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Workday Senior HRIS Analyst

Bright Horizons
Newton, MA Full Time
POSTED ON 12/26/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/24/2026

Bright Horizons is seeking a dynamic Workday Senior HRIS Analyst to join our team and play a key role in supporting and enhancing our Workday HCM, Payroll and Absence modules and UKG WFM Time Keeping systems. This role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of technology and business, with a passion for translating complex requirements into scalable, user-friendly solutions.

This is a
Remote
position available in the United States.

Bright Horizons is trusted by families and employers around the world for high-quality child care and early education, back-up care, and workplace education. We partner with some of the world's best companies to provide services that help employees perform their best and support families to thrive both personally and professionally.

Responsibilities:

  • Expert level knowledge of assigned HR / Payroll Technology solution(s) (Workday HCM, Payroll and UKG Timekeeping) with the ability to lead in the design, configuration, testing and deployment of new modules / functionality, security design, and reporting
  • Functional lead to maintain payroll setup, tax configuration, timekeeping rules, schedules and pay policies for US and UK
  • Lead in initiatives that collaborate with HR, Payroll, Legal, and IT Teams to gather and document business requirements and transfer into functional specifications that ensure compliance and efficiency across multiple regions, including the U.S. and U.K
  • Evaluate, communicate, and coordinate the functional and technical impacts of Workday and UKG configuration decisions to stakeholder groups
  • Responsible for Data Management activities including data audits, data cleanup strategy, creation of cleanup tools (EIBs, etc.) and manual cleanup work
  • Assist and provide Level 2/3 Support on HR production issues including ticket resolution

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree (in lieu of a Bachelor's Degree an additional 5 years of experience would be considered)
  • Business Analyst experience, with at least 3 years focused on Workday Payroll and UKG Timekeeping for US and UK
  • Demonstrated Workday and UKG expertise to design and present solutions with options to business and HR stakeholders
  • Excellent business analysis skills: timeline planning, requirements definition and documentation, test planning, deployment approaches
  • Experience with US and UK HCM, Payroll and Time and Attendance knowledge of the downstream impacts of making changes in global systems

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master's Degree
  • Knowledge / experience with multiple SaaS HR technology platforms and tools
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to summarize and present findings or challenges to all levels of staff and management
  • Highly analytical and data-driven, with a strong aptitude for leveraging tools such as Workday Community to investigate issues and deliver effective, well-researched solutions
  • Outstanding Excel skills and knowledge of MS Project or other Cloud based Project management tools

Compensation:
The annual salary for this position is between $95,000 – $146,000 annually. The pay range listed here is what Bright Horizons in good faith anticipates offering for this job opening. Actual compensation offers within this range will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education and training, certifications, geography, and other relevant business or organizational factors.

Benefits:
Bright Horizons offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Life insurance
  • Long-term and short-term disability insurance

Also, depending on hire date and subject to applicable eligibility requirements and accrual schedules, new employees in this role receive up to: 9 paid holidays annually; 40 hours of sick time per year based on full-time schedule, and 120 hours of vacation time per year based on full-time schedule (vacation time may be used for sick leave purposes under any applicable state or local sick or safe time law).

Deadline to Apply:
This posting is anticipated to remain open until 1/10/2026.

Compensation: $95,000 – $146,000 / year

Life at Bright Horizons:
Our people are the heart of our company. Because we're as committed to our own employees as we are to the children, families, and clients we serve, our collaborative workplaces are designed to grow careers and support personal lives.
Come build a brighter future with us
.

Bright Horizons provides equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and does not discriminate against any individual on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, national origin, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or local law. Bright Horizons complies with the laws and regulations described in the following federal government resources:
Know Your Rights
, Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA).

If you require assistance or a reasonable accommodation in completing these application materials or any aspect of the application and hiring process, please contact the recruitment helpdesk at or Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

Salary : $95,000 - $146,000

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