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PermanentIf you’re looking for a fulfilling career that can make a real difference in your life, and the lives of others, you’ve come to the right place.
As a national health solutions partner, we put people first in everything we do — and that begins with our team of 8,000+ professionals who bring a cross-section of diverse life experiences and career expertise to Medavie. By collaborating and innovating together, our employees are creating industry-leading solutions in insurance, primary care and emergency medical services that impact millions of lives in Canada each year.
Our mission is to improve the wellbeing of Canadians so that every life can be lived to the fullest — and it’s reflected in our award-winning culture. We celebrate individuality and value the diverse perspectives and skills our employees contribute. We go beyond providing competitive pay and comprehensive benefits to offer opportunities for personal and professional growth, flexible work options, meaningful experiences, and supportive leadership. Medavie is where employees can be their best selves, feel they belong, and achieve their full potential. Be part of it by applying for a position with us today.
We are seeking a Workday HRIS Analyst to join our team and take the lead in configuring, maintaining, and optimizing Workday Canadian Payroll plus supporting one or more modules based on business needs.
This is an exciting opportunity for an analytical, detail-oriented professional who can translate payroll and business requirements into effective system solutions, partner with cross-functional teams, and help strengthen payroll accuracy, compliance, and employee experience.
What You’ll Do:
As a Workday HRIS Analyst, your key responsibilities will include:
Workday Configuration & Optimization: Independently design, configure, and maintain Workday Canadian Payroll and other related modules, ensuring data accuracy, compliance. collective agreement requirements, and operational efficiency.
Collaboration: Partner with Payroll, HR, business stakeholders, Centers of Excellence, and other Workday Module Leads to document requirements, assess feasibility, validate design options, coordinate testing, and gather feedback.
Testing & Enhancements: Develop and execute test plans, identify system enhancement opportunities, and recommend optimizations.
Support & Training:
Provide Tier 2 support for payroll cycles, troubleshooting calculation/configuration issues, auditing and documenting root cause and prevention steps.
Prepare and deliver training materials, guides, and documentation for Payroll & other processes.
Compliance & Best Practices: Stay updated on Workday industry standards and ensure compliance with data security, privacy regulations, and reporting needs.
Data Accuracy: Perform regular audits and corrections to maintain the integrity of Workday data.
Release Reviews: Monitor Workday releases and communicate impacts to relevant stakeholders.
Backlog Management: Own the intake, assessment, prioritization, and delivery of Workday Payroll enhancements, break-fixes, and operational issues, collaborating with stakeholders to balance business needs and system capacity.
You Are a Great Fit If You:
Thrive in a fast-paced and growing environment while taking a keen interest in understanding our business and systems.
Are autonomous, innovative, and bring unique ideas to address solutions for stakeholders..
Take accountability and approach tasks with a detail-oriented mindset, ensuring compliance with guidelines, legislation, and collective agreements.
Value teamwork and believe in the power of a diverse community of professionals working together toward shared goals.
Have prior experience performing in a role in the HR Systems or Workday configuration team
What We’re Looking For:
Required Qualifications:
A bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field.
3+ years of demonstrable hands-on experience configuring Workday Canadian Payroll in a multi-unionized environment with complex rules.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain technical details.
Proven analytical and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail.
Proficiency in Workday configuration and Microsoft Office tools such as Excel.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with configuration of Workday Benefits, Time Tracking, Compensation or another Workday module is an asset.
Project Management experience and familiarity with company acquisitions are considered assets.
Experience in complex unionized environments with multiple collective agreements.
Workday certifications in Payroll, HCM and/or other Workday modules preferred.
A Payroll Compliance Professional (PCP) or Payroll Leadership Professional (PLP) designation is considered an asset.
Written and spoken bilingualism (French and English) are considered assets.
Strong knowledge of Canadian federal and provincial payroll legislation and regulatory requirements, including applicable Canada Revenue Agency and Revenu Québec requirements, is considered an asset.
Why Join Us?
Be part of an innovative team that is advancing payroll and HR systems solutions.
Access opportunities for professional growth, learning, and Workday certification.
Collaborate with experienced HR, Payroll, and business professionals while contributing to modernized HR processes and an improved employee experience.
What’s in It for You
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Pay Range: $61,220 - $80,000
The Base Pay range may vary depending on the successful candidate or other relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience and education/training. In addition to Base Pay, eligible Medavie employees may participate in various performance-based incentive programs. Payments under these programs are discretionary and subject to both individual and organizational results.
We believe our employees should reflect the communities we serve and welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. To provide the best experience possible, we will support you with accommodations or adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Simply inform our Recruitment team of your needs. We are committed to making sure recruitment, retention, advancement, and compensation are fair and accessible while following all relevant human rights and privacy laws. We appreciate everyone who has shown interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
While Medavie may use automated tools, including AI, to support application screening, candidates are expected to complete all recruitment interactions independently—without AI assistance—to ensure a fair and equitable process.
If you experience any technical issues throughout the application process, please email: Medavie.Recruitment@medavie.ca.
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Who we are
We’re a team of over 8,000 professionals serving clients from coast-to-coast with operations in most provinces. We provide health benefits to nearly 1 in 10 Canadians and manage emergency medical services for nearly 1 in 15 Canadians.
We’ve been a leading health services partner for individuals, employers and governments across Canada for 80 years and a premier all-in-one carrier that provides health, dental, travel, life and disability benefits to individuals and organizations.
We've been recognized as one of Canada's Most Admired Corporate Cultures, one of Canada's Top 100 Employers, and an Imagine Caring Company.
What we value
Our values are inherent to our culture and provide the framework for each interaction we have and transaction we make, while providing a clear set of expectations to empower employees to do the right thing for everyone we serve. We are:
Caring – We show compassion in everything we do
Accountable – We follow through on our commitments
Responsive – We have the courage to act and adapt
Innovative – We encourage and value new ideas
Community-minded – We achieve more together
More than simply a poster on the wall, our mission of improving the wellbeing of Canadians represents the purpose of our organization ― and we align that with our culture.
What we give back
As a not-for-profit organization, we don’t answer to shareholders. Instead, we invest our earnings in our business, our communities and, most importantly, our employees. We use some of these earnings to support:
Programs to support causes that are close to our employees' hearts, matching the volunteer hours and donations they contribute
An annual United Way workplace campaign led by employees in each of our locations
The Medavie Foundation, which invests in community initiatives and organizations that improve the wellbeing of Canadians, focuses on some of the most pressing mental and physical health challenges facing Canadians.
We want to meet you as you are
At Medavie Blue Cross, we foster a culture of openness, understanding and a sense of belonging where everyone can bring their true selves to work. Nearly 70% of our management roles are held by women and we’re committed to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace where everyone is valued for who they are and what they contribute. We will accommodate people with disabilities during the recruitment, selection and hiring processes.
What we offer
If you live our values and deliver results, you’ll experience meaningful, rewarding work in a purpose-centred, inclusive organization that provides:
Flexible work options: We want you to work where you work best. We offer work from home, from the office, or a hybrid of the two, while ensuring you feel connected to your team and to our purpose. Our flexibility goes beyond location. We also have flexible working hours and part-time options available.
Competitive compensation: We believe in rewarding our employees for the skills they bring to their jobs and the results they deliver. This includes competitive compensation that will reflect your experience and expertise and annual performance-based incentives, a 100% employer-matched defined contribution pension plan, an employee RRSP, one-on-one financial counselling, vacation and personal days to help you rest, refuel and balance your life.
Career Growth: Internal talent mobility and growth are an integral part of our success. Employees are empowered to own their career development and have rewarding experiences in a variety of work areas. Supportive leadership will encourage and coach you to maximize your potential so you can access multiple learning pathways to develop. Our leadership development program and other programs, such as mentoring, performance-based management and education assistance, are offered to provide employees with an environment of lifelong learning.
Outstanding benefits: Wellbeing is at the centre of everything we do and this starts with our employees. To help you take a proactive approach to your health, we provide: