Workday Strategic Projects Lead

Snapshot of your day

We are looking for a highly qualified and motivated Workday Strategic Projects Lead to play a pivotal role in our Workday deployment initiatives, working with colleagues across the globe, several stakeholders and internal and external partners.

This is an excellent opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment with a business in the forefront of the Energy Transition!

What you bring

• Strong Workday functional expertise and at least 8 years hands-on Workday configuration / Project experience covering multiple functions is essential.
• In depth knowledge of Workday’s HCM business processes, Security and Compensation features; a good understanding of Workday Extend and Strategic Workforce Planning
• Completed at least 4 full lifecycle Workday HCM implementations
• Driven, self-starter and team-player, requiring minimum oversight and mentorship. A real “can do” attitude with high levels of resilience and used to working successfully under pressure with superb communication skills
• Ability to work well in a matrix-based and geographically dispersed organisation
• Flexibility to adapt to changing project requirements and environments
• Experience in designing and implementing change management plans
• Experience in leading a team and have strong people management skills
  
  

Your responsibilities

• Responsible for planning, design, and execution of Workday projects to meet Siemens Energy’s transformation initiatives. Develop detailed project plans, including scope, schedule, budget, and resource requirements.
• Orchestrates multiple projects simultaneously, assigning responsibilities, managing timelines, and resolve conflicts
• As a strategic project leader, you are responsible for ensuring everyone is aligned, expectations are clear, and communication flows efficiently.
• In collaboration with project managers, business analysts, testers, integration developers and third parties to deliver strategic change and transformation projects enabled by Workday. This includes rolling out new functionality as well as optimizing our existing processes
• Work with internal and third-party teams, including Application Management Services (AMS) teams, to translate the Workday requirements, understanding and articulating business needs to drive successful implementations in Workday.
• Lead Workday project requirements capturing workshops to facilitate meetings in the full lifecycle of a project including, Business Analysis, Functional Specification, System Configuration, Testing
• Liaise with key internal and external stakeholders, including but not limited to HR, Benefits, Compensation, AMS partners etc. to establish project management discipline and governance processes to support initiatives end to end from project planning through testing to delivery to ensure a successful end-user experience for all new deployments and on-going maintenance of Workday and integrations.
  
  

About The Team

In this role you will be working within the Human Resources function – HR Systems and Services, a truly global and diverse team of specialists with an open mindset, responsible for guaranteeing operational performance and budget adherence of HR Systems & Services, ensuring, and maintaining fit-for-purpose HR systems and processes, safeguarding end-to-end delivery while promoting Siemens Energy digital transformation. You will get all the trust and empowerment to be successful.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world's electricity generation.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo

Our Commitment to Diversity

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity, we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

Rewards/Benefits

Medical, health and wellness benefits

Paid time off/holidays and parental leave

Possible flexible work options

Career growth and development opportunities; continual learning through the Learn@Siemens-Energy platform

Encouraging work culture and access to various employee resource group

Opportunity to collaborate with a global team

Additional rewards tailored to your country will be discussed by the hiring team

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