Senior Workday HR Systems Consultant

Project overview

The assignment focuses on expanding and optimizing a global Workday platform, with emphasis on bringing additional European countries live.

Profile of the suited interim professional:

• Lead end-to-end Workday country rollouts across Europe, from requirements and design through configuration, testing, go-live and hypercare
• Set up Workday modules, including Core HCM, organizational structures, business processes, security, reporting and compensation configuration
• Translate country-specific HR and payroll needs into scalable Workday solutions while keeping global governance intact
• Set up country-specific elements like absence plans, holiday calendars, work schedules and local process variations
• Troubleshoot intricate functional problems spanning modules, business processes and security setups
• Support data quality through checks, clean-up activities and resolution of internal errors
• Produce operational and ad-hoc reports or data extracts for HR services and decision-making
• Collaborate with HR, Payroll, Finance and IT stakeholders to handle dependencies, including integrations, and promote adoption
• Create instructions, documentation and training content to support change management
• Extensive practical experience implementing, configuring and supporting Workday internationally
• Proven track record delivering Workday country implementations, ideally in multiple EU countries
• Thorough functional configuration expertise in Core HCM, covering structures, processes, security and reporting
• Practical experience in additional Workday areas such as Absence, Compensation, Recruiting/Onboarding, Time Tracking or Talent/Performance
• Solid analytical and problem-solving abilities, with the capacity to independently handle complex configuration matters
• Effective stakeholder management skills across both global and local teams
• Fluent English, both written and spoken
• Good understanding of European HR requirements and data privacy topics such as GDPR

Project details

• Start: flexible
• Location: Utrecht, Utrecht, Flevoland, NL
• Languages: English