Job Posting End Date07-14-2026
Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date
Job Summary This role plays a critical part in ensuring Workday effectively supports HR operations and strategic initiatives, enabling accurate data, streamlined processes, and an enhanced employee experience. The HRIS Analyst assists in the maintenance and support of Workday HCM, including configuration, data analysis, and the bi-annual releases.
This role involves troubleshooting and resolving technical support tickets, generating, and analyzing HR reports to provide insights for decision-making, configuring business processes, and participating in user training sessions to support end-users. Additionally, the HRIS Analyst will maintain data integrity and ensure compliance with data privacy regulations. The Senior role also includes solution design, advanced analysis and HR data support including complex reporting.
Key Competencies:
- Workday functional expertise
- Business process optimization
- Analytical thinking and problem-solving
- Attention to detail and data accuracy
- Collaboration and influencing
- Change management and adaptability
** No sponsorship will be offered for this role.
Job DescriptionWhat You'll Do:- Configure and customize Workday to align with the organization's evolving needs and business requirements.
- Identify enhancement opportunities and assess impacts on downstream systems.
- Evaluate, build, and maintain various Workday modules
- Support ad-hoc reporting requests across the organization.
- Manage a diverse and fluid workload commonly including multiple assignments and variable deadlines.
What We're Looking For:Analyst:Education:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business, or Human Resources; Or Associate's degree with 2 years of relevant work experience; Or HS diploma/GED with 4 years of relevant work experience.
Experience:
- In addition to any experience required to satisfy educational requirements, 2 years of relevant work experience is required. HR systems experience is preferred.
Analyst Sr:Education:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business, or Human Resources; Or Associate's degree; Or HS diploma/GED with 7 years of relevant work experience.
Experience:
- Minimum of 4 years of Workday application support, process configuration, HR data maintenance experience required.
Other Must Haves:- Workday Pro certification(s) preferred.
- Reporting tools (Calculated Fields).
- Data privacy/compliance knowledge.
- HR Business Process acumen in 2-3 HR functional areas (Core HCM, Recruiting, Payroll, T&L, Compensation, or Learning.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and prioritization skills.
- Effective communication and ability to manage multiple deadlines.
Where You'll Work:- Remote with occasional on-site meeting at AEP Headquarters in Columbus, OH.
What You'll Get: - Base salary
- Annual bonus
- 401K
- AEP pension
- Comprehensive benefits package
Compensation DataCompensation Grade:SP20-007
Compensation Range:$74,551.00 - $109,543.00
The Physical Demand Level for this job is: S - Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently. (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.
Candidates will be considered based on their qualifications and the candidate's ability to work from an approved work location. Although the location is flexible, AEP does not have a presence in all states and localities. The following locations are NOT currently approved for this position: AK, CA, CO, CT, DE, HI, IA, ID, KS, MA, ME, MS, MT, ND, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OR, RI, SD, UT, VT, WY, US Territories or international work locations. AEP will consider qualified candidates who are willing to relocate to an approved work location, at the candidate's expense, provided the relocation can be completed within a timeframe that meets AEP's staffing needs. NOTE: All remote work locations require vetting and final approval prior to offer and/or start date. Any work locations listed as preferred or unapproved relate specifically to the requirements for this position and are not necessarily applicable to other posted positions.
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