Senior Specialist, Talent Insights & Reporting (Workday)

TL;DR

Senior Specialist, Talent Insights & Reporting (Workday): Transforming raw people data into strategic business intelligence, serving as the lead architect of the organization’s People & Culture reporting ecosystem. Focus on ensuring accurate, high-impact insights for critical decision-making and increasing the adoption and utilization of P&C reporting tools across the organization.

Location: Remote

Salary: $100,000 to $119,000 CAD

Company

Lightspeed's one-stop commerce platform helps merchants innovate to simplify, scale, and provide exceptional customer experiences.

What you will do

• Spearhead initiatives to increase the adoption and utilization of P&C reporting tools and insights across the organization, upskilling P&C staff to become confident data champions.
• Support the development of the overall Insights roadmap that prioritizes automation and self-service, communicating updates regularly to the P&C department.
• Act as a consultant to the P&C Heads of Region and other business leaders, identifying analytical trends and surfacing them at the executive table.
• Implement an intake framework that shifts the team from order takers to problem solvers, guiding towards data requests being tied to a specific business problem or OKR.
• Research and assess the adoption of new reporting tools and AI opportunities that contribute to the development of people analytics and reporting.
• Perform advanced root cause analysis for complex system errors, implementing sustainable fixes rather than temporary workarounds.

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on experience specifically within the Workday ecosystem.
• Expert-level proficiency in creating complex Calculated Fields, with a mastery of Advanced, Matrix, Composite, and nBox reporting.
• Proven track record of building and managing high-stakes reports, such as Board of Directors decks, Sustainability (ESG) reporting, or Annual Reports.
• Deep knowledge of configuring custom reports and handling large data sets.
• Experience working within or closely with a People function, demonstrating a deep understanding of HR lifecycles (Recruitment, Turnover, Compensation, and Diversity metrics).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

Nice to have

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Statistics, Data Science, or any combination of training and experience relevant for the role.
• Background working as an HR Business Analyst or Data Analyst.
• Experience working with People Analytics tools (Prism, Looker, Tableau, etc.).
• Workday Pro Certification (Reporting).

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible paid time off and remote work policies.
• Equity options.
• Contributions to your pension plan.
• Training opportunities to grow your skills and career.
• Health and wellness credit.
• Time off to volunteer and give back to your community.