Senior Technologist – Workday HCM and Recruitment

Senior Technologist – Workday HCM and Recruitment
12 Month Contract
Toronto or Calgary
What you’ll do
Reporting to the Chapter Manager, Workday & HR Platforms, the Senior Technologist – Workday HCM and Recruitment, as a functional lead you will be responsible our Workday HCM Core and Workday Recruitment. You aren’t just maintaining a system; you are optimizing the employee experience and recruitment processes.  You will bridge the gap between complex HR policy and technical execution, leading end-to-end enhancements that keep our global workforce thriving.
This role will provide day to day support on the delivery of Workday HCM Code and Recruitment configurations, system support, testing and troubleshooting and vendor support as required. This role will support our high-performing Workday team to create new functionality and enhancements that will affect the entire organization.

• Act as a Workday subject matter expert for Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) and Recruitment modules with hands on knowledge of Core HCM, Talent Acquisition and working knowledge in other Workday modules, such as compensation, benefits, payroll, learning, talent, time tracking, absence management and help
• Coordinate with external technical vendors to execute the maintenance and enhancements of various Workday configurations, including but not limited to business processes, notifications, setup values, condition and eligibility rules, etc.
• Partner with functional teams to review business requirements, recommend process improvements, and deploy system enhancements.
• Work closely with technical partners to troubleshoot and resolve any business processes issues, ensuring accurate and timely data flow across the system
• Lead and support the successful execution of Workday’s semi-annual releases to deliver new functionality and enhancements.
• Collaborate with functional and technical partners to streamline and improve processes/provide recommendations.
• Build, test, and upload Enterprise Interface Builders (EIBs) mass data uploads as needed.

What You Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Information Technology, Business, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
• 4 – 7 years of hands-on experience with the maintenance and enhancement of Workday HCM and Recruitment. Workday certification in these areas is preferable.
• Experience in other Workday modules is an asset: compensation, benefit, talent, learning, help & payroll.
• Strong understanding of HR and Recruitment business processes and the employee lifecycle.
• Strong understanding of HR data, security, privacy, and access controls.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage relationships with external vendors, consultants, and third-party service providers while ensuring project deliverables, timelines, and expectations are met.
• Strong problem-solving skills with an ability to identify and resolve complex, multi-dimensional problems.
• Proven ability to multitask and prioritize workload, with a strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and results-driven environment.
• Exceptional collaboration skills with an ability to influence and drive change and contribute to overall operational effectiveness.
• Willingness to learn, explore and able to innovate and think out of the box.
• Exceptional collaboration skills with an ability to influence and drive change and contribute to overall operational effectiveness.
• Knowledge and exposure in retail, distribution center and hourly workforce are desired.