Key Responsibilities:

Reporting Strategy & Governance:

- Own and evolve the enterprise Workday reporting strategy

- Establish governance standards, naming conventions, and best practices to ensure data consistency, accuracy, and accessibility across the People function

- Define and maintain a reporting catalog that serves as the single source of truth for all people-related metrics and dashboards

Workday Reporting & Analytics Delivery:

- Design, build, and maintain a broad suite of Workday reports utilizing Workday Report Writer, Composite Reports, BIRT, and Prism Analytics

- Lead the development of dashboards and scorecards aligned to key workforce metrics including headcount, attrition, compensation, talent acquisition, DEI, and workforce planning

- Apply expertise in Calculated Fields, custom report types, and matrix/trending reports to deliver high-quality analytics solutions

Stakeholder Partnership:

- Serve as a trusted advisor to HR Business Partners, Centers of Excellence leads, and senior business leaders

- Translate reporting requirements into scalable, actionable solutions

- Facilitate requirements-gathering sessions and proactively identify opportunities where data and analytics can add strategic value to ongoing people initiatives

Team Leadership & Development:

- Lead and mentor a small team of Workday reporting analysts

- Foster a culture of continuous learning, collaboration, and operational excellence

- Establish clear priorities and manage team capacity

- Support the professional growth of team members through coaching and development planning

Data Integrity & Compliance:

- Partner with Workday System Administration and Data Governance teams to uphold the highest standards of data quality and security

- Ensure all reports and analytics assets comply with relevant data privacy regulations, including GDPR and applicable employment laws

- Properly manage role-based access to sensitive workforce data

System Enhancements & Continuous Improvement:

- Stay current with Workday's evolving product roadmap, evaluating new reporting features and releases for applicability and adoption

- Lead or contribute to Workday HCM upgrade cycles from a reporting perspective

- Ensure continuity and improvement of existing reporting assets with each product release

Qualifications:

- Degree in Human Resources, Information Systems, Business Analytics, or a related field

- Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in HR technology or people analytics

- At least 5 years of hands-on Workday reporting experience

- Demonstrated proficiency with Workday Report Writer, Composite Reports, Calculated Fields, dashboards, and Prism Analytics

- Proven track record of managing complex reporting projects from requirements through delivery in a large, matrixed organization

Preferred:

- Workday Reporting or HCM Pro certification

- Experience with Workday Prism Analytics, People Analytics, or integration with BI platforms such as Tableau or Power BI

- Prior experience in a lead or people management capacity within an HR technology function

Skills & Competencies:

- Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills

- Exceptional ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical audiences

- Collaborative, relationship-oriented professional with strong stakeholder management skills

- Ability to balance attention to detail with a strategic, big-picture mindset

- Passion for data-driven HR and a commitment to continuous improvement