Workday Senior HRIS Analyst
nexstar
| Company | nexstar |
| Category | HR & Recruiting |
| Location | TX Irving |
| Remote | On-site (inferred) |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Senior |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| Posted | 29 Jul 2026 |
| Last verified | 9 Aug 2026 |
| Source | Employer ATS (workday) |
Description
Specific Duties:
• Act as primary application administrator for Workday HCM, performing advanced support, configuration, maintenance and system administration.
• Independently troubleshoot complex application issues, lead resolution efforts, and ensures timely and complete documentation.
• Independently gathers, analyzes, and refines business requirements; translates them into effective technical solutions.
• Leads evaluation, testing, and deployment of Workday enhancements, patches, and bi-annual releases.
• Provides advanced user support, develops training materials, and promotes adoption of Workday capabilities.
• Partner with stakeholders to maintain Workday by identifying and implementing process improvements, and guide policy changes to improve user experience and process efficiency.
• Analyze, evaluate, and design Workday configuration needs to meet changing demands.
• Perform key processes within Workday, while utilizing independent judgement to include but not limited to: Annual Enrollment, Performance Reviews, Talent Management.
• Proactively identify areas where HR data is not up to date and work with HR partners to suggest and implement ways to improve data quality.
• Troubleshoot issues related to configuration, business processes and security in Workday.
• Ability to document system changes for internal change management and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
• Ability to share knowledge in the Employee Services team and cross train within the HRIS team.
• Serve on or lead small project teams. Point of escalation for HRIS tickets within the ticketing system.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience preferred 3-5 years of HRIS experience, Workday HCM highly preferred.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to diverse audiences.
• Ability to work effectively independently and in a team environment.
• Ability to analyze business and technical processes and identify improvements to increase efficiency.
• Ability to multitask while maintaining high degrees of attention to detail, accuracy, and poise under pressure.
• Ability to maintain regular and consistent attendance in accordance with assigned work schedule.
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritize and multitask.
• Ability to adapt to evolving technology and gain proficiency in Workday advancements with minimal supervision.
• Must have collaborative work style.
• Must be able to maintain strictest confidence.