About the Role
Scale our Workday reporting infrastructure by extracting raw workforce data, auditing data quality, and supporting visualization initiatives. Bridge the gap between back-end data and high-level strategy, collaborating with HR leaders, Finance, and cross-functional teams to deliver insights that advance business goals and enrich the employee experience. Shape how our business uses data to power people strategy.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain custom Workday reports across various Workday modules.
- Utilize Workday’s advanced reporting tools, including Advanced, Matrix, Trending, and Composite report types.
- Develop end-to-end solutions by translating complex business requirements into scalable and efficient reporting solutions.
- Extract data from Workday and other HR systems, analyze data to identify trends, patterns, and insights.
- Ensure data integrity and accuracy by implementing data quality checks and validation procedures.
- Contribute to the development and maintenance of data governance policies and procedures.
- Monitor report performance, optimizing complex calculated fields.
- Maintain and evolve report inventory management practices.
- Build, maintain, and enhance audit reports that support a wide range of audit controls.
- Partner with internal and external auditors to develop scalable, accurate, and consistent audit reporting processes.
- Serve as the subject matter expert (SME) on Workday reporting capabilities.
- Partner with People Business Partners, Finance, IT and other stakeholders to understand their data needs and provide relevant insights.
- Support business initiatives by providing data-driven recommendations and analysis.
- Conduct Knowledge transfer sessions to promote data literacy and support the development of best reporting practices.
- Work as a strategic partner to stakeholders and contribute to the execution of the Insights roadmap initiatives.
Requirements
- 3+ years of hands-on experience in the Workday reporting ecosystem and large data sets.
- Expert-level proficiency in creating complex Calculated Fields, with a mastery of Advanced, Matrix, and Composite reports.
- Strong proficiency in Excel (VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, Power Query).
- Proven track record of building and managing high-stakes reports.
- Experience in maintaining data integrity across enterprise HR systems and conducting audits.
- Experience working within or closely with a People function, handling highly confidential data, demonstrating a deep understanding of HR lifecycles and people data metrics.
- English proficiency is required.
Skills
- Workday reporting
- Data analysis
- Data visualization
- Excel
- HR systems
- Data governance
- Audit reporting
- Workday HCM
- Workday Talent
- Workday Recruiting
- Workday Compensation
- Workday Benefits
- Workday Payroll
- Workday Time/Absence
- Workday Advanced Reporting
- Workday Matrix Reporting
- Workday Trending Reporting
- Workday Composite Reporting
- Calculated Fields
- VLOOKUP
- Pivot Tables
- Power Query
- People Analytics tools (Prism, Looker, Tableau, etc.)
Location
- Remote
- Onsite (3 days a week in office)
Work Type
- Full-time
- Temporary (18 months)
Experience Level
- 3+ years of experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Statistics, Data Science, or any combination of training and experience relevant for the role
- Workday Pro Certification (Reporting)
Salary/Compensations
- $90,000 TO $100,000 CAD
Benefits
- Flexible paid time off
- Remote work policies
- Equity options
- Training opportunities
- Health and wellness credit
- Time off to volunteer
- Interest groups
- Employee led networks
- Social committees
- Sponsored sports teams
- Computer purchase program
- Macbook
- Enhanced parental leave
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Wellness insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- RRSP plan and match
- Paid parental leave top-up
About the Company
- Lightspeed is building communities through commerce.
- Lightspeed's one-stop commerce platform helps merchants innovate to simplify, scale, and provide exceptional customer experiences.
- Our cloud commerce solution transforms and unifies online and physical operations, multichannel sales, expansion to new locations, global payments, financial solutions, and connection to supplier networks.
- Founded in Montréal, Canada in 2005, Lightspeed is dual-listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: LSPD) and Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: LSPD).
- With teams across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, the company serves retail, hospitality, and golf businesses in over 100 countries.
Equal Opportunity
- Lightspeed is a proud equal opportunity employer and we are committed to creating an inclusive and barrier-free workplace.
- Lightspeed welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities.
- Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
