Senior Technical Workday Expert 80-100% (f/m/d) maternity cover - 7 months

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Julius Baer is seeking a Senior Technical Workday Expert for an 80-100% maternity cover of seven months, onsite in Zurich. In HR Business Technology you will be a Workday HCM SME, own the technical stability and ongoing development of the tenant, and partner with stakeholders to meet business and regulatory needs. The role requires several years of hands-on Workday HCM configuration, strong knowledge of Core HCM and Talent Management or Security, and experience coordinating HR technology initiatives and managing risks. A Workday Pro certification is a plus, as is intercultural fluency, client focus, and English proficiency. To apply effectively tailor your resume to concrete projects with measurable outcomes, demonstrate stakeholder management, quick learning of existing setups, and a proactive solution minded approach. Apply via the online tool and set up a job alert.

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At Julius Baer, we celebrate and value the individual qualities you bring, enabling you to be impactful, to be entrepreneurial, to be empowered, and to create value beyond wealth. Let’s shape the future of wealth management together.

The HR Business Technology team takes on the responsibility of maintaining and developing a state-of-the-art HR technology landscape and delivering employee data to HR and other bank applications. This entails a close partnership with stakeholders across the bank in supporting them to keep employee records at the highest quality and accuracy.

YOUR CHALLENGE

As Senior Technical Workday Expert, you will be:

• Acting as a subject matter expert (SME) in our Workday HCM system with a broad, cross-functional perspective
• Supporting and consulting business SMEs in all questions related to the functional area of your SME role
• Taking ownership for the technical stability, configuration and further development of the Workday tenant
• Developing and continuously improving our Workday system along business and regulatory needs

YOUR PROFILE

• Relevant educational background in Information Technology, Computer Science, Management Information Systems or similar
• Profound knowledge in various modules in Workday HCM preferably in Core HCM, Talent Management and/or Security
• Proven experience in coordinating HR technology initiatives, including stakeholder management, planning, risk and issue handling
• Several years of proven hands-on experience in the configuration of Workday HCM
• Any Workday Pro certification would be an asset
• Ability to quickly understand existing system setups and take over ongoing responsibilities
• Solution-oriented mindset
• Strong analytical and conceptual thinking
• Flexible and resilient team player who likes to learn and develop in a continuously changing environment
• Ability to select, evaluate and interpret relevant information
• Intercultural competence to collaborate with a global group of stakeholders
• Client-oriented, independent, and accurate working style
• Sound risk and quality awareness; trustworthy and discreet personality
• Proficient user of Microsoft Office tools
• Proficient in English

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