Xero is hiring a
Senior Analyst

Summary

The job is for a Senior Workday Analyst at Xero. The role involves utilizing leading SaaS products, working across departments and geographies, developing or improving frameworks within the team, delivering on tasks as an SME, collaborating with peers, and ensuring key collaboration and control ceremonies are followed.

Requirements

• 5+ years hands-on experience of business requirements gathering and solution delivery as a Business Analyst, Systems Analyst or Product Manager
• Experience with drafting and delivering documentation related to cloud and/or bespoke deliverables and customers - this includes business cases, solution documents and technical/functional specifications
• Strong technical understanding with finance, people, recruitment, payroll, and collaboration tools (Workday, Netsuite and Lever experience is preferred)
• Previous experience where you have acted as an escalation point would be beneficial
• Advanced experience with traditional and Agile project methodologies
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the proven ability to articulate concepts and outcomes to both technical and non-technical audiences
• A growth mindset — understanding that competency is not fixed but is enhanced through dedication and hard work

Responsibilities

• Working closely with leadership as well as the capability leads to develop or improve frameworks within the team to better deliver on tasks through the lens of an SME
• Develop a clear understanding of the features on the team's roadmap. Along with the Product Manager, and other HCM Analysts you will help with the delivery of the team's roadmap
• Making, documenting and executing evidence-based decisions and approaches, following best-practise principles; and escalating for review where needed
• Collaborating with peers as a coach where needed, allowing you to further develop your coaching attributes, and to assist those around you as the Workday SME
• Be a leading example within the team by delivering on expectations and owning mistakes. Ultimately living the Xero values
• Being a part of the recruitment process and interviewing potential candidates when required, as well as engaging with the Talent (TX) team as necessary
• Ensure key collaboration and control ceremonies and processes are followed and carried out in an efficient manner, as well as engaging with the necessary stakeholders to fully understand, communicate and document process, workflows, requirements and solutions
• Where required, assist the Product Manager to qualify and analyse work requests with a clear understanding of purpose, audience and intended approach
• Work closely with the Product Manager, People Lead and Capability Leads to set expectations for delivery, based on best understanding estimations and fostering a culture of collective ownership and accountability for the work completed within the team
• Proactively identify and facilitate the removal of impediments, protecting the team from disruption and helping them honor commitments
• Create / contribute to a fun working environment, living Xero’s values daily, with a focus on customer service and delivery both within the immediate team and wider People Systems Team

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in Workday HR Core, Compensation, Absence, Performance, Talent, Learning, Studio, Orchestrate or Extend is advantageous

Benefits

Offering very generous paid leave to use however you’d like (plus statutory holidays!), dedicated paid leave to care for your physical and mental wellbeing as well as an Employee Assistance Program to access mental health care for you and your family, private medical insurance, gym passes, employee resource groups, 26 weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregivers, an Employee Share Plan, beautiful offices, flexible working, and many other benefits that reflect our human value