Analyst, Business Systems - HR

Exemplar Luxury Group is seeking a Workday Functional Analyst to translate HR business needs into scalable solutions across its Workday ecosystem. The role configures and optimizes multiple HCM modules, leads release testing, and provides agile production support.

Responsibilities:

• Requirements Gathering & Solution Design: Lead functional discovery sessions with HR process owners to capture user stories and requirements, translating business challenges into clean technical specifications and scalable Workday solutions
• Cross-Functional HCM Configuration: Design, configure, and maintain business processes, validation rules, condition rules, and custom notifications across multiple modules, including Core HCM, Recruiting, Compensation, and Talent/Performance
• End-to-End Functional Optimization: Evaluate existing tenant configuration across HR streams to eliminate operational friction, improve process flow, and ensure consistent configuration practices across modules
• Biannual Release Testing & Quality Assurance: Drive functional release readiness by creating comprehensive test scenarios, conducting user acceptance testing (UAT), and executing regression testing during Workday's R1 and R2 feature updates
• Agile Delivery & Production Support: Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve complex functional tickets across various Workday modules, identifying root causes and configuring durable fixes in sprint delivery cycles

Requirements:

• 3–5 years of hands-on functional Workday configuration experience in a multi-module environment
• Demonstrated track record configuring and supporting Core HCM alongside at least two secondary functional modules (e.g., Recruiting, Compensation, or Talent & Performance)
• Deep expertise in Business Process (BP) framework architecture, condition rules, validation rules, and custom notifications
• Strong ability to translate complex HR policies into actionable, hands-on Workday functional setups
• Proficiency utilizing calculated fields to drive functional business logic and conditional routing
• Extensive experience defining test strategy, writing scenario-based test scripts, and coordinating end-to-end UAT across cross-functional HR teams
• Strong analytical mindset with proven experience operating within an agile team structure and collaborating with diverse HR stakeholders
• Workday HCM Certifications