Workday Core HR Specialist

Job Specification

Workday Core HR Specialist

JOB SUMMARY:

Client has implemented the following modules and is continuously improving the corresponding functionalities: Core HR, Performance, Talent, Core and Advanced Compensation, Security, Integrations, Recruiting, Reporting.

Member of the Global Workday Team, the Workday Specialist is in charge of:

• Providing assistance to the corresponding Workday HR end-users
• Implementing agreed new Workday functionalities
• Supporting the HR community in designing and testing functionalities
• Performing day-to-day support relating to the Global Workday Application
• Contributing to the continuous improvement of the services delivered by the Workday Support Team
• Supporting the HR Process owners and the Workday Training Manager in designing training materials
• Delivering training sessions to the HR community in English and/or other languages

The primary area of Responsibility of the Workday Core HR Specialist is of course Workday Core HCM, but the corresponding applicant should be willing to grow on ( or to learn)  additional Workday modules (especially the Recruiting one), and be ready to contribute to the implementation of new modules from 2020 onward.

KEY TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES:

This HRIS Specialist should:

Daily Support activities:

• Process the issues raised by the end users according to the agreed procedure
• Provide ad-hoc assistance to the identified HR Key users to continuously improve their knowledge
• Process the requests raised by the Key users (Security role assignment, Specific data loads, update the core set-up configuration) in compliance with the existing procedures)

Projects:

• Support the Global Functional leads during the Design phase (accuracy of the requirements, consistency of the design against the existing configuration, …)
• Translate business needs into configuration changes, create documentation and bring in other technology owners as impacts are identified
• Write test scripts; complete functional testing and sign off configurations, reports and integrations before they are moved to production

Communication/Training:

• Identify and propose Communication actions to the network of HR User or the full community of Workday Users
• Build End-User guides (relating to a specific project or to identified needs from the End-users)

Strategy:

• Proposing initiatives for rolling-out additional Workday functionalities
• Participating actively in the global Workday community to suggest and support ideas of improvements and anticipate software changes

MAIN REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Good knowledge and expertise in the administration of an HR information systems (ideally Workday) either as a Workday Consultant and/or as Champion HR End-User in an International company
• Good knowledge of HR Processes
• Proficiency in English Language
• Excellent communication skills both orally and in writing
• Ability to learn quickly new HRIS topics
• Ability to transfer knowledge to his peers and/or to the HR community
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and in database management solutions
• Strong customer service, ability to work collaboratively and interface with all levels within the organization
• Ability to identify areas of improvement relating t to the quality of services of the an HRIS Support Team
• Rigorous in applying agreed procedures
• Ability to efficiently work with Contacts located in multiple time zones.