About Pacific Blue Cross

Pacific Blue Cross (PBC) has been British Columbia's leading benefits provider for over 80 years. We are an independent, not-for-profit society with strong roots in BC’s health care system. We provide health, dental, life, disability, and travel coverage to 1 in 3 British Columbians through employee group plans and individual plans.

We are fueled by a commitment to keep health care sustainable for all British Columbians. Through our PBC Health Foundation, we fund projects that improve health outcomes directly related to mental health and wellbeing as well as the prevention and/or management of chronic disease. We are interested in finding people who want to make a difference and who are looking to grow their career with us.

We offer an attractive compensation and benefits package. Our workplace culture values health and wellness, diversity and equality, continuing education, environmental sustainability and giving back to the community.

Perks

• Flexible working hours of 7.5 hours per day, Monday to Friday (i.e., 37.5 hours per week).
• Paid vacation starts at 4 weeks per year, and increases with years of service.
• Hybrid work environment (i.e., a combination of work from office and work from home days).
• Generous benefits, including extended health, dental, and life insurance; depending on the plan that you choose, these benefit premiums can be 100% paid by PBC.
• PBC contributes the equivalent of 8% of your base salary to a Defined Contribution pension plan. No employee contribution or matching is required, giving you more take-home pay.
• Onsite gym, cafeteria, and access to virtual doctors/counsellors 24/7 via our Employee Family Assistance Program!

About the Position

• We are searching for a permanent Senior Analyst, HR Technology & Analytics to join our Human Resources team.

• PBC’s compensation program is built on a pay-for-performance philosophy, rewarding both individual and organizational achievements. The typical hiring range for this position is $100,000 - $120,000 per year, with the starting salary determined based on a combination of skills, education, experience, and internal equity. As part of our total rewards package, you’ll be eligible for our annual bonus program.

If you’re someone who wants to lead the design, configuration, optimization, security administration and governance of PBC’s HR systems, with deep expertise in Workday HCM, Security Administration, Payroll and integrations, we want to hear from you.

We offer an attractive compensation and benefits package. Our workplace culture values health and wellness, diversity and equality, continuing education, environmental sustainability and giving back to the community.

This role is currently working hybrid from home and from our head office in Burnaby, BC. Apply this week if you would like to take on this role.

Key Ways This Position Makes An Impact

The Senior Analyst, HR Technology & Analytics works at the intersection of HR systems architecture, HCM and payroll execution, and requires a strong understanding of how upstream HR transactions flow through payroll processing, integrations, controls, and compliance in a complex environment.

In this role you’ll serve as a strategic and hands-on systems partner across Core HCM, Security Administration, Recruitment, Absence, Benefits, Payroll & Time Tracking.

This role acts as a trusted advisor and center of our Workday ecosystem, ensuring accuracy, data integrity and scalable system design across the employee lifecycle.

You will lead end‑to‑end Workday system implementations as they arise, including new module deployments and major enhancements for Recruitment and Advanced Compensation, from requirements definition through configuration, testing, and go‑live support.

In this role, you’ll develop advanced reporting and interactive dashboards, incorporating calculated fields and complex data flows to provide stakeholders with real time visibility and audit focused workforce insights.

You will develop bargaining related report requests inclusive of time and attendance, payroll, disability, absenteeism, etc.

The senior analyst will maintain a deep expertise in Workday Core HCM, Recruitment, Absence, Benefits, Payroll, business process framework, and security model.

In this role, you’ll evaluate security configurations and their impact on data visibility, integrity, and reporting access while ensuring data governance and compliance controls across sensitive fields.

As senior analyst, the role evaluates and maintains complex security configurations and leads regular system audits to ensure rigorous data governance while optimizing workday and reducing manual interventions through improved upstream controls and automation.

This role leads or supports evaluation and implementation of Workday releases impacting Payroll, Absence, and Time Tracking (PATT).

Key Experiences You Bring To This Role

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Human Resources, Management Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field.

• Workday certifications in HCM, Security Administration, Payroll, Reporting, Talent, or related modules.

• 5 or more years of advanced Workday experience in a techno‑functional role, including system configuration and functional design.

• Strong experience with Workday Core HCM, Recruitment, Time & Attendance, Absence, Benefits, and Payroll (an asset).

• Experience supporting Workday releases, system enhancements, and optimization initiatives.

• Solid understanding of data flows, integrations, Business Process Framework, and cross‑module dependencies.

• Proven ability to lead Workday module implementation.

• Experience managing, querying, and analyzing data using tools such as SQL, Python, R, Tableau, PowerBI, or similar.

• Experience in working with both union and non-unionized environment.

If you’re excited about taking on this opportunity, we invite you to apply today and start the conversation with us about this position.

Please apply via our website this week at http://www.pbchbs.com/company/careers/

While we thank all applicants for their interest, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

PBC is an Indigenous Works employer of choice, an Insurance Business Canada Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion award winner, one of Canada’s Greenest employers, a Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion (CCDI) employer partner, and a Pride at Work partner.

We strive to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and employees feel empowered to freely participate and contribute regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ability, education level, parental status, or socioeconomic status. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates.

To request an accommodation in completing this job application, testing, interviewing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to careers@pac.bluecross.ca*. These accommodation requests will be reviewed confidentially and, on a case-by-case basis by Human Resources.*