UK CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: Yes

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: UK-Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS)

TRAVEL: No

Role

This role is to support our HR transformation journey to leverage Workday capabilities, extend the functionality available to the international population, drive our digital journey and enhance our employee experience. The role will report into the HR Technology Lead, International and will assist in being a functional conduit across the regions and countries in supporting new configuration and maintainance lifecycle for our international operations.

The role will also support implementation and on-going activities in respect of all HR systems deployed across International.  

Key Responsibilities

The main tasks and responsibilities of this job are as follows:

Workday

Develop a thorough understanding of the Workday business processes across all the key product areas (HCM, Recruiting, Compensation, Talent and Performance) noting any regional or country differences for the 7x International countries that the role supportsIdentify and research issues / system defects (with / without guidance) and formulate recommendations to the HR Technology LeadBe the first point of contact for International HR for any new Workday configuration requestsCreate test scenarios and coordinate testing and acceptanceCarryout user testing on behalf of Japan, South Korea, Poland, Saudi Arabia and the UAE and gain HR acceptance and approvalSupport the development of competence and capability within the local HR teams in relation to WorkdayProactively drive process improvement and new functionalityMaintain International master inventories for Workday documentation and data fieldsMaintain International Workday Quick Reference Guides and share updates with local HR teams as appropriateWork with the Change Management team to ensure Workday Knowledge Articles for International are readily available and ensure existing articles remain fit for purposeManage the annual recertification of assigned Workday security rolesSupport the implementation of additional Workday modules, changes and features across InternationalSupport the deployment of Workday to additional countries/entitiesCoordinate updates to data privacy notices with support from the Privacy office and International HREnsure that compliance requirements, including privacy, are maintainedEscalate issues as appropriate to the HR Technology Lead, International

This is not a Workday configuration role.

Other HR Technology

Support current and any upcoming HR technology implementations as requiredUndertake any other reasonable tasks as requested

Person Specification

To fulfil the requirements of this job, the post-holder must have the following skills and behaviours;

Skills:

Proven experience in Workday Core HR is essential, whilst having knowledge of other modules such as Compensation, Recruiting, Talent and Performance would be an advantageThe experience and knowledge to be able to pick up high-level requirements and clearly document them to hand off to the configuration teamExcellent understanding of HR processes and data managementExcellent analytical and problem-solving skillsStrong attention to detailStrong verbal and written communication skills – excellent listening capabilityProficient at multi-tasking, understanding priorities, working under pressure and to tight deadlines

Behaviours:

Well organisedPatient, understanding and love a challengeProactive and full of ideasSelf-motivated, able to work autonomously and collaboratively across teamsCultural sensitivity

Other

Flexibility on where the role will be based within the UKFlexibility on working hours may be required at times, due to time zones (US and Australia)

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