Freshfields
Senior Workday Analyst - Security & Data
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Senior Workday Analyst - Security & Data
Senior Workday Analyst
Role Summary/Purpose
The Senior Workday Analyst, within the Global HR Technology and Services team, delivers, supports, and maintains the core Workday HR system while providing exceptional global customer service. This role involves meticulous HR process knowledge, issue resolution, and collaborative analysis of business processes to implement new features across HR systems.
Key Responsibilities and Deliverables
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Workday Security & Data Subject Matter Expert
- Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders to drive continuous improvement in security and data protocols
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Ownership of Workday Security
- Design, configure, and maintain Workday security groups and role-based access
- Administration and oversight of domain and business process security policies
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Security Compliance & Risk Management
- Conduct regular security audits and access reviews
- Support internal and external audit activities
- Maintain segregation of duties principles
- Evaluate security implications of organisational changes and new Workday functionalities
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Data Governance
- Establish and uphold Workday data governance standards in alignment with business stakeholders
- Drive enhancements in data quality and data ownership accountability
- Define and implement data management processes and controls
- Ensure compliance with data retention and privacy requirements, including GDPR considerations
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- Integration Assist
- Partner with integration teams to ensure secure and accurate data exchange
- Support inbound and outbound Workday integrations
- Assess and resolve data and integration issues, with a focus on data impact analysis of integration changes
- Maintain compliance with data security standards across integrated systems
Key Requirements (communication, skills, experience)
Essential
- Extensive Workday security administration experience
- Proficiency in domain and business process security principles
- Hands-on Workday reporting and calculated fields configuration
- Background in Workday data governance and data quality management
- Previous experience in audit and compliance reviews support
- Strong data privacy principles understanding
- Experience working with integrations and data flows
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Desirable
- Workday Pro Security Certification
- Workday Pro Reporting Certification
- Workday Prism Analytics experience
- Workday integration knowledge and hands-on experience
- Purpose GDPR and regulatory compliance framework understanding
- Workday security redesign programme implementation experience
Inclusion and Equal Opportunities
Freshfields is an equal opportunities employer. All candidates are assessed strictly on merit and are encouraged to apply regardless of background. All successful candidates will undergo necessary right-to-work checks for the UK as per the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.
As a Ban the Box employer, Freshfields does not require criminal conviction disclosures until after a conditional job offer has been made. Decisions regarding applications with past convictions are made on a case-by-case basis, taking relevant role and circumstances into account. Applicants will have the opportunity to discuss concerns before any final decision.
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