Business Analyst - Absence, Time & Attendance

Business Analyst - Absence, Time & Attendance

Location: Barcelona, Spain

About the role

As Business Analyst – Absence, Time & Attendance within our Digital People Services team, you'll be the operational backbone of our global Time & Attendance solutions, ensuring tens of thousands of Sanofi employees worldwide have accurate, compliant, and user-friendly systems for managing their working time and absences. Ready to get started?

Join our Digital Delivery & Operations team, a key enabler of Sanofi's People & Culture strategy. You'll work in a dynamic, portfolio-based environment supporting diverse solutions including Workday Time Tracking and Absence Management across our global footprint. This hands-on, technically engaged role combines strong Workday expertise with analytical thinking in a complex, multi-country environment where getting it right is both an operational necessity and a direct expression of Sanofi's commitment to its people.

About Sanofi

Sanofi is a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to supporting people through their health challenges, committed to chasing the miracles of science to improve people's lives. Our team across some 100 countries transforms the practice of medicine - providing life-changing treatments and life-saving vaccines to millions globally, with sustainability and social responsibility at the center of our ambitions. Our values - Aim Higher, Act for Patients, Be Bold, and Lead Together - guide everything we do.

Main responsibilities:

Gather and analyze business requirements from HR and People Services stakeholders for system changes, enhancements, and new country rollouts, translating them into clear functional specifications

Configure Workday Time Tracking and Absence Management modules hands-on, including time calculation rules, absence plans, accrual policies, work schedules, and shift patterns aligned with local regulations

Create and maintain comprehensive documentation including design documents, configuration workbooks, process flows, and user guides to ensure audit-ready standards and effective knowledge transfer

Support incident management and problem resolution for Time & Attendance systems, working with IT support teams to troubleshoot issues and implement permanent fixes

Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Digital Product Owners, HR business stakeholders, People Services teams, and external vendors to deliver reliable, compliant solutions

Drive continuous improvement initiatives by identifying optimization opportunities in configurations and processes to enhance the employee experience

Stay current with Workday releases and assess the impact of new features on existing configurations, ensuring systems remain up-to-date and compliant

About you

Experience in HR technology with demonstrated hands-on experience configuring Workday Time Tracking and/or Absence Management modules in complex, multinational environments

Strong technical knowledge & experience of time entry templates, calculation rules and integration capabilities is required

Workday Time Tracking and/or Absence Management certification is a big plus

Business analysis skills including requirements gathering, process analysis, and functional specification writing, with proven experience in test planning and UAT coordination

Multi-country expertise with familiarity in working time regulations, collective agreements, shift patterns, and absence policy variations across different countries

Strong communication and collaboration abilities with cross-cultural sensitivity and the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders

Education: Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Information Systems, Business Administration, or related field

Languages: English proficiency required; additional languages advantageous for global collaboration

Why choose us?

Meaningful global impact – directly shape the time and attendance experience for tens of thousands of Sanofi employees worldwide, ensuring fair treatment and accurate compensation

Technical excellence and growth – develop deep Workday platform expertise with access to certification pathways and Sanofi's global learning ecosystem

Complex, rewarding challenges – work with diverse international regulations, policies, and shift patterns across Sanofi's global footprint

Collaborative, inclusive culture – join a diverse international team united by operational excellence and employee experience, supported by modern hybrid working arrangements

Career development opportunities – clear Progression pathways within Digital People Services and broader Digital Delivery organization, with cross-functional exposure and continuous learning

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