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Yochana

Workday Adaptive Planning Analyst

Contract · In Office · North Carolina (USA)

Posted Jul 15, 2026

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  • Position: Workday Adaptive Planning Analyst
  • Location: Charlotte, NC/ Raleigh, NC/ Atlanta, GA(On site)
  • Duration: 12 Months Contract

Job Description:

  • Modeling in Adaptive Planning
  • Designing workforce planning models for headcount, fulfilment & Gaps, Supply vs demand, and scenario analysis.
  • Extensively worked on Models, Sheets, Dashboards, Reports and integrations
  • Implementing custom calculations, assumptions, and business rules.
  • Ensuring Adaptive models align with FP&A requirements.
  • Data Integration
  • Connecting Adaptive with Workday HCM and Prism on various tenants
  • Handling data transformation & validation to ensure accuracy in reports.
  • Performance Optimization
  • Improving model efficiency by reducing formula complexity and optimizing data structures.
  • Managing large datasets and ensuring real-time sync between Adaptive & external systems.
  • Automating workflows for forecast submission & approval processes.
  • Extraction of Adaptive data and integration with 3rd party tools.

Must Have Skills/Prior Experiences:

  • Minimum of 5-8 years of experience in HR Technology projects and teams.
  • Minimum of 3 years of hands-on experience specifically in configuring and managing Adaptive Planning workforce planning modules within the Workday platform.
  • Strong knowledge on designing and building complex Models, Sheets, Dashboards, Reporting, Administration, and Integrations etc., HR processes and practices, particularly in the areas of Strategic Workforce Planning.
  • Responsible for planning, designing, configuring, and testing solution options in Workday Adaptive Planning, ensuring alignment with organizational workforce planning strategies and policies.
  • Work closely with stakeholders to translate business needs into requirements, conduct gap analysis, and recommend appropriate solutions and business process workflows.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert for business stakeholders, to support workforce planning processes such as Headcount & Cost Planning, Resource & Capacity Planning, Strategic Workforce Planning, and Talent Planning.
  • Collaborate with Skills, Reporting and business end-users to implement and optimize functionalities within Workday.
  • Assist production support analysts for Workday Adaptive Planning, including analysis and troubleshooting of design, configurations, business processes, integrations, and data.
  • Create and maintain comprehensive product documentation, including updates for user guides, job aids, and training materials.
  • Communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the organization, providing insights and recommendations regarding workforce planning strategies, processes, and technology solutions.
  • Manage integrations with other planning systems such as Workday Prism Analytics, Tableau, Core HCM and Enterprise Skill Assessment tools.
  • Familiarity with Technology Development Life Cycle (TDLC) and Agile product delivery frameworks, as well as tools such as Rally, to facilitate efficient project management and collaboration.

Plus/Nice to Have Skills/Prior Experiences:

  • Experience using Rally Agile tool
  • Ability to create Test Scenarios and Cases

If interested, Please share your updated resume and let me know your best time to discuss further.

  • Thanks & Regards,
  • Karunakar Aakiti
  • Resource Specialist
  • [email protected]
  • Yochana Solutions INC.

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