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Your objective will be to translate complex organizational requirements into scalable functional solutions, optimize the existing Workday ecosystem, and ensure continuous alignment between HR processes and corporate technology goals.\n\nAdvantages\nHigh-impact 12-month initial assignment with strong likelihood of extension.\n\nFlexible hybrid work model providing great work-life balance (only 2 days per week on-site).\n\nDynamic, modern work culture centered on innovation and collaborative problem-solving.\n\nOpportunity to play a pivotal role in enterprise-grade digital transformation initiatives.\n\nResponsibilities\nBusiness Analysis & Process Streamlining: Facilitate discovery workshops with key stakeholders to define requirements, analyze current state workflows, and identify opportunities for automation and optimization.\n\nFunctional Solution Design: Translate business needs into detailed functional specifications, assess solution options, estimate effort, and contribute to Workday system configurations and enhancements.\n\nQuality Assurance & Testing: Formulate comprehensive test plans, cases, and acceptance criteria; coordinate and execute functional, regression, and user acceptance testing (UAT); manage defect resolution prior to deployment.\n\nProject Delivery & Support: Assist with IT project coordination, track deliverables, manage priorities, and maintain clear status reporting across business and technical groups.\n\nDocumentation & Enablement: Produce and maintain high-quality functional documentation, deliver knowledge transfer sessions, and support internal teams in building system autonomy.\n\nQualifications\nAt least 8 years of solid experience as a Business or Functional Analyst within IT environments.\n\nMinimum of 5 years of hands-on experience configured around the Workday platform.\n\nFluency in French is mandatory.\n\nDeep operational knowledge of Workday Core HCM, Benefits, and Payroll modules (highly preferred).\n\nStrong command of Workday Business Processes, approval workflows, and business rules.\n\nProven background with Workday integrations, data exchange mechanisms, and system interfaces (strong asset).\n\nProficiency in software testing methodologies, full SDLC, and Agile/Scrum delivery frameworks (asset).\n\nProven functional leadership, high degree of autonomy, and exceptional multi-tasking skills.\n\nOur client operates in Canada. The company takes all reasonable steps to limit the number of positions in Quebec that require knowledge of a language other than French, and only requires it when necessary and its existing bilingual employees are unable to perform these duties. Based on an assessment conducted by our client, it has been determined that this position requires candidates to be fluent in English (both spoken and written). In particular, this position will require the employee to interact with centralized internal departments (e.g., Operations / HR / Finance / Legal / Contracts / Sales) that support the organization in Canada and that do not speak French.\n\nSummary\nJob Title: Senior Workday Functional Analyst\n\nLocation: Greater Montreal Area / Saint-Hyacinthe, QC (Hybrid: 2 days per week in-office)\n\nDuration: 12 Months (November 9, 2026 – November 5, 2027)\n\nExtension Potential: Yes\n\nPosition Type: Full-Time Contract\n\nRandstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.\n\nRandstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. 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