Analyst, People Operations(Workday HCM)

Point72
Bengaluru, India

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for HR professionals with technical acumen who configure and support Workday HCM systems, and who thrive in cross-functional collaboration.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with hands-on HRIS experience and a background in configuring and maintaining Workday HCM modules
    — “Support configuration, testing, rollout, and ongoing maintenance for human capital management modules”
  • Individuals who can translate business needs into system configurations and process documentation
    — “Translate business needs into practical configuration, testing plans, and documentation”
  • Professionals comfortable with AI transformation initiatives in HR systems
    — “Support artificial intelligence transformation initiatives involving HRIS”

Things to consider

  • The role demands high attention to detail and accuracy in handling employee data
    — “Strong attention to detail and sound judgment when managing employee data with accuracy”
  • Candidates must be prepared to work in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities
    — “Comfort working in a fast-paced, evolving environment where priorities shift”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with system releases and issue triaging in your resume and interview responses
    — “Support system releases and enhancements by testing changes, documenting outcomes, and triaging issues”
  • Emphasize your ability to build scalable HRIS procedures and job aids
    — “Build and maintain procedures and job aids that make recurring HRIS processes accurate, scalable, and easy to support”
  • Showcase your cross-functional collaboration experience, especially with business stakeholders
    — “Partner with business stakeholders to gather requirements, run testing cycles, resolve issues”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • system releases
  • training
  • data validation
Typical background
human capital management systemsHRIS

Skills & requirements

Required

Human Capital Management SystemsData IntegritySystem ConfigurationTesting PlansProcess Documentation

Preferred

AI Transformation Initiatives

Stack & domain

Human Capital Management SystemsConfigurationTestingRolloutMaintenanceBusiness Stakeholder PartnershipData Validation And AuditingSystem Releases And EnhancementsTrainingProcedure And Job Aid BuildingAI Transformation InitiativesHRIS ProcessesData IntegritySecurityComplianceProcess DocumentationRoot Cause InvestigationIssue ResolutionSystem ConfigurationTesting PlansBusiness Context UnderstandingEmpathyCommercial And Innovative ThinkingNuances Of Global And Business Unit Dynamics UnderstandingUnconventional Approach SeekingResponsivenessOwnershipCommunicationCollaborationTeamworkAdaptabilityEthicsHuman Capital ManagementHRISAI TransformationHR Processes

About the role

Original posting from Point72 via Greenhouse

JOB TITLE 

Analyst, People Operations 

A CAREER WITH POINT72'S HUMAN CAPITAL TEAM

As an HR Team, our mission is to be trusted business partners and advisors within the Point72 community, committed to driving a distinctive culture that values collaboration, innovation, and adaptive performance. We are a group of professionals who prioritize business context while listening to all sides, across teams and levels, with empathy. We strive to be commercial and innovative, focused on deeply understand the nuances of global and business unit dynamics and seeking unconventional ways of approaching our relationships with our people.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

  • Support configuration, testing, rollout, and ongoing maintenance for human capital management modules across core People Operations processes
  • Partner with business stakeholders to gather requirements, run testing cycles, resolve issues, and support cutover readiness
  • Validate and audit employee data across HR systems and downstream platforms to strengthen data integrity, security, and compliance
  • Support system releases and enhancements by testing changes, documenting outcomes, and triaging issues
  • Train team members and system users on new and existing processes to improve adoption and day-to-day execution
  • Build and maintain procedures and job aids that make recurring HRIS processes accurate, scalable, and easy to support
  • Translate business needs into practical configuration, testing plans, and documentation that support reliable People Operations delivery
  • Support artificial intelligence transformation initiatives involving HRIS in partnership with relevant teams and business stakeholders.
  • Identify opportunities to streamline recurring HR processes while staying responsive to evolving priorities

WHAT'S REQUIRED

  • 3+ years of hands-on Human capital management systems experience, including configuration and production support
  • Direct experience with one or more Human capital management systems modules
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to reconcile data and troubleshoot discrepancies across systems
  • Strong attention to detail and sound judgment when managing employee data with accuracy and appropriate controls
  • Ability to translate business requirements into system configuration, testing plans, and process documentation
  • Ability to take ownership of issues, investigate root causes, and resolve problems with minimal oversight
  • Strong communication skills and ability to partner cross-functionally 
  • Comfort working in a fast-paced, evolving environment where priorities shift 
  • Commitment to the highest ethical standards

WE TAKE CARE OF OUR PEOPLE

We invest in our people, their careers, their health, and their well-being. When you work here, we provide:

  • Health care benefits
  • Maternity, Adoption & related leave policies
  • Generous paternity and family care leave policies
  • Employee Assistance Program & Mental wellness programs
  • Transportation support
  • Tuition assistance

ABOUT POINT72

Point72 is a leading global alternative investment firm led by Steven A. Cohen). Building on more than 30 years of investing experience, Point72 seeks to deliver superior returns for its investors through fundamental and systematic investing strategies across asset classes and geographies. We aim to attract and retain the industry’s brightest talent by cultivating an investor-led culture and committing to our people’s long-term growth. For more information, visit www.Point72.com.

Source: Point72 careers (Greenhouse)

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