Senior HRIS Analyst (Contract)

Job Type
Contract/Temporary
Location
Dublin City Centre, Dublin
Salary
€500 - €525 per day
Job Ref
BBBH175671_1773836454
Date Added
March 18th, 2026
Consultant
john tormey

Location: Dublin, Ireland (Hybrid)
Contract: 12 months contract (extendable)
Rate: €500-€525 per day

We are seeking a Senior Analyst (HR Applications - Workday) for a Global Enterprise, operating across 150+ countries with manufacturing, technology, software development and related services activities.

Operating in a fast-paced environment, you will work within a global and culturally diverse environment on Global Workday Applications configurations, ensuring optimal system functionality across the worldwide business.

The Role

As a Senior HRIS Analyst, you will be analysing business requirements, providing Workday applications technical support, configuration and security maintenance while partnering with regional teams (Compensation, Talent Acquisition & HR Business) for HCM maintenance and optimal system functionality.
Your role will involve the following:

* Support the use of Workday including HCM Workflows, Self Service, Compensation, Security, Talent Management, Absence, Recruiting, and Reporting & Analytics
* Partner with Senior Leadership including Compensation, Talent Acquisition and HR Business teams. Lead agile development of HRIS systems design requirements, configuration, testing and deployment on system functionality
* Implement configuration changes to existing functionality
* Assess functional configuration changes for impact to business processes and systems integration
* Complete system and user acceptance testing
* Troubleshoot and conduct root cause analysis for any workflow or system issues
* Develop system expertise for support of complex and new functionality
* Complete mass uploads for complex events in Workday
* Identify organisation change management needs for ongoing user training and engagement

Essential Expertise:

  • Degree in Human Resources, Information Systems, Business Administration or similar field
    * 7+ years' experience in IT, Human Resources or HRIS Systems specialism
    * Workday configuration experience essential. You must have a good knowledge of system design, structure & administration; system configuration & workflow; user interface design
    * Proficient in Microsoft Office products
    * Previous experience in an international or Global organisation, due to the complexity & scale of projects & business operations you will be working with
    * Knowledge of system integrations, ensuring proper data flow of HRIS information to other systems.
    * Ability to design custom reports.


Why Apply?

  • Working within Global scope & scale
  • Long‑term contract (12 months, with extension potential)
  • Competitive daily rate (€500-€525 per day)
  • Hybrid working model based in Dublin (3 days per week in-office)

Please note that you MUST have EU/EEA/UK citizenship or hold a current valid work visa for Ireland. No Sponsorship considered.

Key Terms: Senior HR Analyst, Senior HRIS Analyst, HRMS, Workday, HR Systems Consultant, Senior Workday Analyst, Senior HR Consultant, Senior HR Applications Specialist, Senior HRIS Applications Specialist, HR Management systems, Workday HCM, Workday Human Capital Management, Contractor, Workday Applications integrations analyst, HRIS Applications integrations.

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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