Job Description:

Pacific Life is investing in bright, agile and diverse talent to contribute to our mission of innovating our business and creating a superior customer experience. We're actively seeking a talented Sr. HRIS Analyst to join our HR Operations and Technology team in [Newport Beach, CA; Aliso Viejo, CA; Omaha NE or Lynchburg, VA]. This role can be on-site, hybrid, or 100% remote.

As the Sr. HRIS Analyst I, you'll play a key role in Pacific Life's growth and long-term success by providing support and administration for the HR systems landscape with a focus on the Workday platform. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of Workday, HR processes, the system development lifecycle, agile methodology, data management, report writing, exceptional analytical skills, and an eye for detail. This is a highly collaborative position, and you will partner closely with the Payroll, HR, IT, Legal and Finance stakeholders. As the SME, you will play a crucial role in optimizing HR system functionality through continuous process improvement, automation, or other system enhancements to deliver an excellent and efficient end-user experience while ensuring the integrity of employee data and organization structures in our HRIS system and all systems are operational and stable.

How you will make an impact:

• Effectively partners with teams such as HR, Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, Payroll, Finance, IT, and others taking a consultative approach to support requests such as enhancements, defects, and new functionality.
• Performs research into problems, identifying opportunities to correct the situation, and looks beyond the surface to ensure the solution will fix the problem and seeks opinions and feedback on suggested solutions.
• Responsible for production and incident management support, providing daily assistance to end-users' HR systems requests and inquiries.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date employee data in, ensuring the smooth functioning of the Workday platform while providing support to the global HR team as needed.
• Leads requirements gathering, design, build, test, and deployment of small to medium sized projects for enhancements or new functionality. Collaborate with our enterprise stakeholders such as HR, Finance, and IT teams using agile methodology to drive our journey of continuous implementation, optimization, and adoption.
• Document requirements, perform configuration, draft & maintain test plans, user acceptance criteria and facilitate user acceptance testing and defect management.
• Assist COE leaders with the configuration and support of annual HR programs (e.g., Annual Compensation Review, Performance Reviews, Talent Reviews, and Annual Enrollment).
• Configures Workday business processes and has experience with a breadth of the core Workday modules including, HCM, Recruiting, Talent Management, Advance Compensation, and Payroll modules.
• Develops and maintains Workday reports, dashboards, slides, and discovery boards working with HR and Enterprise business partners. Educate our end users and look to continuously evolve our HCM reporting capabilities and landscape.
• Support mass loads, EIBs, worksheets and leverage other enterprise data tools.
• Collaborate with PL Technology team on integrated solutions and ensures data integrity and compliance with data privacy regulations, audit and security best practices while adhering to enterprise change control and governance.
• Play active role in bi-annual Workday releases by reviewing release notes, educating end users on new functionality, making recommendations on functionality to deploy, conducting new functionality and regression testing.
• Trains end-users on new and existing processes/functionality and develops and maintains job aides and standard operating procedures as it relates to HR systems.
• Stay up to date with the external technology landscape by participating in Workday Community and other forums to identify new and emerging technologies, as well as opportunities for automation and technology optimization to improve overall usability of the system.

The experience you will bring:

• Bachelor's degree in information systems, computer science, business administration, or another related field.
• 5+ years of experience in HR technology, within high-growth and/or significant transformation environments.
• Experience supporting medium to large-scale HR technology system administration in a global environment, with specific experience configuring Workday HCM and at minimum 1 other modules such as Timekeeping, Absence, Payroll, and Recruiting.
• Partners with multiple stakeholders, taking a consultative style approach and can lead, prime meetings with HR on their own. Manages relationship with HR stakeholder (process, strategy, system).
• Solid understanding of HRIS database design, structure, functions and processes, and experience with database tools.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize.
• Strong functional and analytical skills.
• Can be relied upon to independently manage work, deliverables with minimum oversight.

You belong at Pacific Life

At Pacific Life we are committed to a culture of belonging, a space where all employees areempowered to be authentic. One way we cultivate an inclusive culture is through our employee connection groups. The purpose of these employee-led groups is to offer a place to build community, connection, camaraderie, and a sense of belonging.Each group can be active in education, advocacy, recruitment, and community building throughout our organization. Learn more about our employee connection groups at www.pacificlife.com.

Want to learn more about life at Pacific Life? Take an inside look at our company culture: Instagram.com/lifeatpacificlife.

Base Pay Range:

The base pay range noted represents the company's good faith minimum and maximum range for this role at the time of posting. The actual compensation offered to a candidate will be dependent upon several factors, including but not limited to experience, qualifications and geographic location. Also, most employees are eligible for additional incentive pay.

Your Benefits Start Day 1

Your wellbeing is important to Pacific Life, and we're committed to providing you with flexible benefits that you can tailor to meet your needs. Whether you are focusing on your physical, financial, emotional, or social wellbeing, we've got you covered.

• Prioritization of your health and well-being including Medical, Dental, Vision, and Wellbeing Reimbursement Account that can be used on yourself or your eligible dependents

• Generous paid time off options including: Paid Time Off, Holiday Schedules, and Financial Planning Time Off

• Paid Parental Leave as well as an Adoption Assistance Program

• Competitive 401k savings plan with company match and an additional contribution regardless of participation

EEO Statement:

Pacific Life Insurance Company is an Equal Opportunity /Affirmative Action Employer, M/F/D/V. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request an accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our career center as a result of your disability. To request an accommodation, contact a Human Resources Representative at Pacific Life Insurance Company.