Senior Workday Functional Analyst – Human Capital Management (HCM), Human Resources Information System (HRIS)

Number of positions:1, 12-Month Contract (Strong Contract-to-Hire Potential)

Location: Greater Toronto Area (GTA), ON or Calgary, AB

Work Model: Hybrid (4 days/week on-site, Mon–Thu)

Must be eligible to work in Canada

Roles and responsibilities:

We are seeking an experienced Senior HRIS Functional Analyst to serve as the functional lead for Workday Core HCM and Workday Recruitment . In this role, you will bridge the gap between complex multi-banner HR policies and technical execution—leading end-to-end enhancements, cyclical HR events, and system optimizations across a large-scale enterprise.

Working in an Agile/Scrum workplace, you will partner closely with business product owners, internal solution architects, and an established offshore development team to translate business requirements into seamless Workday solutions.

Key Responsibilities

- Functional Ownership: Act as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Workday Core HCM and Talent Acquisition/Recruitment, leading continuous business process enhancements, condition/eligibility rules, notifications, and setup values.
- Requirements & Configuration: Collaborate with HR business stakeholders to gather requirements, design scalable functional solutions, build and test Enterprise Interface Builders (EIBs) for mass data updates, and oversee testing in lower environments.
- Offshore & Vendor Collaboration: Coordinate with offshore developers to manage technical deliverables, resolve defects,



and track incidents/enhancements via Jira, ServiceNow, and Q-test.
- Releases & Cyclical Support: Lead functional testing, impact analysis, and deployment for Workday’s semi-annual release cycles, as well as seasonal HR processes (e.g., annual benefits open enrollment, compensation cycles).
- Roadmap Projects: Support ongoing enterprise transformation initiatives, including time tracking and scheduling consolidation into Workday.
- Agile Participation: Actively participate in quarterly PI planning sessions, balancing planned roadmap epics with high-priority production support issues.

Qualifications & Experience

- Workday Expertise: 5+ years of deep, hands-on functional configuration and administration experience specifically in Workday Core HCM and Workday Recruitment .
- Certifications: Official Workday certifications (HCM Core and/or Recruitment) are strongly preferred.
- Enterprise Scale: Proven experience supporting complex, multi-entity, multi-location, or distributed workforces (retail, distribution centers, or large hourly/seasonal environments highly regarded).
- Cross-Module Exposure: Working functional knowledge of related Workday modules (Compensation, Benefits, Absence, Time Tracking, Learning, or Payroll) is a strong asset.
- Data & Security: Solid understanding of Workday domain/business process security, HR data privacy standards, and tenant audit compliance.
- Stakeholder Management: Exceptional communication skills with a proven track record of managing cross-functional relationships across HR, IT, and offshore technical resources.

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