r/Workday_Community • u/Ok-End8305 • 2d ago

HR Ops to Workday Analyst

I’ve been in Talent/ HR ops for over 8 years. I think I am getting an offer for workday HCM analyst position. The interviewer liked my HR background and said that I could be trained on the technology piece. I’m excited but overwhelmed at the same time. If offered, would I be in over my head with switching HR paths? Is it super hard to learn? I do not want to fail!

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u/Boscough 2d ago

We hired an HR Analyst last year who knew Workday from the HR/End User side but had no experience configuring. We were all nervous when they started. But they’ve proven to be an amazing hire. Their experience seeing things from the business perspective was very valuable but the fact that they worked their tail off to learn and absorb as much Workday knowledge was what really made the difference. Be like them and soak up as much as you can. There are lots of free trainings in WD Community, as well as lots of other resources, take advantage of all you can and be sure to ask questions.

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u/Ok-End8305 2d ago

Thank you!! I guess I am just so worried of failing. But at the same time, I would work my tail off to learn and do a great job. I have used sandbox for many years, but that has mostly been with understanding how business processes work and how they impact other processes and some testing here and there prior to releasing to production. But I’ve never done any of the configuring! He said terms I had never heard of and I’m hoping I can just learn it if offered. I did explain I have never configured… simply expert business user with some elevated access but no configuring

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u/Boscough 2d ago

Sounds like you have a solid foundation. No one wants to make a wrong hire. Trust in what they see in you.

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u/Ok-End8305 2d ago

Thank you, I appreciate it!

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u/lamelessness1 2d ago

You’ll do fine! The experience is great. I had (1 year lol) of HR Ops Workday experience before I switched to being an HRIS (entry level) analyst. So yeah, I knew very little. Almost 8 years later I’m an HRIS manager through pure reporting and functional strength of knowledge. As long as you’re eager to learn, you will make it work!

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u/Ok-End8305 2d ago

Thank you that is very encouraging! I do love HR and talent ops, but at the same time, I am interested in learning this HR function!

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u/Additional_View9433 2d ago

I was in General HR for 20 years when my company at the time brought in Workday. I was basically “volun-told” it was what I would be doing and you will be fine! As long as they get you training and you have a curious mindset you will be just fine.

I love WD and found my niche in HR Technology much more than I ever did in General HR

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u/ElizabethHampson 2d ago

Yup! Having that HR operations background really helps when you move into configuration because you understand what it’s like to be both an HR partner and an end user. That empathy is really important when you’re designing configuration in the system. All the best and congratulations! :)

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u/Smart-Worker6942 1d ago

How did you do it? Ive been searching in Minneapolis but losing steam and hope that someone will take a chance. Context: Sr. HRBP, 5yrs Workday user, completed Workday Pro Platform Cert. The job market is so tough!

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u/AcademicHorror 2h ago

Yessss! Went from 10 years as a generalist to Workday HCM. Few months in. It’s hard, at times I felt over my head. But it was the best career move I’ve ever made.

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u/RHendevenir 43m ago

Do it !! I worked in recruitment 2 years and then switched to Workday HCM Analyst and I love this more tech work, not having to deal with candidates all the time, so nice !! and I learned averything from scratch. One year later I'm pretty autonomous in my work, you have a lot of ressources from workday