Principal Workday HCM Analyst

Job Title: Principal Workday HCM Analyst

• Job Type: Contract / Temporary (Staffing - Supplier Sourced)

• Start Date: 10/19/2026

• Estimated End Date: 04/19/2027

• Work Location Type: Hybrid (Must be local to Burlington, MA)

• Onsite Requirements: 3–5 days per week onsite

• Financials & Work Schedule

• Max Pay Rate: $70.00-77.62 / hr, DOE

• Position Summary

The Principal Workday HCM Analyst is a senior individual contributor responsible for the configuration, administration, optimization, and ongoing support of the Workday platform. This hands-on role serves as a senior subject matter expert and escalation point for complex configuration, business processes, security, reporting, and data issues. Workday is managed internally without reliance on an external managed-services provider.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior hands-on Workday HCM SME and escalation point for complex system issues.

• Design, configure, test, deploy, and maintain Workday HCM functionality.

• Translate business requirements into effective, scalable Workday solutions.

• Configure and optimize Workday Business Processes (condition rules, validations, approvals, routing, notifications).

• Configure and maintain Workday security (security groups, domain security, BP security, role-based access).

• Build, test, and execute EIBs and perform mass employee transactions (hires, terminations, job/org/compensation changes).

• Develop complex Workday reports (Advanced and Matrix reports), calculated fields, dashboards, and alerts.

• Perform data audits, reconciliations, and corrective actions to maintain data integrity.

• Evaluate Workday releases/updates, perform impact assessments, and recommend process improvements.

• Partner with HR, Total Rewards, Payroll, Finance, and IT stakeholders.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Experience:8+ years of progressive HRIS experience with deep, hands-on Workday HCM expertise.

• Core Competencies:

  • Advanced Workday Business Process & Security configuration experience.

  • Hands-on EIB and mass data load expertise.

  • Advanced Workday reporting (Advanced/Matrix reports, calculated fields, dashboards).

  • Foundational Workday configuration knowledge (supervisory orgs, positions, job profiles, comp structures).

• Education: Preferred Associate's or Bachelor's degree in an Analytical or Technical field.