People Analytics Workday Senior Consultant

Accountabilities:

• Consult with stakeholders to understand underlying business needs and recommend effective reporting or analytics solutions.
• Design, develop, maintain, and improve scalable Workday Reporting solutions and people analytics products.
• Write, maintain, and optimize SQL queries to extract, transform, reconcile, and analyze HR and workforce data from Dremio and other enterprise platforms.
• Combine data from multiple systems to support reporting, investigations, workforce insights, and business decision-making.
• Troubleshoot reporting issues, investigate discrepancies, and ensure the accuracy, quality, and consistency of analytical outputs.
• Partner with HR, Legal, Compliance, Employee Relations, Audit, and other stakeholders on sensitive reporting and data requests.
• Apply systems thinking and root-cause analysis to challenge assumptions and identify the real business problem behind a request.
• Document reporting methodologies, SQL logic, data definitions, and processes to promote transparency, consistency, and repeatability.
• Collaborate with dashboarding, infrastructure, product, and data engineering teams to deliver integrated people data solutions.
• Ensure reporting practices comply with privacy, governance, security, and audit requirements, exercising sound judgment when handling sensitive employee information.
• Identify opportunities for automation, AI-enabled efficiencies, self-service reporting, and process improvement.
• Promote scalable, sustainable solutions rather than manual or one-time fixes and contribute to continuous improvement of reporting standards and governance.

Requirements:

• 3+ years of demonstrated experience developing and supporting Workday Reporting solutions, including advanced reporting capabilities.
• Strong SQL skills and practical experience with enterprise data platforms such as Fabric, Dremio, and Scality.
• Experience working with HR, People, or workforce data and an understanding of relevant HR processes.
• Strong systems thinking, analytical reasoning, business problem-solving, and root-cause analysis skills.
• Proven ability to gather business requirements and translate complex needs into scalable reporting and analytics solutions.
• Experience with Workday Security concepts and HR data governance principles.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, consultation, and influencing skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and stakeholders effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience supporting sensitive reporting requests involving areas such as Legal, Compliance, Audit, or Employee Relations is a plus.
• Experience with Power BI or other business intelligence and dashboarding tools is preferred.
• Consulting, analytics, HR technology, or other data-focused professional experience is an advantage.
• High attention to detail, sound judgment, and a commitment to data accuracy, privacy, governance, and responsible use of employee information.
• Ability to work independently in a fully remote environment while collaborating effectively across functions.

Benefits:

• Fully remote work opportunity within Canada.
• Full-time position.
• Expected annual compensation of CAD $77,200–$124,075, with the final offer varying according to skills and experience.
• Opportunity to work with enterprise-scale people data and modern HR technology.
• Exposure to cross-functional initiatives spanning HR, Legal, Compliance, Employee Relations, Data, and Technology.
• Opportunity to contribute to automation, AI-enabled efficiencies, self-service analytics, and data governance initiatives.
• Collaborative environment focused on innovation, meaningful impact, and continuous improvement.