Business analyst (Workday)

Senior Business Analyst

We are looking to fill a position as soon as possible as a contract to hire. We need somebody with proven Workday HCM experience and even better would be experience with Workday Adaptive Insights (workforce planning). This is a more senior role so seven plus years of Business Analyst experience is a must. While we might entertain a remote contractor, the strong preference is to have them in the St. Paul office.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the success of the Requirements Definition Process for assigned work with general supervision
• Elicit, analyze, specify and communicate business, system and implementation requirements
• Ensure the requirements are unambiguous and understandable by both business users and solution delivery teams
• Work with stakeholders to prioritize requirements effectively based on business value, risks and constraints
• Effectively communicate requirements conflicts to project leads, assist with conflict resolution
• Ensure that requirements are understood and approved by all stakeholders
• Manage requirement traceability and changes throughout the project lifecycle
• Ensure the test strategy and test plans adequately cover the requirements. Assist in defect resolution
• Measures and tracks quality of business analysis work
• Participate in determining how requirements will be approached and managed for a particular project following enterprise and division best practices
• Work with project leads to develop requirements work plans, identify task dependencies, develop estimates and determine resource skill requirements; support risk management and change management activities
• Identify, refine, and accurately articulate the business objectives and value proposition of assigned initiatives. Bring alternative perspectives and influence consensus among stakeholders
• Effectively verifies and validates requirements; ensures that all requirements support the delivery of business value, fulfills goals and objectives, and meets a stakeholder need
• Continuously strive to improve understanding of requirements techniques, processes and deliverables required to support successful project delivery. Embrace feedback and opportunities for process improvement
• Simultaneously support multiple initiatives as assigned

Additional Qualifications:

• Seven plus years working as a Business Analyst supporting Workday HCM and/or Workday Adaptive Insights (Workforce planning)