Workday Functional Analyst

Job Description: This role requires deep expertise in Workday HCM configuration and maintenance. Experience across multiple Core HCM functional areas such as Recruiting, Onboarding, Talent, or similar modules is strongly preferred. The ideal candidate will have strong technical and functional knowledge of Workday HCM practices and demonstrate the ability to configure, support, and optimize system functionality to meet evolving business needs.

Success in this role requires the ability to create clear, practical training and knowledge resources that support user adoption and consistent processes.

• Configure, maintain, optimize Workday HCM functionality, including tenant setup, business process configuration security, and system features.
• Develop, modify, and troubleshoot calculated fields, condition rules, validation rules and other configuration elements to support complex business requirements.
• Serve as the primary owner of Workday training and knowledge documentation, designing and maintaining comprehensive, user-friendly quick reference guides, job aids, and instructional materials.
• Build, enhance, and maintain reports and dashboards.
• Evaluate, test, and deploy Workday feature releases and new functionality.
• Collaborating with stakeholders to gather requirements and implement system enhancements.

Responsible for design, configuration, testing, validation, training and support of Workday application and/or other assigned applications.

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

None.

Workday experience or training preferred.

• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment and handle both planned and unplanned responsibilities.
• Ability to complete required application training.
• Ability to learn and effectively use new technologies.
• Ability to work in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Analytical ability to solve both business and technical problems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively interact with team members and leadership.
• Strong problem solving, troubleshooting and analytical skills.
• Ability to prioritize workload and execute tasks independently, providing timely follow-up and resolution.

Design and maintain system configuration by evaluating feasibility of modifications and enhancements and completing build necessary to support process workflows and changes to these workflows. Responsible for acquiring and maintaining in-depth knowledge of functional workflows and the application's versatility to support them. Drive the deployment of feature releases and system maintenance, ensuring functional requirements are met. Identify system optimization and enhancements and collaborate with vendors and other technology, project team, and end-user resources in order to design and implement effective solutions.

Investigate issues using independent analysis and judgment to generate solution options to complex matters, including solutions that can respond to system limitations. Coordinate, prepare and execute effective communications and training to support Workday and/or other applications using appropriate methodologies, strategies, and content for end users in assigned areas. Assist in the development of educational tools relating to new applications, system updates, other organizational goals, and changes.

Work collaboratively in work groups and across interdisciplinary teams. Participate in scheduled and ad hoc training in order to improve policy and process acumen. Support health system applications and deadline driven projects providing after-hours and/or weekend coverage and support, when required. Other projects and duties as may be required by business needs. Promote the Mission, Vision, and Values of the Health System and practice a high level of customer service in all aspects of job duties.

Independent judgment in making decisions from many diversified alternatives that are subject to general review in final stages only.

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