Workday Configuration Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Workday Configuration Specialist

$32hr

M-F 8am – 5pm CST

We’re hiring for a Workday Configuration Specialist with a premier financial service organization in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  If you’re a motivated professional with experience configuring, customizing, and governing Workday functionality, it could be the perfect fit.  This role will start off as a 1 year contract with a good chance for an extension or possible hire.    This role will support our Workday Configuration Leads across Workday modules.  This is a REMOTE role.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Workday Configuration Specialist supports the Workday platform by configuring, customizing, and governing Workday functionality to support our strategic objectives. The person in this role will respond to tickets, incidents, and requests from end-users in addition to partnering on longer-term and more complex projects. On the HR Systems team, we love all things data, tools, and processes. We prioritize the user and customer experience. We use data to guide and inform our business decisions while remaining open to experimentation and iteration. Unsatisfied with what is, we are continuously questioning if something could be better, embracing diverse and entrepreneurial thought processes. We believe in fostering a positive working environment of empowerment, inclusion, and engagement while coaching and mentoring new leaders within the organization.

OUTCOMES DRIVEN BY THIS ROLE :

Optimized configuration and smooth operation of Workday. Analyzes configuration and compares to desired functionality to diagnose gaps, roadblocks, and inefficiencies. Outstanding customer service. Responds quickly, professionally, and with a consultative focus to tickets, requests, and incidents. Provides technical support, troubleshooting, and guidance to end-users. Maintains good communication on progress, roadblocks, and options. Future-proof design. Conducts quality assurance reviews regularly to deliver effective and scalable solutions; evaluates and documents team procedures; conducts knowledge transfer with end users as appropriate. Implements enhancements that improve Workday's reliability and performance. Data integrity in Workday. Maintains data cleanliness by crafting and running audits, analyzing data, and supporting day to day transactional review and approval processes. Streamlined Workday release experiences. Manages release planning, identifying impact and enhancement opportunities associated with a new release, and communicates openly. Supports regression testing and introduction of required changes as new Workday releases are introduced A collaborative and informed team. Manages Workday team knowledge base to ensure critical knowledge-sharing opportunities exist and information can be accessed on demand by all relevant partners.

OUR MOST SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES WILL HAVE :

• Experience with Workday configuration, across at least two Workday modules (e.g. Talent and Performance, Absence and Time-Tracking, Recruiting, Core HCM, etc.), supporting a mid-to-large-sized business (position likely requires at least three years of experience in a similar role)
• Familiarity with HR business processes, metrics, and best practices; experience partnering with functional stakeholders to build Workday configuration that meets business needs
• Experience solving configuration and integration issues through root-cause analysis, deep understanding of cross-stream and down-stream impacts, and independent testing
• A need to get things done, a proven sense of urgency, drive, ownership, and accountability; organization and project management skills
• Resourcefulness and a knack for navigating challenges independently
• The ability to manage conflict and difficult partners, strong prioritization skills, and excellent customer-service orientation

If you meet the qualifications above and are seeking an exciting, competitively compensated position in the Milwaukee area, apply online with Adecco today.  This incredible opportunity is available immediately! Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401k plan. Our program provides employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs.  Available paid leave may include Paid Sick Leave, where required by law; any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law; and Holiday pay upon meeting eligibility criteria.

Pay Details : $32.00 per hour

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

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