Business Analyst

Description

We are looking for a Business Analyst to join a long-term contract opportunity supporting a global Workday transformation in San Antonio, Texas. This role will contribute to improving HR, payroll, and benefits operations across multiple business entities by partnering with project stakeholders and helping organize key analysis activities. The ideal candidate brings strong documentation and analytical skills, is comfortable working in a fast-moving environment, and can support both process-focused work and testing efforts throughout the program.

Responsibilities:

Analyze existing HR, payroll, scheduling, and benefits workflows and help define improved future-state processes across global operations.

Gather business needs during stakeholder discussions and translate findings into clear documentation, process maps, and actionable requirements.

Support payroll-related validation efforts by assisting with test planning, test execution, issue tracking, and follow-up on identified gaps.

Maintain project artifacts and status updates in SmartSheet and help ensure work items remain organized and current.

Partner with senior team members to review data sets, identify inconsistencies, and support decisions related to process alignment and optimization.

Contribute to end-to-end business analysis activities spanning the employee lifecycle, including recruiting through retirement processes.

Document observations, risks, and process improvement opportunities to support compliance and consistency across subsidiaries.

Work within Jira and related project tools to track tasks, coordinate updates, and support delivery in an Agile or hybrid environment.

Requirements

1-3 years of experience in business analysis or closely related functional support work.
Exposure to Workday HCM or another enterprise HR platform in an internship, project, or similar work setting.
Demonstrated ability to create business documentation such as requirements, process flows, summaries, or gap analyses.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to review data and identify issues related to payroll, scheduling, or benefits.
Comfortable supporting meetings, capturing details accurately, and communicating with cross-functional stakeholders.
Ability to manage priorities effectively in a fast-paced and evolving project environment.
Familiarity with Agile Scrum or hybrid delivery models.
Experience using tools such as SmartSheet, Jira, or similar project tracking platforms is preferred.

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