Senior People Analyst

We are seeking a Senior People Analyst to join our People Experience Team at Waka Kotahi. The successful candidate will be responsible for configuring, testing, and maintaining Workday, leading cyclical events, and providing guidance and mentoring to People Analysts. The role involves working at the intersection of people data, Workday configuration, and experience design.

Requirements

• Solid experience in HR systems, or HCM configuration, ideally in Workday
• Deep technical capability – you understand how systems, data, and processes really hang together
• Comfortable working with ambiguity and competing priorities without defaulting to over‐engineering
• A strong eye for detail, balanced with pragmatism
• A continuous improvement mindset – you’re curious and have the end user in mind

Benefits

• Life Insurance
• Income Protection
• Critical illness Insurance