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Senior People Technology Specialist, Workday
Herbert Smith Freehills. Act as a senior Workday subject matter expert and provide technical leadership across Workday modules and People Technology solutions .
Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates extensive expertise in Workday configuration, optimization, and project delivery, with a strong focus on stakeholder collaboration and process improvement. Capable of translating business needs into effective technology solutions while ensuring data integrity and governance.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Workday Core HCM ExpertiseWorkday Project DeliveryWorkday Reporting and DashboardsStakeholder ManagementAnalytical Problem-Solving
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Hard Skills
Workday ConfigurationWorkday OptimizationWorkday EnhancementsCalculated FieldsData GovernanceHR ProcessesTest Strategy DevelopmentRoot Cause AnalysisSystem TroubleshootingTechnology Solutions
Soft Skills
Stakeholder ManagementMentoringCommunicationOrganizational SkillsCuriosity
Tools & Technologies
WorkdayMicrosoft OfficeExcel
Industry Keywords
People TechnologyPayrollRecruitmentCompensationTalent & PerformanceTime TrackingBenefits
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Act as a senior Workday subject matter expert and provide technical leadership across Workday modules and People Technology solutions
- Lead the design, configuration, delivery and optimisation of Workday enhancements, projects and system improvements
- Translate business requirements into scalable technology solutions with People Operations, Payroll, Recruitment, IT and business stakeholders
- Own solution design, impact assessments, configuration and delivery outcomes for Workday projects and enhancements
- Lead testing activities, including test strategy development, scenario creation and coordination of business user testing
- Manage complex system issues through troubleshooting, root cause analysis and resolution
- Develop and maintain Workday reports, dashboards and calculated fields
- Ensure governance, security and data integrity across the Workday environment
- Contribute to the People Technology roadmap by identifying opportunities for process improvement, automation, user experience and self-service
- Support knowledge sharing and capability building through training, documentation, mentoring and guidance
- Evaluate and implement new Workday functionality, including bi-annual releases
- Collaborate with internal Technology teams to manage dependencies, assess system impacts and support change delivery
Requirements
What you’ll need- Minimum 3 years' experience supporting, configuring and optimising Workday
- Strong expertise in Workday Core HCM and Recruitment
- Experience across additional modules such as Compensation, Talent & Performance, Peakon, Time Tracking, Benefits or Payroll
- Proven experience delivering large-scale Workday projects, system enhancements and optimisation initiatives
- Strong knowledge of Workday reporting, calculated fields, dashboards, security and role-based access controls
- Experience translating business requirements into scalable and sustainable technology solutions
- Sound understanding of HR processes, data governance and People Technology best practices
- Excellent stakeholder management skills
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and troubleshooting capabilities
- Experience mentoring and developing team members
- Exceptional communication skills across technical and non-technical global teams
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel
- Highly organised and able to thrive in a fast-paced, global environment
- Curiosity about new technology and openness to learning
Benefits
Comp & perks- Opportunities to learn on the job
- Tailored learning opportunities
- Daily experiences, supportive challenges, team collaboration, mentors, and structured learning opportunities
- Mental health and wellbeing support
- Holistic wellbeing fund
- Home office allowance
- Inclusive and respectful workplace culture