HRIS Analyst – Governance and Reporting

Gartner

HRIS Analyst focusing on data governance and reporting at Gartner. Collaborating with HR to enhance workforce insights and improve data quality standards.

Posted 4/30/2026full-timeIrving • Connecticut, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $64,000 - $87,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop, document, and communicate data governance policies and procedures.
Maintain, monitor and ensure adherence to the established data governance playbook and framework.
Develop and maintain role-based security matrices and data dictionary.
Establish standards for database operations, query processes and security across HR systems.
Identify data quality issues and work with Operations to put process and audits in place to address.
Review integration requests following data classification guidelines and established approval paths.
Develop and maintain process maps to document and communicate process steps, decision points and interactions across teams.
Support report request escalations and approvals based on data governance policies.
Collaborate with HR and business stakeholders to determine reporting needs based on business priorities.
Continuous support and rationalization of current reporting inventory and establish future state reporting requirements as well as support the business through the development of key data insights for the team.
Build and modify reports and calculated fields in Workday to address business requirements.
Run impact analyses to identify and communicate impact of configuration changes within and downstream of Workday.
Develop training materials and conduct training for team specialists and analysts supporting the big/issue resolution processes, for example, root cause analyses, and impact analyses.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree with concentration in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering Analytics or similar area preferred.
3-5 years of experience in Workday HCM, Workday Security.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to prioritize, multi-task and to adapt to changing priorities and deadlines.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to work effectively independently, and across functional teams.
Demonstrated ability to create process mapping to document current and future state business processes.
Strong collaborator and business partner.
A ‘systems’ thinker with a process orientation and significant attention to detail.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive compensation.
Limitless growth and learning opportunities.
Ongoing mentorship and apprenticeship; Leadership courses, development programs, technical courses, certification opportunities and more!
A collaborative and positive culture - join a diverse team of professionals that are as smart and driven as you.
20+ PTO days plus holidays and floating holidays in your first year.
Extensive medical, dental insurance and vision plan.
401K with corporate match, immediate vesting.
Health-and-wellness-related allowance programs.
Parental leave.
Tuition reimbursement.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Employee Assistance Program.
Gartner Gives Charity Match.

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Hard Skills & Tools

data governancedata qualityprocess mappingreportingimpact analysisrole-based securitydata dictionaryquery processesdatabase operationsroot cause analysis

Soft Skills

analytical skillsproblem-solvingprioritizationmulti-taskingadaptabilityverbal communicationwritten communicationcollaborationattention to detailsystems thinking