality and roadmap developments

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other protected characteristic. EEO/Disabled/Vets

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We're committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation to attract top talent. This pay range reflects our good faith estimate for the role and may vary based on a candidate's experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors.

For bonus-eligible roles, targets are determined based on multiple considerations, including market benchmarks and individual contributions.

For benefits-eligible roles, we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health, retirement, wellbeing, and more, along with optional benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees.