Workday Senior Business Analyst

Build the future, spark innovation and align your career with purpose.

McKinstry is innovating the waste and climate harm out of the built environment and creating lasting impact. Together, we’re building a thriving planet.

Buildings are a leading contributor to the climate crisis, generating nearly 40% of total global energy-related carbon emissions. We’re making a lasting impact on our industry and within our communities by addressing the climate, affordability and equity crises through:

• renewables and energy services
• engineering and design
• construction and facility services

To get where we’re going, we need big thinkers, problem solvers and collaborative mindsets. Does that sound like you?

The Opportunity with McKinstry

The Workday Senior Business Analyst will play a key role in leading the requirements gathering, analysis, and stakeholder alignment for continuous improvement of our current Workday application. This role bridges business needs with technical solutions, ensuring the application is successfully implemented, meets organizational objectives, and delivers measurable value. The Senior Business Analyst will collaborate closely with business stakeholders, project managers, HRIS Administrators, developers, and testers as we deploy additional system functionality. The Senior Business Analyst may provide guidance to other team members regarding best practices and methods.

Key Responsibilities

Business & Requirements Analysis

• Lead discovery sessions with stakeholders to understand business processes, pain points, and opportunities.

• Gather, document, and validate detailed business and functional requirements.

• Translate business needs into clear user stories, use cases, workflows, and acceptance criteria.

• Ensure alignment of requirements with strategic goals and regulatory/compliance needs.

• Understanding of the broader HR technology ecosystem and how Workday fits within an integrated HR tech stack.

• Awareness of industry trends, best practices, and evolving HR technology capabilities.

• Ability to bring informed recommendations grounded in both market knowledge and practical constraints.

Software Support

• Bring discipline, transparency, and follow-through to Workday-related delivery.

• Partner with technical teams to validate solution design and ensure requirements are technically feasible.

• Responsible to ensure integrations are scoped, configured, and tested per requirements.

• Conduct gap analysis between existing processes/systems and the new application capabilities.

• Assist in planning and executing general and user acceptance testing (UAT), including test case development and defect triage.

Stakeholder Management

• Act as a liaison between business stakeholders and IT teams.

• Facilitate workshops, presentations, and decision-making sessions.

• Manage stakeholder expectations and ensure clear communication of project scope, timelines, and impacts.

Change Management & Training

• Support development of training materials, user guides, and process documentation.

• Provide input to change management strategies to drive user adoption.

• Help ensure smooth transition from project to operational support.

Project Leadership

• Provide thought leadership and domain expertise to improve project delivery outcomes.

• Identify and track risks, dependencies, and gaps related to Workday delivery and proactively drive resolution.

• Build strong working relationships with HR leaders, Technology partners, vendors, and business stakeholders.

What You Need to Succeed at McKinstry

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required.

• 5+ years of business analysis experience, with at least 3 years in HRIS Workday systems

• Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies.

• Experience with process modeling, requirements management tools (e.g., Azure DevOps, JIRA, Confluence, Visio, Lucidchart).

• Preferred experience in the construction or manufacturing environment and/or project based financial tracking (e.g., Procore and D365)

Skills/Competencies

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.

• Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.

• Ability to translate technical concepts into business language and vice versa.

• Familiarity with HRIS processes and tools, system integration, and testing methodologies.

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.

• Strategic thinking and business acumen.

• Leadership and mentoring abilities.

• Adaptability and resilience in fast-paced environments.

• Focus on delivering business value and user adoption.

PeopleFirst Benefits

When it comes to the basics, we have you covered:

• Competitive pay
• 401(k) with employer match and profit sharing plan
• Paid time off and holidays
• Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental, and vision with low or zero deductible options and low out of pocket maximum.

People come first at McKinstry and we go beyond the basic benefits with:

• Family formation benefits, including adoption and IVF assistance
• Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave
• Transgender inclusive benefits
• Commuter benefits
• Pet insurance
• “Building Good” paid community service time
• Learning and advancement opportunities via McKinstry University
• McKinstry Moves onsite gyms or reimbursement for remote workers

See benefit plan documents for complete details.

The pay range for this position is $89,010 - $151,300 per year; however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A bonus may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered. Base pay information is based on market location.