Barclays

HR Technology

WorkdaySpecialistVP

Glasgow, United Kingdom; Northampton, United Kingdom; London, United Kingdom FULL TIME
The Brief

“Workday Specialist - VP at Barclays. Skills: Workday, HR Value Streams, HR Journey aligned delivery model. Design, develop and improve software. Development and delivery of high-quality software solutions”

What You'll Achieve.

Achieving the goals of the business; Achieve key business objectives

Industry & Context.

HR Technology
Problems you'll solve

Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought; In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions; Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Experience of training and implementation of changes within Workday, Extensive knowledge of business processes of Workday modules across Core HR, Extensive knowledge and experience with Workday Core (core components of the system), Experience using Workday HCM (employee lifecycle), Talent development experience

Nice to Have

Workday accreditations/certificates, Workday Pro accreditation

What You'll Do.

develop and improve software

Development and delivery of high-quality software solutions

Define software requirements

Devise solution strategies

Ensure seamless integration and alignment with business objectives

Contribute or set strategy

Make recommendations for change

Deliver continuous improvements

Escalate breaches of policies/procedures

Define jobs and responsibilities

Planning for the department’s future needs and operations

Counselling employees on performance

Contributing to employee pay decisions/changes

Lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department

Balancing short and long term goals

Ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements

Create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard

Guide technical direction

multi-year assignments

Guide team members through structured assignments

Identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation

guide and coach less experienced specialists

Provide information affecting long term profits

organisational risks and strategic decisions

Advise key stakeholders on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment

Manage and mitigate risks through assessment

Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls

Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions

Collaborate with other areas of work for business aligned support

Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought

Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes

build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships

Lead the end-to-end technology development for defined HR Value Streams / Journeys

Partner with HR Journey Owners to pursue a technology roadmap

Lead a global pool of resources on a matrix basis

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional collaboration with product managers, designers, and other engineers; Collaboration with peers; Participate in code reviews; Collaborate with other areas of work; Build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders

Communication Scope

Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management

Process & Methodology

Plan resources, Manage budgets, Lead collaborative, multi-year assignments, Manage and mitigate risks

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