Sr Analyst HRIS at Verra Mobility in Mesa HQ, AZ

Job description

The Senior HRIS Analyst serves as a key functional system owner for Workday Core HCM and Benefits , with responsibility for system configuration, governance, integrations, data integrity, and continuous optimization. This role will also serve as a subject matter expert for Greenhouse ATS , supporting the integration and alignment of recruiting processes and data across the HR technology ecosystem. Serving as a strategic and technical partner within HRIS, this role works closely with HR Operations, Benefits, Talent Acquisition, Payroll, Finance, IT, and external vendors to deliver scalable solutions, strengthen controls, maintain high-quality employee data, and continuously improve the employee, candidate, and manager experience. System Ownership & Configuration Administer, configure, and continuously optimize Workday Core HCM and Benefits functionality. Maintain organizational structures, supervisory organizations, job and position frameworks, staffing models, worker data, eligibility rules, benefit plans, life events, and related configuration. Configure and maintain Workday business processes, condition rules, validations, notifications, security roles, and approval workflows. Support annual and ongoing benefits processes, including Open Enrollment , new-hire enrollment, qualifying life events, eligibility changes, and benefit plan updates. Maintain and monitor inbound and outbound integrations with benefit carriers, payroll providers, identity/access systems, and other third-party vendors. Identify opportunities to simplify configuration, improve automation, and reduce manual HR processes while maintaining appropriate governance and controls. Greenhouse ATS & Recruiting Technology Serve as an HRIS subject matter expert for Greenhouse ATS , partnering closely with Talent Acquisition to support system administration, optimization, and troubleshooting. Maintain and enhance Greenhouse configuration, including job and offer-related workflows, custom fields, permissions, templates, approvals, and integrations. Ensure accurate and reliable data flow between Greenhouse and Workday , with particular focus on candidate-to-hire processes and new-hire data integrity. Partner with Talent Acquisition to identify opportunities to streamline recruiting workflows and improve recruiter, hiring manager, candidate, and new-hire experiences. Support Greenhouse data audits, system enhancements, testing, and vendor releases. Maintain appropriate system access, data governance, and controls across recruiting technology. Enhancements, Testing & Release Management Gather and translate business requirements into scalable HR technology solutions aligned with Workday and Greenhouse best practices. Evaluate enhancement requests, assess downstream impacts, and recommend solutions that balance business needs, user experience, system scalability, and governance. Lead functional testing activities, including unit testing, integration testing, regression testing, and user acceptance testing (UAT). Support Workday releases and Greenhouse product updates by evaluating new functionality, assessing business impact, and coordinating testing and deployment. Maintain configuration documentation, process maps, test scripts, and other HRIS governance materials. Partner with IT and external vendors on integrations, troubleshooting, enhancements, and system implementations. Qualifications 5+ years of progressive experience in HRIS, HR technology, or Workday functional administration , preferably within a complex or rapidly growing organization. Strong hands-on experience with Workday Core HCM , including business processes, organizational structures, staffing transactions, security, and data management. Strong functional knowledge of Workday Benefits , including eligibility rules, benefit plans, enrollment events, Open Enrollment, and carrier integrations. Demonstrated experience administering and supporting Greenhouse ATS , including configuration, permissions, workfl