What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Analyst, Global Workday Configuration, Compensation position at Harman?
About the Role
As the Global Configuration Lead/Analyst you will be responsible for maintaining and configuring the Workday system to support break/fix and enhancement needs of the business for the Compensation (Core and Advanced) & Payroll SKU’s globally for 32 countries.
Your Team
You will not have any direct reports, but will work with a global team of approximately 10
What You Will Do
What You Need
What is Nice to Have
What Makes You Eligible
What We Offer
To protect our employees, customers, and communities, HARMAN requires all U.S. employees to disclose their vaccination status and share a copy of their vaccination card. This confidential data will be collected by a trusted third-party vendor via a secure portal upon your start at HARMAN.
HARMAN is an Equal Opportunity /Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or Protected Veterans status.
As the Global Configuration Lead/Analyst you will be responsible for maintaining and configuring the Workday system to support break/fix and enhancement needs of the business for the Compensation (Core and Advanced) & Payroll SKU’s globally for 32 countries.
Your Team
You will not have any direct reports, but will work with a global team of approximately 10
What You Will Do
- Assist in the exploration, evaluation, recommendation, design, and configuration of new features and functionalities within Workday
- Configure, test, validate and implement changes in Workday
- Assist in testing of integrations, security, annual events
- Maintain master data values in Workday for the Compensation (Core and Advanced) & Payroll SKU’s
- Serve as an escalation resource for Tier 2 & 3 issues
- Review information to ensure data integrity; edit input documents for accuracy and monitor output for system problems
- Be the key Subject Matter Expert (SME) to determine the right technology solution to meet strategic business initiatives
- Provide operational and project support to Lead Analysts
What You Need
- Bachelor’s Degree, or equivalent experience, with a preferred concentration in Business, Technology Services, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related discipline
- 5 years of experience with Workday Human Capital Management, or other HR Systems, preferably in multiple areas
- A strong understanding of Compensation & Payroll process requirements
- Be willing to obtain and maintain Workday certification in their specified SKU, if not already certified
- Ability to work in a global matrixed organization and communicate at all levels
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, including how to use Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPs, and other functions necessary to conduct ad-hoc data audits
What is Nice to Have
- 3 years of practical Workday Administration experience
- Workday certifications
- Compensation and/or Payroll certifications
- Working knowledge of all Workday systems, including other areas not specific to this role (e.g. Core HCM, Talent Management, Absence, Time Tracking, etc.)
What Makes You Eligible
- Be willing to travel up to 5%, domestic
- Be willing to work in an office in Northridge California, or US Home office (remote)
- Successfully complete a background investigation and drug screen as a condition of employment
What We Offer
- Access to employee discounts on world class HARMAN/Samsung products (JBL, Harman Kardon, AKG etc.)
- Professional development opportunities through HARMAN University’s business and leadership academies
- Flexible work schedule with a culture encouraging work life integration and collaboration in a global environment
- An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development
- Tuition Reimbursement
- “Be Brilliant” employee recognition and rewards program
To protect our employees, customers, and communities, HARMAN requires all U.S. employees to disclose their vaccination status and share a copy of their vaccination card. This confidential data will be collected by a trusted third-party vendor via a secure portal upon your start at HARMAN.
HARMAN is an Equal Opportunity /Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or Protected Veterans status.