Senior HCM Systems Specialist (Workday)

About SEEK

SEEK’s portfolio of diverse businesses make a positive impact on a truly global scale. Our purpose is to help people live more fulfilling and productive working lives and help organisations succeed. We create world-class technology solutions to connect more people to relevant employment, education, small business and volunteer opportunities. We have a culture of high-performance in our workplaces and celebrate the diversity of our employees who contribute to the success of our organisation.

Life at SEEK

SEEK’s purpose is at the centre of everything we do. Our SEEK, which defines the way we work, is all about what makes us unique and a little bit different. Passion, Team, Delivery and Future are our principles that drive innovation and creativity. SEEK strives to support employee wellbeing by providing an amazing experience at work which led us to being named AFR BOSS Top 10 Best Places to Work in Technology (2021-2024). We are proud to work in an environment that's inclusive where everyone's unique ideas, experiences and perspectives are valued.

Our award-winning head office in Cremorne (just a 4 min walk from Richmond station) provides an exceptional space to collaborate with colleagues. The building provides sweeping views of the city, a games area, sit and stand desks at every workstation, modern end-of-trip facilities and Thursday night drinks which gives our people an opportunity to connect in a social setting.

The primary purpose of this role, with an APAC focus, is to fully participate in the planning, delivery and support of HCM technology solutions across the P&C function. This is an important step in our transformation journey as we look to enhance our capabilities in this space, manage multiple stakeholders and collaborate effectively across the functions of Finance and Technology.

You'll work across several P&C technologies, with Workday HCM as the primary focus, our system-of-record for all employees across APAC.

The Senior HCM Systems Specialist – People & Culture is a highly collaborative role working with the various members in the People Technology & Insights team, the broader P&C, cross-functional teams as well as with third-party vendors.

You will be designing and implementing requirements in (but not limited to) Workday Core HCM, Absence, Compensation, Advanced Compensation and Performance modules.

Responsibilities 

• Maintain the P&C technology ecosystem in partnership with Finance and Technology teams, as well as third-party vendors including the Application Management Services provider
• Serve as a consultative partner with P&C and business stakeholders to continuously improve service delivery, gathering requirements and acting as a subject matter expert on Workday capabilities
• Configure Workday modules including Absence, Core HCM, Performance, Compensation and Advanced Compensation using strong functional design skills
• Participate in prioritising and delivering work, applying continuous improvement frameworks to existing business processes
• Solve problems and manage defect resolutions, triaging and escalations whilst providing day-to-day system support and administration
• Develop and lead policy and process training, promote continuous learning and knowledge sharing within the team and with stakeholders
• Test integrations and security features to maintain system integrity
• Identify opportunities to automate, standardise and simplify P&C processes using systems, workflows and AI

• Proven experience configuring Workday modules including Absence and Core HCM; Talent and Compensation experience highly regarded
• Strong attention to detail and planning capability with ability to manage competing priorities and stakeholders
• Ability to gather business requirements and translate them into pragmatic digital solutions
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with proven ability to influence and collaborate across multiple countries and cross-functional teams
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills adaptable to various business scenarios
• Proactive self-starting approach with strong ownership
• Strong understanding of end-to-end employee lifecycle processes
• Experience applying design thinking and journey mapping to technology solutions (highly valued but not essential)
• Strong problem solving, troubleshooting and analytical skills with Agile project management experience
• Understanding of data governance and data management frameworks; familiarity with tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Trello, Miro and Slack

Permanent Perks

At SEEK we offer:

• Annual Performance Bonus Plan
• Support of flexible working, including a mix of office and work from home days depending on your role.
• Paid and unpaid leave benefits including Personal Flexi Days and Volunteer Days, as well as the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Support for parents with 14 weeks paid primary carers leave and 2 weeks paid leave for partners
• The opportunity to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per financial year

At SEEK, we are passionate about fostering a culture of inclusion and wellbeing that embraces and values the diversity of our people. We are a purpose driven business that works with heart.

We know teams with diverse ideas, experiences and perspectives are more creative and are critical to ensuring effective delivery and innovating to enable our future success. As such, we welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and life experiences, especially as they relate to gender, sexual identity, culture, faith, disability and life stages. If you have the skills, curiosity and an adaptable mindset but don't meet every responsibility or qualification listed in this advertisement, please still get in touch with us.

Should you require any specific support or adjustments throughout the recruitment process and beyond, please advise us and we will be happy to assist.

For this role, only those candidates with the eligible right to work will be considered.

SEEK kindly requests no unsolicited resumes or approaches from recruitment agencies and will not be responsible for any associated fees.