Job Description Summary
Role PurposeSandoz is seeking a high-performing Consultant – Workday Techno Functional to support the global People & Organization (P&O) systems landscape.
This role is positioned at mid senior level and is responsible for delivering functional excellence across Workday modules by partnering with HR Process Owners, IT teams, and business stakeholders to design, configure, test, deploy, and continuously optimize Workday solutions.
The Consultant will drive adoption, operational stability, and continuous improvement within a global enterprise Workday environment.
Job Description
Sandoz continues to go through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable Biosimilar and Generic medicines. As we continue down this new and ambitious path, unique opportunities will present themselves, both professionally and personally. Join us, the future is ours to shape!Position Purpose:
Sandoz is seeking a seasoned Techo Functional Consultant – Workday to join the People & Organization (P&O) function. This is an Individual Contributor role with enterprise-wide integration accountability across a global Workday landscape.
The position focuses on requirement grooming, solution validation, integration oversight, and stakeholder alignment to ensure high-quality delivery across Global Time & Absence /Core HCM and any other modules.
Your Key Responsibilities:
Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:
• Collaborate with HR Process Owners and stakeholders to gather and analyse functional requirements.
• Translate business needs into scalable Workday configuration solutions.
• Support end-to-end delivery from Design to Deploy for assigned modules.
• Configure and optimize Workday modules including but not limited to :
- Core HCM
- Time & Absence
- Compensation
- Recruiting
- Workday Case Management
- Workday Learning
• Work closely with IT teams to ensure timely and accurate delivery of approved system features and enhancements.
• Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to learn and support modules beyond core expertise as business needs evolve example Integrations.
- Take care of monitoring checks/user access reviews/participate in various periodic controls like data privacy etc for various Peripheral systems In production outside Workday
• Lead or support implementation of new Workday capabilities including planning, configuration, testing, deployment, and adoption.
• Stay updated on Workday bi-annual releases and assess impact on existing configurations.
• Recommend and drive adoption of relevant new features.
• Support regression testing and ensure production stability post-release.
BAU & Operational Support• Provide functional support for production issues, enhancements, and change requests.
• Perform impact analysis for change requests and system updates.
• Drive root cause analysis and structured resolution of recurring issues.
• Maintain configuration logs and ensure proper documentation for audit readiness.
• Support governance adherence aligned to service delivery protocols.
• Train and enable L1 support teams as and when needed on features and process to ensure operational excellence
Testing & Documentation• Prepare and maintain BRDs, Functional Design Documents (FDDs), and test scripts.
• Lead SIT and support UAT cycles with business stakeholders.
• Ensure data validation and configuration accuracy prior to deployment.
Stakeholder & Governance Collaboration• Engage effectively with global stakeholders across time zones.
• Communicate functional concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Operate within ITIL framework using ServiceNow (or equivalent) for incident and change management.
• Promote structured documentation and knowledge retention practices.
Required Skills & Experience• Minimum 5–6 years of relevant Workday functional experience.
• Minimum 2 full-cycle Workday implementations (Design to Deploy) experience.
• Strong hands-on configuration experience in Workday HCM and Absence (mandatory).
• Exposure to Workday Case Management and Learning modules preferred.
• Experience in global or multi-country environments preferred.
• Strong analytical thinking and structured problem-solving capability.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Commitment to continuous learning and system improvement.
• Ability to work in Flexible work model designed for global engagement.
Preferred Qualifications• Workday Functional Certification (HCM / Absence / Learning preferred).
• Experience in regulated or enterprise environments.
• Exposure to payroll concepts is a plus.
Work Model• Individual Contributor role within People & Organization.
• Flexible working hours to support global collaboration.
• Opportunity to work in a transformation-focused global enterprise environment.
Why Sandoz?
Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, provided more than 900 million patient treatments across 100+ countries in 2024 and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more!
With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help more patients gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.
Our momentum is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful, flexible-hybrid careers, where diversity is welcomed and where personal growth is supported!
Join us!
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.
Skills Desired
Change Management, Curiosity, Data Privacy, Employee Experience, HRIS (Human Resource Management System), Hr Operations (Hr Ops), HR Service Delivery, Human Resource Management System, Human Resources (HR), Human Resources Management, Labour Law, Payroll, Sdm, Service-Level Agreements (Sla), Talent DevelopmentSandoz Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Sandoz and has not been reviewed or approved by Sandoz.
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Healthcare Strength — Health, dental, vision, and prescription coverage are consistently described as core components across U.S. roles and materials. Feedback suggests the medical offering is broad and a standard pillar of the package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan with a company match described as generous is commonly included for U.S. roles. This savings support is positioned alongside other primary benefits as part of total rewards.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity eligibility is noted for many positions and a global all‑employee share program is being introduced from 2026. These elements add upside beyond base salary and annual bonus.
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What We Do
Sandoz is the global leader in generic and biosimilar medicines. Our Purpose is to pioneer access to medicines for patients globally. We are on a mission to drive innovation in the healthcare industry by freeing up resources sustainably and responsibly while continuing to address global health challenges such as antimicrobial resistance. We are present in more than 100 countries and our medicines serve some 500 million people every year. We have two main global businesses: Generics - divided between standard generics and complex generics - and Biosimilars.
