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Senior HR Business System Analyst - Workday (Remote - Must Live in OR, WA, ID, UT, or ND)

Motus Recruiting & Staffing
Portland, OR Remote Contractor
POSTED ON 9/24/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/24/2026

Senior HR Business System Analyst - Workday (Remote restricted to OR, WA, ID, UT and ND only)

Our client, a leading health care company dedicated to revolutionizing the industry, is seeking an experienced HR Business Systems Analyst. In this role, you will assist with the configuration, testing, and data conversion for Workday modules, including Compensation, Payroll, HCM, Talent Management, Recruiting and Reporting.

This fully remote role is a 9-month contract position (with the possibility of extending). If you feel this position aligns with your professional experience, we want to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities for Senior HR Business System Analyst:

  • Define business requirements, model business processes, define functional system design, and conduct acceptance testing.
  • Provide analysis, consultation, and support to our HR systems.
  • Delight our customers and business partners by understanding their needs and providing effective and informed solutions, while understanding and advising on internal/external implications.
  • Develop business cases, business contingency plans, business metrics and measurements, phase documentation, capacity drivers, training materials, new procedures, acceptance test scripts, reporting solutions.
  • Collaborate with IT in defining and documenting detailed business functional system requirements and in reviewing, analyzing, and approving acceptance test results from conversion, interface and enhancement testing.
  • Identify and communicate goals, changes, organizational impacts, performance needs, maintenance issues, and new processes.
  • Perform acceptance regression testing and document test expectations and outcomes at a level of detail that allows research and analysis.
  • Perform post implementation, quality assurance and troubleshooting. Develop both user and unit technical documentation for project and system enhancements.
  • Develop SQL, extracts, queries, reports, and dashboards using a variety of systems and programs.
  • Provide highly informed analysis, consultation, and guidance on system issues.
  • Provide education, motivation, and development to team members to maximize the capability and strength of our team.
  • Deploy project management methodologies on small to medium HR projects.

Qualifications and Experience for Senior HR Business System Analyst:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Business Administration, or related field preferred
  • 5 years of experience defining and analyzing business requirements, process modeling, functional systems design, user acceptance testing and/or a combination of experience in using programming languages, software tools, and/or a variety of desktop applications.
  • Proven success in making insightful decisions regarding data, system enhancements, and solutions.
  • Proven success with system testing, documentation, and effectively communicating key issues.
  • Demonstrated ability to develop detailed requirements that result in successful system enhancements or implementations.
  • Proven success working effectively with teams, as well the ability to effectively operate independently.
  • Demonstrated ability to identify system and data implications of business and system decisions.
  • Demonstrated ability to apply analytical, creative, and rational solutions to best serve our customers.
  • Demonstrated ability to facilitate system configuration decisions.
  • Demonstrated ability to educate technical and non-technical stakeholders on system capabilities, impacts, and processes.
  • Proven success in leveraging system or application functionality to reduce manual efforts.
  • Proven success in independently implementing new or enhanced processes with multiple stakeholder groups.
  • Demonstrated success in leading small to medium projects from start to finish.
  • Demonstrated high-level success managing within a system or functional area of responsibility.
  • Demonstrated success in educating and guiding stakeholders on processes and systems.

About Motus Recruiting and Staffing, Inc:
Founded in 2006, Motus is an award-winning recruiting and staffing firm in the Pacific Northwest, specializing in professional services and technology solutions. We are a group of people who not only recognize the importance of representation, but actively fight for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the recruitment process. Our goal is to educate organizations on the importance of DEI when hiring, promoting, and supporting diverse employees. We are calling organizations to demonstrate their commitment to DEI by being intentional about who they hire.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability or protected veteran status.
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