Workday Specialist

Job Location: Mumbai (Goregaon East)

Work Shift: EMEA (1:30 pm - 10:30 pm IST)

Interested candidates please share your updates resumes to vdias@russellinvestments.com

Role & responsibilities:

• Lead Workday HCM Configuration: Serve as the technical expert for advanced Workday configuration, focusing on performance management, time and absence management, benefits, recruiting, onboarding, and talent analytics dashboards. 
• Reporting and Data Analysis: Conduct complex report writing and data analysis including insights and recommendations, to support management and executive decision-making, with a strong emphasis on talent metrics and insights. 
• Manage Organizational Changes: Oversee complex organizational changes within Workday, providing advanced functional support for issues and ensuring smooth transitions. 
• Integrations Management: Support inbound and outbound Workday integrations, including design, testing, troubleshooting, and ensuring data integrity across systems. 
• Security and Compliance: Provide primary security administration and IT audit support, ensuring compliance with internal policies and best practices. 
• Enhancements and Testing: Configure enhancements or changes in Workday HRIS and lead comprehensive testing cycles, actively reviewing new functionalities to ensure optimal performance. 
• Client Support: Offer backup support for the HR Service Center by responding to escalated client-service requests, ensuring high-quality service delivery. 

Preferred candidate profile:

• Bachelors degree in related field
• Workday HCM Certification Preferred
• 4+ years or experience as a Workday Specialist using extensive functional knowledge of the
  Workday HCM product suite (including Recruiting, Learning, Performance, Advanced Comp, Benefits, Absence, and Time).  
• 4+ years of Workday HCM administration experience, including advanced reporting, security administration, business process administration, and integrations. 
• Must be able to exercise discretion and judgment with little to no supervision in carrying out daily tasks.
• Ability to operate independently and make decisions with little direct supervision.
• Excellent research, analytical, and critical thinking skills, with the ability to leverage data influence decision-making.
• Good project, prioritization, & time management skills, ability to handle multiple priorities, organize work and meet deadline
• Proven experience in talent analytics and dashboard creation within Workday. 
• Experience with ADP Workforce Now preferred. 
• Demonstrated ability to drive efforts to standardize, optimize, and simplify processes and technical solutions. 

Core Values

• Demonstrates integrity and discretion in handling sensitive information, ensuring strict confidentiality at all times.
• Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication and collaboration skills with all levels of management
• Strong organizational skills including the ability to adapt to shifting priorities and meet frequent deadlines,
• Demonstrated proactive approach to problem-solving with strong judgment and decision-making capability.
• Highly resourceful and collaborative team-player, with the ability to also be independently effective and exude initiative and a sense of urgency.
• Exemplifies our customer-focused, action-oriented, results-driven culture.
• Forward looking thinker, who actively seeks opportunities, has a desire for continuous learning, and proposes solutions.
• Dedicated to the firms values of non-negotiable integrity, valuing our people, exceeding client expectations, and embracing intellectual curiosity and rigor.