Workday Core HCM Functional Specialist

Job title: Workday HCM Functional Core Module Expert

• Location: Hyderabad

We are an innovative global healthcare company with one purpose: to chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. We’re also a company where you can flourish and grow your career, with countless opportunities to explore, make connections with people, and stretch the limits of what you thought was possible. Ready to get started?

Position Overview: 

Sanofi is seeking a Workday HCM Functional Core Module Expert to join our dynamic Digital P&C / People Services team. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for optimizing our Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) platform to meet the evolving needs of our global and local HR teams. This position offers the opportunity to lead the design, configuration, and enhancement of Workday solutions, ensuring they align with Sanofi’s strategic objectives and deliver measurable business value. 

Main Responsibilities: 

• Configuration Design and Optimization:  

• Lead the design and development of new Workday HCM configurations for Core and collaborate with partners to achieve best in class integration with other modules including Compensation, Benefits, Absence, and Time Tracking. 

• Analyze and remediate existing Workday tenant to improve global consistency of employee experience while also enhancing performance, scalability, and compliance. 

• Stakeholder Collaboration: 

• Partner with global and local HR stakeholders to gather, analyze, and disambiguate complex business requirements. 

• Translate stakeholder needs into actionable Workday solutions while ensuring alignment with broader HRIS and organizational goals. 

• Innovation and Expertise: 

• Stay updated on Workday’s latest features, releases, and best practices to maximize the platform’s capabilities for Sanofi. 

• Serve as a subject matter expert for Workday HCM core modules, providing guidance and training to HRIS teams as needed. 

• Compliance and Documentation: 

• Ensure solutions adhere to regulatory requirements and Sanofi’s internal governance policies. 

• Maintain comprehensive documentation for configurations, workflows, and system processes. 

About you

• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of experience in digital product management, HRIS technology strategy, or related fields. 

• Technical Expertise: Strong technical background with extensive experience in Workday Core HCM configuration and management. WD HCM Pro certification preferred. Familiarity with local HRIS systems and their integration with global platforms is highly desirable. Expertise in remediating and enhancing existing Workday tenants. 

• Domain Knowledge: Deep understanding of core HRIS data elements, core model maintenance and localization needs developed through experience in complex matrixed global organizations. 

• Business Process Knowledge: Knowledge of HR processes and policies in a global organization, and a strong ability to collect, analyze, and clarify business requirements from diverse global and local stakeholders. 

Advanced skills in: 

• Agile Mindset and Practices 

• Project Management & planning 

• Application Design & Integration 

• Compliance of Computerized systems 

• Business Acumen 

• Collaboration 

• Stakeholder Management 

• Communicating Complexity with Simplicity 

• English Fluent 

Why choose us?

• Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.

• Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.

• Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.

• Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.

• Opportunity to work in an international environment, collaborating with diverse business teams and vendors, working in a dynamic team, and fully empowered to propose and implement innovative ideas. 

Pursue Progress. Discover Extraordinary.

Progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. You can be one of those people. Chasing change, embracing new ideas and exploring all the opportunities we have to offer. Let’s pursue progress. And let’s discover extraordinary together.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.
 

Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com!

Pursue progress, discover extraordinary

Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, ability or gender identity.

Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com!