Workday Business Analyst

Responsibilities

• Documents current-state (As-Is) processes and designs future-state (To-Be) processes for Onboarding (Joiners), Offboarding (Leavers) and Internal Transfers (Movers).
• Works with HR, IT Infrastructure and Security stakeholders to gather requirements and write clear functional specifications for automation.
• Defines data mapping and logic rules from Workday to IAM, such as how a change to a Workday Supervisory Organization, Cost Center or Job Profile updates an employee's Active Directory security groups and organizational units through ARS.
• Helps define and refine Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) structures so access permissions line up automatically with Workday job classifications.
• Writes User Acceptance Testing (UAT) scenarios and test scripts for lifecycle edge cases, and coordinates testing between HR and IT engineering teams.
• Writes and maintains Functional Requirement Documents (FRDs), data element dictionaries, process flowcharts (Visio/Miro) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Works with HR and IT Security teams to make sure user access stays secure, compliant and timely across the enterprise.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business or a related field; minimum of 5 years of business analysis experience, including hands-on work with Workday.
• Solid functional knowledge of Workday Core HCM, including Business Processes (BPs), worker statuses (Pre-Hire, Active, Terminated) and organization structures.
• Thorough understanding of the Joiner-Mover-Leaver (JML) identity lifecycle.
• Exposure to Identity & Access Management (IAM) concepts, Microsoft Active Directory or One Identity Active Roles Server (ARS) is highly preferred.
• Proven experience in process modeling and in building cross-functional swimlane diagrams that are technically detailed but easy to read.
• Strong analytical skills for complex access scenarios such as global transfers, concurrent jobs and re-hires.
• Can translate HR business concepts into technical IT specifications, and the reverse.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and comfort working with business and technical stakeholders.
• Proficiency with MS Visio, Miro, MS Excel, MS Word and similar productivity tools.
• Healthcare industry experience is a plus.