Workday HCM Analyst (Payroll)

Role: Workday HCM Analyst (Payroll) Vendor/Client: Apex/Saks Off Fifth Location: 100% Remote Salary: ($110k - $130k) Direct Hire PERM Responsibilities As a Workday HCM Lead in our Workday environment, you will work in a team to implement and configure enterprise-scale Workday solutions. You are responsible for end-to-end business functional support and building key enterprise architecture and information security standards. The HCM lead will work closely with key partners and play an active role in leading strategic projects and initiatives. The ideal candidate will deliver solutions that are aligned with the organization’s needs. The successful candidate must have a passion for creativity a clear understanding of desired business goals and objectives. Role responsibilities include: • Building Relationships: Develop key business relationships with all levels of management to ensure strategic, operational, and quality goals are achieved. Act as an adviser and subject matter expert to internal customers and to third party affiliates. • Market Trend Analysis: Assess external market trends and conditions to identify opportunities and mitigate risks in the Workday Environment. • Structured Sourcing Process: Lead the planning and execution of IT support, upgrades and projects sourcing. • Team Development: Work with technical and functional professionals. Work with shared IT team to prioritize Saks Off 5th IT requirements and ensure minimal business disruption. • Project Management: Open minded approach to working with innovative development techniques to drive IT support and initiatives. • Innovation: Actively stay abreast of trends within IT and omni-channel as well as IT sourcing best practices. Personal Characteristics The successful candidate should possesses a thorough understanding of Workday products and related technologies. This candidate must have robust business acumen, and the ability to quickly assess a new environment and develop solutions that support the business strategic and critical objectives along with cultural norms. This candidate must be creative with a judicious mindset along with the ability to turn concepts into action. This role requires a player/coach mentality, capable of thinking strategically as well as rolling up one’s sleeves and getting to work. The successful candidate will be a change agent who is flexible, resilient, and able to thrive in a dynamic, rapid paced environment. Professional Qualifications • Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Workday, HR implementation and delivering high performing IT functions • Demonstrate a rigorous understanding of Workday products including complex Payroll and HR technology and implementation concepts. The creative ability to configure and optimize design, development and performance of the HRIS systems and processes • Collect and document business requirements and act as a liaison between the business and the appropriate technical / development teams during requirement gathering and finalization • Focus on deliverables and client business priorities. Monitor progress, mitigate risks and confirm to key stakeholder expected outcomes and expectations • Excellent client focus, able to assess the client needs, build relationships and manage client expectations. You will know when to push back, when to escalate, and when to go above and beyond to satisfy the client • Strong communicator, able to communicate with clients and colleagues with impact, credibility and empathy. Sound ability to present to senior client audiences • Manage Production and Test Environment Implementations through the use of enterprise change management practices • Broad business and technology understanding and a good awareness of industry trend in either Human Resources management, Financials or Enterprise Resource planning or payroll • Results-driven focus, with the ability to use logic and persuasion, rather than authority to be effective Educational Credentials Bachelor’s Degree or relevant years of experience are required, preferably in relevant discipline. MBA or other advanced degree is an asset. You have Workday payroll, HCM or Financial Certifications. Thanks & Regards, Naveen Sai - Technical Recruiter Thought wave Software and Solutions 314 N. Lake St, Suite 6, Aurora IL 60506 Desk: 6302168656 EXTN: 156 Mobile: 4307552553 Email : naveen@thoughtwavesoft.com Website:www.thoughtwavesoft.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/naveen-chakra-sai-kodi-0b79aa131