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Business Analyst - Absence, Time & Attendance

Barcelona, Spain Regular Posted on   Jul. 02, 2026 Closing on   Jul. 24, 2026 Salary Range   EUR 43,600.00 - 65,400.00
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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 proficiencyrequired; 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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Join Sanofi and step into a new era of science - where your growth can be just as transformative as the work we do. We invest in you to reach further, think faster, and do what’s never-been-done-before. You’ll help push boundaries, challenge convention, and build smarter solutions that reach the communities we serve. Ready to chase the miracles of science and improve people’s lives? Let’s Pursue Progress and Discover Extraordinary – together.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Final compensation will be determined based on demonstrated experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs.

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