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It takes a team to make a real impact, and through our two divisions - BSN SPORTS and Varsity Spirit - and our network of 6,000+ employees and independent representatives, we are proud to partner with a wide range of educational institutions and club and professional sports to transform the student journey in SPORT and SPIRIT.\nLocation: Hybrid (2-3 Days per week) Farmers Branch, TX\nThis job does not offer citizenship or H1-B Sponsorship. All applicants must be eligible to work in the United States.\nHOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT\nThe Senior HRIS Analyst serves as a senior individual contributor and subject-matter expert for assigned Workday modules and other HR systems across Varsity Brands. This role independently delivers configuration, release, reporting, and project work for assigned areas; resolves complex Workday Help cases escalated by HRIS Analysts, escalating cross-module or high-impact issues; and acts as a reliable partner to HR Centers of Excellence (COEs), Payroll, HR Business Partners (HRBPs), Finance, and Technology & Product organizations. This role partners with Workday module administrators to prepare for releases and annual cycles and supports additional HR systems as assigned, including Phenom, which is integrated with Workday Recruiting to deliver a better candidate experience.\nThe Senior HRIS Analyst translates defined business needs into system capabilities with a strong focus on efficiency, data privacy, and compliance, and shares improvement ideas, including opportunities for AI and automation, with the team.\nThe Senior HRIS Analyst reports to the Director, HRIS and works day to day with the other members of the team; it does not manage people or direct the HRIS function. This role provides technical and functional expertise through module ownership, project contribution, and knowledge sharing, under the direction of the Director, HRIS.\n WHAT YOU WILL DO\nWorkday Configuration, Releases, and Annual Cycles\nServe as the functional and technical SME for assigned Workday modules, eliciting requirements and designing, building, testing, and deploying configuration changes independently, which may include complex or cross-module changes\nActive Workday modules include: Absence, Benefits, Core HCM, Compensation, Help, Payroll, Recruiting, Talent Management (Performance, Potential, Succession, Learning, Engagement), Time Tracking\nTranslate business needs into Workday capabilities for assigned modules; recommend and implement enhancements that improve automation, user experience, and process efficiency, presenting options with business value, effort, and risk to inform prioritization\n In partnership with the other HRIS team members, support Workday release 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readiness reviews with module administrators before each annual or cyclical HR process (e.g., performance, talent review, open enrollment, merit) to confirm configuration, testing, timelines, and communications\nApply AI capabilities within Workday and other HR systems, as well as approved AI tools, to improve reporting, testing, documentation, support, and user experience, ensuring appropriate data privacy, security, and governance, and share ideas with the team\nProvide day-to-day support for Phenom, which is integrated with Workday Recruiting (ATS) to provide a better candidate experience, including configuration, enhancements, and issue resolution as assigned\nMonitor Workday integrations with internal systems and third-party vendors for assigned modules, troubleshoot failures (including EIB and data load issues), and coordinate with Technology & Product and vendors as directed\nSupport additional systems and tools as HR adds them to its technology portfolio, including implementation, integration, and ongoing administration as assigned\nSupport, Security, and Data Integrity\nResolve complex Workday Help cases escalated from HRIS Analysts for assigned modules, including system errors, EIB requests, security updates, access issues, and data errors, in a timely manner; escalate cross-module, high-impact, or unresolved issues.\nPerform root-cause analysis on recurring issues in assigned modules, implement fixes, and share trends that inform process and system improvements\nMaintain Workday security role assignments and security role matrices for assigned modules, ensuring access aligns with job requirements and with data privacy and compliance expectations\nSupport periodic security access reviews and audit controls, including segregation-of-duties checks and remediation tracking, and provide documentation and evidence for internal and external audit requests as requested\nFollow and apply data governance standards set by the Director, HRIS and HR leadership, including data definitions, validation rules, and ownership expectations\nRun cadenced data audits for assigned modules, partnering with COEs and HRBPs to cleanse and correct data\nReporting\nBuild and maintain advanced reports and dashboards across assigned modules, translating data into actionable insights for HR leadership, COEs, and HRBPs\nDevelop reporting solutions, including calculated fields, matrix reports, and scorecards, that give HR partners reliable, self-service access to data\nPartner with COEs to support HRBPs and HR leaders in using self-service reporting, reducing reliance on ad hoc report requests\nShare trends and insights from Workday data with module administrators and HR leaders ahead of key decisions and cycles\nProjects, Partnership, and Knowledge Sharing\nLead assigned Workday workstreams within larger projects, including system releases and upgrades, enhancement packages, new functionality, and process redesign, from requirements through post-launch support, and contribute to projects within he broader team\nIdentify project risks and issues early and escalate them to the Director, HRIS with proposed mitigation options\nOperate as a consultative partner to COEs, HRBPs, Payroll, Finance, and Technology & Product organizations for assigned modules: treat HR leaders, COEs, and HRBPs as customers and functional experts; provide recommendations, risks, and alternatives; communicate clearly with audiences from end users to HR leaders; and, once priorities are set by HR leadership, execute with urgency and clear status communication\nDrive adoption of employee and manager self-service by expanding Workday Help knowledge articles, job aids, and training resources in partnership with the HR Centers of Excellence\n Author and maintain process documentation for assigned modules, including configuration records, integration documentation, security role matrices, and support procedures\nShare knowledge and leading practices with 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