Senior Workday Lead

We are the company that cares – for our staff, for our clients, for our partners and for the quality of the work we do. A dynamic, global company founded in 1995, we bring together more than 3000 driven, dedicated and passionate individuals. We work on the frontline of medical science, changing lives, and bringing new medicines to those who need them.

Hybrid work in Munich

The Workday HCM Senior Lead will serve as the internal system owner and strategic lead for Workday HCM and Core Compensation, acting as the primary liaison between internal stakeholders and external Workday consultants. This role is responsible for overseeing post go-live stabilization, driving continuous improvement, and maintaining a forward-looking roadmap for system enhancements. The ideal candidate brings deep functional expertise, strong project leadership, and experience supporting both EU and US HR and compliance environments.

• Act as the internal product owner for Workday HCM and Core Compensation, ensuring system integrity, scalability, and alignment with business needs.
• Lead coordination with external Workday consultants to deliver enhancements, resolve issues, and implement new functionality.
• Maintain and manage a structured project plan and roadmap for future Workday improvements.
• Translate business requirements into scalable Workday configurations, ensuring compliance with EU and US labor and data protection regulations.
• Oversee system configuration, security roles, business processes, and data governance.
• Monitor Workday releases, assess new features, and lead adoption planning.
• Support reporting, dashboards, and data loads using Workday tools (e.g., EIBs, calculated fields, Report Writer).
• Collaborate with HR, IT, and Finance to prioritize system initiatives and ensure cross-functional alignment.
• Provide training, documentation, and change management support to HR and business users.
• Ensure system compliance with internal audit, data privacy, and security standards.

• Workday HCM Certification (required); Core Compensation Certification (preferred).
• 5+ years of experience in Workday functional or HRIS roles, with at least 2 years in a lead or system owner capacity.
• Proven experience managing Workday consultants and leading system development projects.
• Strong understanding of Workday security, business processes, and data structures.
• Demonstrated experience supporting HR operations in both EU and US markets.
• Full business proficiency in English.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Degree in HR, IT, Business Administration, or a related field.

We offer:

• We value your time so the recruitment process is as quick as 3 meetings
• We'll prepare you to do your job at highest quality level with our extensive onboarding and mentorship program
• You'll have excellent working conditions - spacious and modern office in convenient location, and friendly, supportive team who love to hang out together 
• You'll have permanent work agreement at a stable, privately owned company
• We care about our employees - aside from competitive salary, you'll have good work-life balance with flexible working hours and additional days off, life and medical insurance, sports card, lunch card 
• We're constantly growing which means opportunities for personal and professional growth 

Make the right call and take your career to a whole new level. Join the company that focuses on its people and invests in their professional development and success.