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Houston Methodist · 23 hours ago

Workday Functional Analyst (Core) - Hybrid

Houston, TX

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Houston Methodist is seeking a Workday Functional Analyst to lead the alignment of Workday HCM processes with operational needs, focusing on technology automation and system utilization. The role involves collaborating with various stakeholders to optimize HR processes and maintain system integrity while serving as a subject matter expert in Workday capabilities.

Health CareMedical

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Collaborates with HR leadership and internal stakeholders to evaluate and optimize work processes, enhance operational efficiency, explore innovative approaches, maximize the value of HR technologies and enhance employee experience

Provides consultation to HR Centers of Excellence (COE’s), building domain knowledge, gathering requirements, providing solutions and impact analysis

Serves as the HR Technology partner supporting designated HCM areas in Workday, such as Core HR, Benefits, Payroll, Compensation, Absence Management, People Experience (PEX), Recruiting, Learning, Reporting and Security

Holds responsibility for the ongoing configuration, optimization, and maintenance of Workday HCM functional areas, including Core HR, Benefits, Payroll, Compensation, Absence Management, People Experience (PEX), Recruiting, Learning, Reporting and Security

Serves as subject matter expert on current and upcoming Workday capabilities including developing, testing, and deploying new or updated business processes and system configurations to align with changing organizational requirements

Ensures new training materials and quick reference guides are created, maintained and are continuously updated to support user adoption

Reviews and responds to Workday Help and ServiceNow cases, resolving issues or escalating as needed per department standards

Maintains master data values in Workday (ex: Job Profile, Job Family, Job Group, Roles, Custom Organization Types, Positions, Locations)

Assists in testing of integrations, security, releases and annual events

Oversees the monitoring, implementation, and deployment of system updates, new feature releases, and platform enhancements to ensure optimal performance and functionality

Ensures data accuracy, manage security and access controls, and ensure compliance with legal and regulatory policies

Applies principles of qualitative and quantitative data design and analysis to support organizational workforce planning, including but not limited to human capital needs, full-time equivalent (FTE) management, cost control, and position oversight

Utilizes resources with cost effectiveness and value creation in mind. Self-motivated to independently manage time effectively and prioritize daily tasks, assisting coworkers as needed

Maintains awareness of current trends on job-specific knowledge by attending training courses and professional organizational meetings and reading job-related professional journals/publications. Proactively identifies system and process innovation opportunities

Seeks opportunities to identify self-development needs and takes appropriate action. Ensures own career discussions occur with appropriate management. Completes and updates the My Development Plan on an ongoing basis

Qualification

Workday HCMHuman Capital ManagementBusiness IntelligenceData WarehousingProject ManagementPHR CertificationSPHR CertificationSHRM-CP CertificationSHRM-SCP CertificationPMP CertificationTeamwork SkillsCommunication Skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Business Administration, Health Administration, Human Resources, or related discipline

Five years of Human Capital Management functional experience or prior project management, information technology, business intelligence, decision science or related field

One year of experience in the Workday ecosystem, implementing or operating Workday; Will consider internal candidates with two years of Houston Methodist experience in Human Resources, project management, business intelligence, information technology, decision science and/or HRIS

Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through ongoing skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations

Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security

Ability to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles

Background includes functional use and/or configuration of one or more of the following Workday functional areas: Workday Core HCM, Benefits, Payroll, Compensation, Absence Management, People Experience (PEX), Recruiting, Learning, Reporting and/or Security

Strong understanding of the HR processes and procedures (i.e. recruiting, compensation, benefits, payroll, time tracking, etc.)

Ability to critically evaluate the information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, decompose high-level information into details, abstract from low-level information to a more general understanding, distinguish presented user requests from the underlying true needs, and distinguish solution ideas from requirements

Ability to work with a vast array of information gathered during elicitation and analysis and to cope with rapidly changing information and priorities

Ability to work independently and take initiative in areas of responsibility

Ability to help negotiate priorities and to resolve conflicts among customers, technologists, and management. Strong teamwork skills at all levels are critical

Understands concepts of Data Warehousing applications, tools, functions, and features