Workday HRIS Security Specialist

Workday HRIS Security Specialist

• Permanent
• Up to £60,000 - £70,000
• Office Location: City of London
• Hybrid working

Oakleaf currently has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Workday HRIS Security Specialist to join a global media and publishing business who are in the early stages of Workday implementation. The organisation is seeking a Workday Security Specialist to join and support the Global Head of HRIS, working across 45 countries and 10,000 employees. The role will oversee the creation, test and assignment activities of security components within our global Workday solution, ensuring functional alignments to regulatory requirements, business processes and design guidelines.

The Workday Security Specialist responsibilities will include:

• Provide expert knowledge in implementing, maintaining, and overall administration of the Workday HCM platform's business processes and security configuration
• Be responsible for maintaining system configuration, security matrix, data audits, and releases of new functionality for Workday.
• Respond quickly to complex situations that arise while also making recommendations for improvements along the way.
• Responsible for configuring changes to security setup within Workday as assigned.
• Create security models based on the key functional responsibilities of the end user.
• Review/Approve Workday/HR application security requests and create and document proper internal security controls.
• Assist as needed in granting security access to Workday following security protocols.
• Assist in the management of the EIB process within Workday - perform data loads into the system as needed.
• Assist with compliance reporting and system monitoring.
• Help manage Workday major releases, identifying impact and enhancement opportunities associated with a new release, and communicating appropriately.
• Regression testing and introduction of required changes as new Workday releases are introduced.
• Assist solution architecture sessions, as needed, to help align business stakeholder requirements to Workday design considerations.
• Identify additional functionality from the release that could/should be considered and would work with the functional owners and application leads on adopting for Workday Security.

What the Workday Security Specialist must have:

• Proven Workday Security experience on a global scale.
• Works well in a collaborative team environment.
• Solid analytical skills to identify problem areas and opportunities for remediation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and excellent interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities.