Senior Product Analyst, Workday Talent Acquisition

Wells Fargo - Dallas, TX

Full-time - Mid Level

Dallas, TX

Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

About the position

Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Product Analyst, Workday Talent Acquisition (Senior Business Execution Consultant), who will be a key member of the Workday Talent Acquisition Product Team. In this role, you will be responsible for planning and executing business configuration of software products. You will collaborate with internal and external subject matter experts, system users, and stakeholders to understand and document existing and proposed business processes and requirements. Additionally, you will execute configuration changes and acceptance testing and support readiness activities. This position requires a deep understanding of client objectives and desired outcomes, as well as the ability to drive requirements that incorporate product expertise and industry knowledge. As a Senior Product Analyst, you will lead and facilitate workshops and discussions to effectively gather requirements. You will manage multiple stakeholder groups, including global business teams, risk management, compliance, legal, and data privacy. Your role will involve performing system configuration and testing activities, assisting in decomposing epics into effective user stories, and maintaining task status in JIRA or similar Agile management tools. You will work closely with user groups to resolve questions, assess user needs, and recommend changes, ensuring that cross-functional dependencies are articulated and managed to execute projects with quality and on time. You will contribute to delivering solutions that are long-term, large scale, and require consideration of global market dynamics, trends, regulatory impact, and risk management. This position offers a hybrid work schedule and requires the ability to travel up to 5-10% of the time. Preferred locations for this role include Dallas, TX; Minneapolis, MN; and Charlotte, NC.

Responsibilities

• Lead and facilitate workshops and discussions to effectively gather requirements and achieve a detailed understanding of client objectives and desired outcomes
• Drive requirements, incorporating product expertise and industry knowledge to discover and validate what has real value to the business
• Partner with client area to execute planning, conducting, and directing the analysis of highly complex business problems to be solved with automated systems (Workday)
• Manage multiple stakeholder groups including global business teams, risk management, compliance, legal, data privacy
• Perform system configuration and testing activities
• Assist in decomposing epics into effective user stories
• Maintain task status in JIRA or similar Agile management tool
• Work with user groups to resolve questions, assess user needs, and recommend changes
• Ensure cross-functional dependencies are articulated, managed, and addressed in order to execute projects with quality and on time
• Contribute to delivering solutions that are long-term, large scale, and require consideration of global market dynamics, trends, regulatory impact, and risk management

Requirements

• 4+ years of Business Execution, Implementation, or Strategic Planning experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• Experience designing, deploying, and supporting tools in the Talent Acquisition/Recruiting area
• 3+ years of HR Systems analyst experience (preferably Workday) ideally in a complex, regulated, global environment with multiple integrations
• 3+ years of analyst experience configuring and supporting HR systems (preferably Workday HCM/Recruiting/Talent Acquisition), or similar human resource management software
• Experience with consulting and implementing Human Resource products and tools
• Experience with one or more of the following HR functional areas: Talent Acquisition, Core HR, Payroll, Timekeeping, Absence, Compensation, Talent Management
• Workday Recruiting Certification highly preferred
• Experience operating in an Agile environment and/or strong knowledge and understanding of Agile
• Experience leading and facilitating workshops and discussions to meet client objectives and desired outcomes
• Experience driving the requirements process with both technical and business partners
• Experience interpreting business and technical needs and translating them into user stories
• Experience managing complex technology projects and presenting to multiple levels of management
• Ability to operate as part of cross functional work streams to execute projects with quality and on-time
• Knowledge of HR business processes
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
• Strong organizational, multi-tasking and prioritization skills
• Ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines, achieve goals, and work under pressure in a dynamic and complex environment

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with consulting and implementing Human Resource products and tools
• Workday Recruiting Certification highly preferred

Benefits

• Hybrid work schedule
• Opportunity to work in a diverse and inclusive environment
• Professional development opportunities