Business Application Analyst

Job Title : Business Application Analyst – Workday Recruiting & Acquire/Talent

Location: Toronto, ON Hybrid – 4 days onsite, 1 day remote

Contract Duration: 18 months (extension/conversion possible)

Role Overview: Seeking an experienced Business Application Analyst (BAA) to support its Workday Acquire/Talent Acquisition Modernization initiative. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience configuring Workday Recruiting and Acquire/Talent, supporting business process automation, and collaborating with Product Owners and Business Systems Analysts (BSAs) in an Agile environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Configure Workday Recruiting and Acquire/Talent based on finalized business requirements.
• Participate in design and informational sessions with Product Owners and BSAs.
• Demonstrate Workday features, configurations, and business process flows to stakeholders.
• Analyze tenant configurations and automated workflows to support business decisions.
• Break down requirements into Jira stories and tasks, track progress, and manage capacity.
• Support documentation, requirement refinement, and alignment with business needs.
• Address questions related to AI models within Workday Recruit; vendor-side configuration is not required.

Must-Have Requirements

• 10+ years of experience as a Business Application Analyst in a large enterprise environment.
• 2+ years of hands-on Workday configuration experience; coding is not required.
• At least 1 year of Workday Recruiting experience.
• 2+ years working in Agile environments using Jira.
• Familiarity with Workday Acquire/Talent and associated AI models.
• Ability to present and demonstrate Workday capabilities and business processes to stakeholders.

Nice to Have

• Workday Pro Certification.
• Experience with HiredScore, Paradox, Workday HCM, and Workday Security.
• Experience supporting BSA documentation and requirement refinement.