Sr. Business Systems Analyst - Workday HCM

Job Description

We seeking a Senior Business Systems Analyst to own and evolve our global Workday Core HR & Lifecycle footprint - hiring, transfers, onboarding, offboarding, terminations, contingent-worker management, and the absence/time-tracking processes that support them. Reporting to the Director, Business Systems, you will own end-to-end business-process design and configuration, drive multi-quarter automation programs, and partner across HR, People Ops. Immigration, M&A, Payroll, Talent Acquisition, and IT Engineering to deliver operational excellence at scale.

Responsibilitis:

• Own end-to-end Workday configuration and business-process design across the employee lifecycle - Hire, Change Job, Transfer, Termination, and contingent-worker types (e.g., BOD, Personal Assistant, Advisor).
• Lead onboarding and offboarding automation programs - including touchless / pre-onboarding automation and Greenhouse-to-Workday integrations - reducing manual handoffs for every new hire.
• Configure and support Time Tracking, Absence, and Leave of Absence (LOA) across global regions, ensuring alignment with local labor regulations and compliance requirements.
• Deliver business-process redesigns (Change Job; Request Comp Change / One-Time Payment / Equity Grant initiation, approvals, and notifications) that improve accuracy, auditability, and cycle time.
• Drive cross-functional programs such as M&A automations, GovCloud eligibility tracking, intern/New College Grad tracking, relocation tracking, and auto-generated location-addendum letters.
• Partner on cross-system integrations (Workday ↔ Greenhouse, Console/BRIX AI assistant, and downstream systems), translating business needs into scalable, well-governed technical solutions.
• Maintain the multi-quarter roadmap, define clear acceptance criteria, and contribute to best practices, onboarding, and mentoring of team members in line with company values.

Skills and Requirements

5+ years of experience as a Business Systems Analyst, with deep focus on Workday HCM, the Business Process Framework, and Lifecycle Management / Onboarding. (hire, transfer, termination, contingent workers).

• Strong command of Workday configuration, condition rules, security, notifications, and business-process design across global regions (e.g., US, Brazil, Israel, Canada, EU).
• Experience partnering on integrations (e.g., EIB/Core Connectors, or partner integrations such as Greenhouse → Workday) and translating requirements into scalable solutions.
• Proven project-management experience driving delivery of high-impact system and process enhancements across multiple quarters.
• Excellent partnership skills with business leaders, engineers, and end users to gather requirements, analyze needs, and drive alignment.
• Commitment to transparency and continuous learning; able to quickly learn new systems.
• Hungry for AI.
• Ability to maintain personal and confidential information.

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to HR@insightglobal.com.