[Hiring] Workday HR Systems POD Lead @Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated

Role Description

Leads evaluation of business requests to determine requirements, feasibility, and recommend business solutions. Contributes to functional vision and strategic direction. Identifies potential efficiency gains in team process/procedures including leveraging innovation where feasible. Fosters mutually beneficial working relationships for business and IT by working closely with end users and application development team. Uses their deep business and technical knowledge to contribute to system capabilities. This role is remote, candidates must be located in the USA.

• Conducts structured walkthroughs of requirements with business and project team members prioritizing work within an iteration and targeted release for their functional area.
• Documents the clients’ business needs in the form of user stories.
• Creates business process and technical diagrams for shared understanding.
• Configures some business process changes and leads testing design across business and IT teams.
• Oversees the technical work from other team members and translates customer impact to the business.
• Conducts grooming sessions with full team (users, developers, DBAs, needed IT partners, etc.); facilitates technical grooming session with development team to document technical support stories.
• Evaluates new or enhanced solutions to determine potential issues and communicates how problems may affect business and recommends solutions.
• Creates defect and enhancement items to be added to the backlog, collaborates with software engineer for mutual understanding.
• Assists in evaluation of business requests to determine feasibility, researches and identifies options.
• Partners with Functional Leads and the Analytics team to ensure technical solutions can be measured and tracked.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) or equivalent experience required.
• Master’s degree in Arts/Sciences (MA/MS) preferred.
• 8+ Years IT-related experience, such as Business Analysis, Data Analysis, etc. required.
• Experience in Workday Configuration required.
• Requirements management tool experience (Azure DevOps or others) preferred.
• Lead an Agile/Iterative project team in the role of business analyst required.
• Knowledge of programming languages, project management, and application or systems development methodologies required.
• Maintains a working competency of technology stack associated with project solutions required.
• Advanced oral and written communication skills demonstrating ability to share and impart knowledge.
• Advanced ability to liaise with individuals across a wide variety of operational, functional, and technical disciplines required.
• Advanced investigative, analytical and problem-solving skills required.
• Advanced data analysis skill required.
• Advanced ability to translate business needs and problems into viable/accepted solutions required.
• Advanced ability to set goals and handle multiple tasks, clients, and projects simultaneously required.
• Advanced ability to appropriately balance priorities, deadlines, and deliverables required.
• Advanced skills in customer relationship management and change management required.
• Advanced negotiating and persuasion skills required.
• Ability to be flexible when needed, take initiative, and demonstrate accountability required.
• Ability to quickly adapt to new methods, work under tight deadlines and stressful conditions required.
• Ability to work well within a team environment and participate in department/team projects required.
• Advanced interpersonal skills required.
• Basic SQL query writing skills and other technical acumen required.
• Workday Pro certification preferred.

Benefits

• Gain valuable knowledge from and experience with diverse, caring colleagues around the world.
• Enjoy a respectful, welcoming environment that fosters individuality and encourages pioneering thought.
• Join the bright and creative minds of RGA, and experience vast, endless career potential.
• Annual bonus plan that includes all roles and some positions are eligible for participation in our long-term equity incentive plan.
• Full range of health, retirement, and other employee benefits.

Compensation Range

$107,060.00 - $159,390.00 Annual. Base pay varies depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and market location.

Company Description

RGA is a purpose-driven organization working to solve today’s challenges through innovation and collaboration. A Fortune 200 Company and listed among its World’s Most Admired Companies, we’re the only global reinsurance company to focus primarily on life- and health-related solutions.