Workday Manager, HR Reporting & Analytics
AI summary of the role
Rakuten seeks a people manager for its Global Workday Reporting & Analytics team, supporting 33,000+ employees and 22,000+ contingent workers.
No longer in the current catalog. Last included 2026-09-09. Check the employer’s posting for availability.
What you’ll do
- Lead a small team of analysts/consultants/developers (1–3), providing guidance, feedback, and career development.
- Consult with HR functional teams and HR Business Partners to understand needs, assess ROI, and prioritize work.
- Support rollout of a third-party people analytics platform by overseeing requirements creation, data mapping, UAT, validation, and end-user enablement.
- Translate stakeholder questions into clear requirements and deliver scalable Workday reports using Report Writer, calculated fields, dashboards, Prism, Discovery Boards, and Worksheets.
What you’ll bring
- 4+ years of experience with Workday reporting.
- Prior experience mentoring, coaching, or informally leading peers; 1+ years of people management experience preferred.
- Demonstrated advanced experience creating Workday reports, calculated fields, dashboards, and security considerations.
- Experience designing/using Workday Prism data sources, Discovery Boards, and Worksheets.
Technologies
Workday · Workday Report Writer · Workday Calculated Fields · Workday Prism · Discovery Boards · Workday Worksheets · Workday HCM · Visier · ChartHop · Crunchr
Source and classification
Internal deployment & tooling · Evidence for this classification:
growing organization? We’re seeking a people manager to join our People Reporting & Analytics team at Rakuten. In this role, you will manage a portion of our team while also contributing to hands-on delivery. This role is part of the Global Workday Reporting & Analytics team - we support all 33,000+ Rakuten employees and 22,000+ contingent workers. You will consult with customers to understand their business needs and translate them into reporting solutions – emphasizing Workday capabilities like Report Writer, Calculated Fields, Dashboards, scheduling, Prism Data Sources, Discovery Boards, and Worksheets to create automated, scalable reporting. You’ll also support the implementation and adoption of a third-party people analytics platform, helping us expand trusted self-service insights across the business. This is a new role created due to the success and growth of the team. This
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