Global (Workday) HRIS Data & Analytics Lead

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We are seeking an experienced, Workday-savvy Senior Lead in the Data & Analytics function. Reporting to the Global Senior Director, People Data Analytics & HRIS, you will shape and execute our global strategy for Workday data quality, analytics excellence, and insight-driven decision making.

This role is ideal for someone passionate about Workday data structures, complex reporting, data storytelling, and building an analytics culture that senior HR and business leaders trust.

• Align Workday data and analytics strategy with broader business and HR priorities, enabling consistent and scalable insights across all regions.
• Lead the creation and enforcement of global data governance practices within Workday, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and compliance across all HCM data domains (job architecture, compensation, talent, time, benefits, etc.).
• Establish data quality metrics, perform audits, and partner with HRIS to resolve systemic issues in Workday's data model.
• Manage data integrity remediation programs and drive improvements through validation rulebooks, governance councils, and exception handling processes.

• Oversee the design, build, and maintenance of Workday reports, Workday dashboards, Discovery Boards, Worksheets, and other analytics deliverables.
• Provide deep analytical leadership to interpret complex datasets, perform multi-variable workforce analyses, and answer strategic questions around headcount, attrition, compensation, performance, and workforce planning.
• Translate technical Workday data concepts into clear, actionable insights for C-suite, HR leaders, Finance partners, and business stakeholders.

• Lead the creation of high-impact dashboards and presentations that communicate data narratives clearly and compellingly.
• Ensure reporting frameworks are intuitive, scalable, and support both high-level executive views and operational workforce insights.
• Coach the organization in understanding and leveraging Workday data and reports.

• Partner with HRIS to evaluate and implement new Workday features 
• Drive automation of manual reporting processes using Workday, integrations, and scalable logic to reduce operational burden.
• Identify opportunities to streamline people data flows between Workday and downstream analytic tools.

• Lead the creation of high-impact dashboards and presentations that communicate data narratives clearly and compellingly.
• Ensure reporting frameworks are intuitive, scalable, and support both high-level executive views and operational workforce insights.
• Coach the organization in understanding and leveraging Workday data and reports.

• Deep expertise in Workday HCM reporting, including Advanced Reporting, Calculated Fields, Worksheets, Dashboards, and Workday's data model.
• Strong understanding of people data, HR processes, and global data governance.
• Proven ability to analyze complex datasets and turn them into clear, actionable insights.
• Experience leading a global analytics/reporting team and influencing senior executives.
• Exceptional communication and data visualization skills.
• Comfort operating in a fast-paced environment with simultaneous global initiatives.

• Flexibility to collaborate with global teams across multiple time zones.
• Strong attention to detail, data accuracy, and analytical rigor.

At Monks, we believe in fostering an environment where a diversity of perspectives can thrive. We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome and encourage qualified applicants, from all backgrounds, who are excited to contribute to our mission.  

This role is subject to our Return to Office (RTO) policy. If you reside within a commutable distance of one of our office locations, you will be expected to work from the office a set number of days per week. The specific details, including the number of required office days, will be in accordance with the company's then-current RTO policy, which is subject to change from time to time.

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This role is subject to our Return to Office (RTO) policy. If you reside within a commutable distance of one of our office locations, you will be expected to work from the office a set number of days per week. The specific details, including the number of required office days, will be in accordance with the company's then-current RTO policy, which is subject to change from time to time.

Monks has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what Monks may pay for the position at the time of posting. Monks may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on job-related factors, but not based on a candidate's sex or any other protected status.

About Monks 

Monks is the global, digital-first, data-driven, unitary operating brand of S4 Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global Marketing and Technology Services to redefine how brands interact with the world. Through Monks.Flow, its flagship AI ecosystem for marketing orchestration, Monks transforms marketing into a growth engine, collapsing timelines and connecting brands to culture in real time. By deploying bespoke intelligent agents across disciplines and delivering culturally relevant, high-impact creative and digital solutions, Monks solves key critical business challenges across the entire brand enterprise to help brands sustain long-term impact.

Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave: Global Marketing Services, ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies and remains the only partner featured in AdExchanger's Programmatic Power Players list every year Named Adweek's first AI Agency of the Year and The One Show's inaugural AI Pioneer Organization, Monks was also awarded Business Intelligence Group's 2025 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Award in both the Organizational and AI Product categories. As a trusted partner to cutting-edge innovators in tech, Monks earned titles such as Optimizely Experimentation Partner of the Year (2025), runner-up for the Adobe Firefly Partner Award (2024), and Workato's AI Visionary Customer Impact Award Additionally, Monks achieved a record-breaking number of FWAs and continues to hold the most of any partner.

We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.