HRIS Analyst with 5 years of experience configuring and supporting Workday HCM, Absence and Benefits for organizations of 1,500–5,000 employees. Delivered 14 integrations and business process redesigns in 2025 with no payroll-impacting defects. Brings strong configuration skills, careful testing and clear communication with HR end users.
Experience
HRIS Analyst, Sterling Valley Manufacturing (Milwaukee, WI)
Mar 2022 – Present
Configure Workday HCM, Absence and Benefits for 4,200 employees, closing about 60 support tickets a month
Built 14 EIB and Workday Studio integrations to carriers and payroll with zero payroll-impacting defects in 2025
Redesigned the hire business process, cutting approval steps from 9 to 5 and time to hire entry by 2 days
Delivered 80+ custom reports and dashboards, retiring 30 manual spreadsheets
Train 40 HR partners on Workday reporting and self-service tasks through quarterly workshops and recorded guides
HR Systems Specialist, Lakefront University (Chicago, IL)
Jul 2020 – Feb 2022
Supported PeopleSoft HR for 6,000 faculty and staff, handling security role requests
Tested quarterly patches with 150 scripted test cases and documented results for IT audit
Built 25 Cognos reports for payroll and HR leadership
Education
B.S. in Information Systems, Marquette University (Aug 2016 – May 2020)
Skills
Workday: HCM, Absence, Benefits, business processes, calculated fields, EIB
Delivery: requirements gathering, test scripts, release management, ServiceNow
Certifications: Workday Pro HCM, Workday Pro Integrations
How to write a HRIS Analyst resume
A strong HRIS Analyst resume shows the people programs and processes you ran, and how they improved hiring, retention or efficiency. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
Sections, in order
Summary
Experience
Skills
Education
Length: One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Summary: Write two or three lines: your role, your strongest skills, and one result that proves them.
Skills to feature
Talent acquisition
Employee relations
HRIS (Workday, BambooHR)
Compensation and benefits
Performance management
Onboarding
Employment law compliance
Process improvement
People analytics
Change management
Example bullet points
Rebuilt the engineering hiring loop, cutting time to hire from 52 to 31 days across 80 hires
Launched a structured onboarding program that raised 90-day retention from 82% to 95%
Moved payroll and benefits to Workday for 600 employees with zero missed pay cycles
Tips from recruiters
Show the size of the population you supported (headcount, locations, countries).
Name certifications such as SHRM-CP or CIPD near the top if the role asks for them.
Describe sensitive work by outcome and scope, never by individual cases.
Recommended templates
Classic (ATS-friendly): Jake's-style LaTeX classic: small caps and hairline rules
Modern (ATS-friendly): Clean single column with accent headings and rules
Executive (ATS-friendly): Centered executive layout with serif headings
HRIS Analyst resume FAQ
What should a HRIS Analyst resume include?
A HRIS Analyst resume should show the people programs and processes you ran, and how they improved hiring, retention or efficiency. Use these sections in this order: Summary, Experience, Skills and Education. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
What is the best resume template for a HRIS Analyst?
Classic, Modern and Executive work well for HRIS Analyst roles. They are single-column with standard headings, so applicant tracking systems (ATS) parse them reliably.
How long should a HRIS Analyst resume be?
One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Which skills should a HRIS Analyst put on a resume?
Prioritize the skills named in the job posting. Common ones for HRIS Analyst roles are Talent acquisition, Employee relations, HRIS (Workday, BambooHR), Compensation and benefits, Performance management and Onboarding.
How do I write strong HRIS Analyst resume bullet points?
Start with an action verb, say what you did, and end with a measurable result such as time to hire, offer acceptance rate and retention. For example: "Rebuilt the engineering hiring loop, cutting time to hire from 52 to 31 days across 80 hires."