Description

Key Responsibilities

Program & Project Leadership

  • Lead the global Workday process standardization program, ensuring harmonization across multiple geographies.
  • Define governance, program roadmaps, global templates, and rollout plans.
  • Manage vendors, system integrators, and cross-functional HR/IT stakeholders.
  • Track risks, issues, deliverables, and ensure on-time, in-scope delivery.

Functional & Process Expertise

  • Act as SME in Workday modules, covering Core HCM, Payroll, Benefits, Recruiting, Compensation, Absence, Time Tracking, and Learning.
  • Conduct workshops with HR, Payroll, and business stakeholders to define global processes.
  • Develop standardized global process designs and configurations, balancing global consistency with local statutory needs.
  • Validate HR processes against Workday product capabilities and identify gaps or required extensions.
  • Support policy alignment, change impact analysis, and HR operating model adjustments.

Technical & Integration Oversight

  • Oversee integrations between Workday and downstream systems (Payroll providers, Finance systems, Benefits platforms, Identity/Access Management, etc.).
  • Collaborate with integration teams to design interfaces, data flows, and reporting frameworks.
  • Ensure compliance with global data privacy regulations (GDPR, HIPAA, etc.).
  • Direct system testing (SIT, UAT), data validation, and cutover activities.

Stakeholder & Change Management

  • Act as the primary liaison between HR, IT, Finance, and regional leaders.
  • Drive business readiness, training, and adoption of standardized Workday processes.
  • Deliver executive-level updates, KPIs, and RAG dashboards to sponsors.
  • Align program with HR transformation and shared services strategy.

 

Deliverables & Success Measures

  • Delivery of global Workday process templates and design standards.
  • Alignment of HR policies, workflows, and data models across all regions.
  • Seamless integrations with backend HR/Finance/Payroll systems.
  • 90% adherence to standardized processes within 6 months post-rollout.
  • Smooth transition to steady-state governance and support models.

 

Required Qualifications

  • 10+ years of HRIS/IT project management experience.
  • 5+ years hands-on Workday implementation or process design experience.
  • Deep SME knowledge across multiple Workday modules (Core HCM mandatory; Payroll, Recruiting, Compensation, Benefits, Absence, Time Tracking, Learning strongly preferred).
  • Strong experience in global HR process harmonization and standardization projects.
  • Proven experience managing global stakeholders, vendors, and SI partners.
  • Excellent communication and executive reporting skills.
  • PMP, Prince2, or Workday certification preferred

Key Skills
Education

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