HRIS Configuration Specialist (Workday)

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Job Description:

Who We Are:

We are a Canadian owned and operated retailer (and proud of it!), with a strong commitment to the community, and over 60 years of success. If you are looking for a challenging and dynamic career, Giant Tiger may be right for you. We believe in opportunities for growth & development, teamwork, and engagement.

About The Role:

In this role, you will enhance Giant Tiger's existing Workday HCM modules and simplify the end-user experience by leveraging advanced expertise to optimize system performance and stability, delivering user-centric solutions, and supporting business leaders in driving continuous improvement.

Workplace Arrangements:

This role will follow a fully remote schedule. Occasional travel to Ottawa Home Office is required on a quarterly basis.

What Giant Tiger Brings;

• Work Your Way! Hybrid work arrangement;

• Annual Profit-Sharing Program & Incentive Plan

• Health/Dental/Vision Benefits as of day 1

• Store Discount

• LinkedIn Learning Subscription;

• Parental Top Up Program

• Employee Tuition Reimbursement Program;

• Bursary Program for children of employees;

• Onsite Perks: Free parking; Public Transit accessible; 24/7 access to onsite gym; full-service cafeteria

What You’ll be Doing:

• Handle change requests requiring medium to advanced Workday configuration knowledge in order to improve performance, simplify processes for end users and bring value to the overall Workday experience.

• Act as owner for Workday modules such as Learning, Absence, Payroll, Time-Tracking, Security and consult with the Business leaders on continuous improvements in order to correctly build the Workday modules as desired by their administrators.

• Complete testing and auditing of the bi-annual Workday Feature release to confirm no impact happens on existing configurations and that potential improvements are noted and communicated to the business.

• Provide advice and basic training to Workday Tier 1 peers when needed on smaller configurations tickets in order to improve the team's response time for the day-to-day requests.

• Utilize critical thinking skills and knowledge of Workday best practices to translate stakeholder requests into requirements, accurately understand the business needs and provide relivable solutions for payroll, time-tracking, learning, absence and security.

• Develop test scenarios, execute tests in the assigned functional areas and conduct impact-analysis on the other functional areas in order to ensure your solutions properly function and the system is stable.

• Draft/update job aids and present demos in trainings in order to help the end users adapt to Workday and increase their overall trust with the system.

• Identify and regularly review key resources in Workday community to have an up-to-date knowledge of new features and relevant activities or warnings.

What You’ll Bring:

• Bachelors Degree (Business Technology, Human Resources) or equivalent experience.

• Strong understanding of Workday capabilities and touchpoints between functional areas.

• 3+ years experience in at least 3 of the following Workday functional areas: Recruiting, Absence, Reporting (advanced), Security (advanced).

• 2+ Experience in the following Workday areas: Payroll, Time-Tracking, Learning.

• Background in working in an HR environment and knowledge of HR processes and policies.

• Demonstrated critical thinking skills, system mindset, testing best practices and impact analysis.

• Ability to apply concepts learned to other areas.

• Strong communication with ability to articulate guidance, concerns and influence others.

• Strong knowledge of MS Office suite including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

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Assets You May Have:

• Previous retail experience is an asset.

• Bilingual is a strong asset.

• An existing Workday pro certification is a strong asset.

Travel Requirements

• Possible occasional travel to the Home Office in Ottawa

Job Requisition:

Giant Tiger is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fair employment practices.

Are you interested in this position but don’t yet meet all the criteria? We want you to apply anyway!

During our recruitment process we are looking for an incumbent that will not only learn and grow in the role, but also contribute to our diverse, equal and inclusive culture.

If you require accommodation during your pursuit of a role at Giant Tiger please contact careers@gianttiger.com.