HRIS Workday Reporting Analyst - job 1 of 2

At Western Digital, we are on a mission to unlock the potential of data so people, companies and organizations everywhere can create what’s next. To fulfill our vision, we are always on the lookout for potential team members who share our passion for solving problems to empower others.

When you join Western Digital, you join a legacy more than 50 years in the making. Across our Western Digital®, SanDisk®, SanDisk® Professional, WD® and WD_BLACK™ brands, we have brought some of the most storied advancements in memory and data storage technology to market—and our best, most innovative work is yet to come.

From energizing gaming platforms, to enabling systems to make cities safer and cars smarter and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and public cloud, Western Digital is fueling a brighter, smarter future.

Here’s how you can help.

This role is part of a global team and supports initiatives in multiple countries around the world. Job duties involve both hands on work and significant Project Management, coordinating with colleagues at Western Digital and third parties as well, assisting in implementing new modules, improving existing features and supporting the Workday platform in general. You will use your extensive Workday experiences as well as communication skills to manage stakeholders across businesses and HR. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Lead HR Systems enhancements throughout their lifecycle, including requirements gathering, design and configuration of solutions, testing, and change management (communication, end-user training).
• Identify, lead, and proactively promote changes in systems and processes to improve and optimize our operations.
• Create and follow test plans to manage system upgrades.
• Troubleshoot HRIS system-related issues, and present and implement solutions to address root causes.
• Identify ways to increase user effectiveness and work to implement improvements.
• Work collaboratively with the global HR Systems team and broader HR team on projects that range from addressing Compliance/Legal needs to improving the user experience.
• Data collection, data management, data analysis and reporting.

• 5+ years of Workday HCM experience.
• 3-5 years experience with Payroll systems (Dayforce preferred but not required).
• 3-5 years of experience with Tableau or related BI tools.
• Knowledgeable in Workday Business Analysis, Business Process configuration and Reporting.
• Expert in Workday Reports development (Advanced, Matrix, Simple), and creating custom reports using different combinations of calculated fields, and Workday integration with inbound EIB’s.
• Proficient knowledge and hands on experience in most of the Business Processes in Workday including Hire, Terminate, Job Change, Transfer, Compensation Change, and Payments.
• Develops user procedures, guidelines, and documentations.
• Project Management experience.
• Key Skillsets and Mindsets.
• Passionate, energetic, and love a fast-paced team environment.
• Collaborative team player with an attention for detail and want to contribute to the overall success of a team.
• Strong desire to learn new skills and enjoy working with systems, tools, and processes.
• When faced with obstacles, you proactively seek the best resolution for your immediate team and the business.
• Professional and have strong communication skills.
• Self-motivated, have the ability to multi-task, and can quickly and efficiently respond to support inquires.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree from four-year college or university.
• Minimum 3 + years of directly related HRIS and Workday experience.
• Minimum 3+ years of data analytics and BI tool like tableau experience.
• Workday implementation and configuration experience in area specifically HCM, Talent and Performance, Advanced Compensation, Integrations, Reporting or Time and Absence modules is required.

Western Digital is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal” poster. Our pay transparency policy is available here.

Western Digital thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.

Western Digital is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at [email protected] to advise us of your accommodation request. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.

Based on our experience, we anticipate that the application deadline will be 01/08/2025 (3 months from posting), although we reserve the right to close the application process sooner if we hire an applicant for this position before the application deadline. If we are not able to hire someone from this role before the application deadline, we will update this posting with a new anticipated application deadline.

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Compensation & Benefits Details

• An employee’s pay position within the salary range may be based on several factors including but not limited to (1) relevant education; qualifications; certifications; and experience; (2) skills, ability, knowledge of the job; (3) performance, contribution and results; (4) geographic location; (5) shift; (6) internal and external equity; and (7) business and organizational needs.
• The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting.  We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in California, Colorado, New York or remote jobs that can be performed in California, Colorado and New York.  This range may be modified in the future.
• You will be eligible to participate in Western Digital’s Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan, which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance.  Depending on your role and your performance, you may be eligible to participate in our annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents, pursuant to the terms of the LTI plan. Please note that not all roles are eligible to participate in the LTI program, and not all roles are eligible for equity under the LTI plan. RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires, subject to Western Digital’s Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical/dental/vision insurance; life, accident and disability insurance; tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity; tuition reimbursement; transit; the Applause Program, employee stock purchase plan, and the Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan.
• Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.