Senior Consultant, Workday People Analytics – Reporting

Role Overview

• Be the Workday reporting authority: Design, build, and optimize advanced Workday reports (Advanced, Matrix, Composite), dashboards, scheduled reports, and Discovery Boards that align to our enterprise reporting strategy.
• Build calculated fields, prompts, and share datasets.
• Drive an HR reporting strategy: Partner with Talent Management, Learning & Development, Workforce Planning, and HR Operations to define KPI frameworks and standardized metric definitions (e.g., headcount, attrition, time-to-fill, talent movement, learning engagement).
• Elevate data storytelling: Translate data into insight: build executive-ready visuals and narratives that inform decisions and prompt action.
• Deliver clear, concise decks and dashboard walkthroughs to senior HR and business leaders.
• Strengthen data governance and quality: Support HR data governance practices: metric definitions, lineage, documentation, access controls, and change management for reporting assets.
• Proactively monitor and improve data quality and integrity across Workday reporting outputs.
• Improve processes and ways of working: Review and challenge current processes; recommend reporting solutions that simplify work and increase reliability.
• Own backlog refinement and effort estimation for reporting initiatives; break down requirements into deliverables with clear acceptance criteria.
• Be a strategic partner and advisor: Advise HR and business stakeholders on the “art of the possible” in Workday reporting, through Advanced , Matrix, Composite, or when to deploy Workday Dashboard or Discovery Boards, and how to design for scalability and performance.
• Support governance forums; present new technical solutions and best practices in partnership with other streams when applicable.

Requirements

• University degree in mathematics, statistics, computer science, data analysis, business analysis or human resources or any combination of training and experience deemed relevant for the role.
• Minimum of 5 years in business intelligence, data analytics or HR analytics.
• Strong experience with building reports in Workday. (Matrix, advanced, composite, dashboards, and/or Discovery boards)
• Strong data analysis, data verification and problem-solving abilities.
• Knowledge of a data visualization tool.
• Excellent communication skills, including writing and business presentations.
• Ability to present operational problems in a precise and concise manner to an audience, and to solve them effectively.
• Comfortable working with all levels of management and collaborate with various stakeholders and demonstrate excellent collaboration abilities.
• For candidates located in Quebec, bilingualism is required considering the necessity to interact on a regular basis with English-speaking colleagues across the country.
• No Canadian work experience required, but must have authorization to work in Canada.

Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements and a hybrid work model
• Possibility to purchase up to 5 extra days off per year
• Multiple benefits offered to support physical and mental wellbeing, including telemedicine, Wellness account and much more
• Share plan & other savings: up to 12% of salary or even more (ask how you could earn guaranteed income for life)