Workday Functional Lead

About Us

A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there’s something for everyone to get stuck into. And that’s where you come in.

Our Opportunity

We are currently looking for two Fixed-Term (12-18 months) Workday Functional Leads to join our Global HRIS function and support the smooth operation of the Workday tool. This is an individual contributor role, where you will ‘lead your functional area, not a role with any people leadership. We’re looking for someone who can be a subject matter expert with prime responsibility for three Workday Functional Areas from:

• HCM
• Absence
• Compensation & Benefits
• Recruiting
• Talent & Performance
• Reporting & Analytics
• Security

This is a Global role, and whilst recruited in the UK, can be based anywhere with an overlap of 4-5 hours with the UK timezone. Due to the spread of our workforce, the preference would be to hire these positions in central Europe and/or the Middle East/Asia.

Key Requirements:

Reporting to the HR Applications Director, your tasks will include, but not be limited to, the following:

• Accountable for the application management of the GTS Workday instance and will be a key member of the Global HRIS team (Tier 3)
• Maintain system configurations for assigned Functional Areas
• Monitor Workday Releases and plan adoption of required functionality, including testing
• Engage in the Workday Community, raising and voting on brainstorms to support GTS requirements
• Ensure integrity and quality of data in the HRIS database including, but not limited to, security, organizational structures, reporting catalogs, and staffing details; taking necessary actions to update the system
• Monitor and respond to customer requests regarding system complications; malfunctions or enhancements
• Escalate Workday bugs to Workday via Customer Central cases
• Correspond with global HR and other HRIS team members regarding new or requested system changes
• Maintain a system of record for all change requests, test results and configuration changes
• Assist with mass data loads using EIB or OX, including – but not limited to – restructures, acquisitions, and annual compensation reviews
• Knowledge sharing and informal on-the-job training of Tier 2 colleagues (Country HRIS)
• Ensure the appropriate end-users are receiving the data necessary to complete their work in a proficient and timely manner, while also ensuring data privacy and system integrity

Human skills:

• Analytical thinking with a big-picture perspective
• Able to anticipate downstream impacts to system changes

Experience required:

• Demonstrated experience in Workday application management or implementations
• Experience managing complex people technology solution from design to delivery and post go live support
• A good understanding of the principals of Personal Data Protection and implementation of DP practices in global HR applications

Qualifications:

• Certification (or proof of Workday licensed training) in relevant Workday Functional Modules
• Formal qualifications in a related field of study, or an equivalent combination of education and experience

What to expect

We aim to complete a 2 stage virtual interview process covering technical and behavioural competencies.

Reasonable adjustments are available with prior notice so please let the Talent Acquisition (TA) partner know if this would be necessary. To find out what reasonable adjustments are, and what might be available, your TA partner will be happy to discuss this with you. We may close this role early if we quickly identify suitably strong applicants.

What We Can Offer

We’re committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training, development and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry. We hire from within as our first priority, so you’ll have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse, global organisation.

Flexibility

Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

Thank you for your interest in Hitachi Rail. If your application is of interest, we will be in contact. Please do not hesitate to discover more about us and our latest jobs at https://www.hitachirail.com/careers.

At Hitachi Rail, there is a place for everyone. We welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and world view. It is our commitment to create an inclusive environment - we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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