Senior Analyst, HR Technology

About the role

Norton Rose Fulbright, a global law firm with more than 3,000 lawyers and 3,000 business services professionals across 50 offices, is hiring a Senior Analyst, HR Technology in Houston. The analyst supports the IT HR Technology Manager by designing, configuring and maintaining solutions across the firm's HR systems, with a primary focus on the Workday platform, to support business processes and improve organizational efficiency.

Key responsibilities

• Work with HR, IT, Finance and Infosec teams to gather requirements and turn them into technical specifications.
• Maintain a detailed understanding of current HR systems and their relationship to other information systems.
• Provide system support and analysis, with a strong emphasis on Workday Benefits and Compensation.
• Help define mapping, scenarios and testing plans so that end-to-end processes flow correctly.
• Translate HR business needs into end-to-end solutions aligned with Workday best practices.
• Troubleshoot issues during implementation and after go-live, focusing on root cause and prevention of repeat problems.
• Stay current on Workday releases and features, recommending improvements and retiring legacy solutions.
• Support the Advanced Compensation process and compensation enhancements, and help subject matter experts test system changes and analyze data flows.
• Develop and maintain reports, run audits to maintain data integrity, keep documentation and train end users.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology or a related field.
• At least four years of experience defining or improving Workday configuration or design standards, especially in Benefits and Compensation.
• Extensive knowledge of Workday architecture, impacts and security considerations.
• Strong analytical, technical and interpersonal skills, self-motivated, proactive and collaborative.
• Commitment to improving systems, documentation and processes; exceptional judgment and confidentiality.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, attention to detail and accuracy.
• Experience in human resources and related functional areas is strongly preferred.

Required skills

• Workday configuration, security, benefits, compensation, functional HR processes and reporting and analytics.
• SQL and Power BI are a plus.

What we offer

• Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, plus pre-tax health and flexible spending accounts.
• 401(k) savings plan and profit-sharing plans where eligible.
• Paid time off of at least 20 days depending on role and tenure, and 11 firm holidays.
• Paid maternity, paternity and parental leave of at least 14 weeks, and child care support.