Principal Business Analyst

JOB SUMMARY
- As a member of the Workday Global Business System team, the Principal Business Analyst will liaise with IT, Finance, and Human Resources to i.) endorse new technology and foster organizational readiness, ii.) optimize Workday ERP efficiency, iii.) enable continuous process improvement, iv.) drive cost reduction, and v.) facilitate organizational growth. Engage with the business to provide technical guidance and oversight in the translation of complex business needs into requirements that can be used to design and develop IT based solutions. Coach and mentor staff.
- KEY RESPONSIBILITIES- Plans and directs the analysis of business problems to be solved with IT solutions. Works with the business to determine the core issue(s) that need to be solved and identifies opportunities to do things differently. Develops business cases that ensure benefits align to strategic and tactical business objectives.-
- Captures functional business requirements by gathering, analyzing, and documenting requirements. Ensures system design fits the needs of the user.-
- Designs, develops, configures, tests, maintains, and supports system solutions. Ensures the required outcomes are built, tested, and delivered.-
- Using strong understanding of business processes, services, and technology, identifies opportunities for improvement, simplification, standardization, and automation.-
- Assists in developing and maintaining a roadmap for business technology solutions.-
- Manages projects/initiatives to ensure delivery of quality solutions on time and within budget.-
- Responsible for coaching and guiding staff in business requirements gathering, as well as developing best practices in business analysis. May direct work of staff.- KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES- Flexibility: Ability to support a global enterprise including non-standard hours. Acuity for organizational change practices and behavior. Comfortable with ambiguity and uncertainty.-
- Problem solving: Works on significant and unique issues, where analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangibles.-
- Service orientation: Self-motivated to meet and exceed business requirements. Ability to build relationships to effectively understand and meet customer needs.-
- Communication: Interactive ability to adapt style and persuasion to gain cooperation of others and achieve results.-
- Time management: Approaches work in an organized and systematic manner. Plans work and time effectively to manage conflicting or shifting priorities and achieve goals aligned with business needs. Ability to work under pressure and time constraints.-
- Mentoring: Always shares and transfers knowledge locally and globally to team members as needed.-
- Teamwork: Ability to work effectively individually or in a group setting; encourages collaboration and knowledge sharing to build relationships.-
- Facilitation: Ability to facilitate workshops that stimulate ideas, business requirements, and relative priorities from end users and customers.Critical Thinking: Skilled at breaking down requirements into independent, valuable stories that focus on user goals rather than technical aspects of the system. Ability to define and prioritize requirements for iterative development.- TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES- Comprehension and proficiency of Software as a Service (Saas) architecture, design, configuration, and testing in the areas of:- Organizational Structure-
- Business Process Configuration-
- Domain and Business Process Security Policies-
- Simple, Advanced, Matrix, and Composite Reporting-
- Calculated Fields-
- Workday Studio-
- Workday Web Service Framework-
- Workday Core Connector and Document Transformation-
- Workday Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB)-
- Workday Business Intelligence Reporting Tool (BIRT)-
- XML, XPATH, XSLT-
- Define business requirements, establish current vs. future process mapping, and create functional and technical Workday specifications.-
- Assist in development and execution of capacity plans, timelines, and test scenarios for recurring upgrade cycles and future implementation phases. Communicate changes and enhancements via recurring upgrade cycles and future implementation phases to impacted users.-
- Coordinate and execute systematic testing and deliver end user training.-
- Identify and configure new integrations to/from subsystems and service providers.-
- Maintain and monitor prevailing inbound and outbound integrations.-
- Design and cultivate Workday dashboards, scorecards, and reports. Create custom objects and calculated fields for Finance and HR information management.-
- Familiarize with ongoing Workday development to evaluate capabilities in the context of the business.-
- Liaise with global stakeholders to adopt new functionality as needed.-
- Identify business process improvement and standardization, pursue opportunities for cost reduction.-
- Analyze incidents/requests; ensure issues and/or defects are identified,