Senior Workday Specialist

About the role

Wilhelmsen Global Business Services is seeking a Senior Workday Specialist to lead compensation and benefits processes within its worldwide HR technology landscape. The role combines strategic roadmap planning with hands‑on configuration, stakeholder engagement, and continuous improvement across more than 50 countries.

Key responsibilities

• Stabilize, optimize, and continuously improve the Workday platform.
• Own and support core compensation processes, including bonus, merit, benefits, and step adjustments.
• Provide expert guidance on Workday functionality, configuration, and best practices.
• Troubleshoot complex issues and identify system‑wide improvement opportunities.
• Support the Workday roadmap in partnership with the HR Technology Architect.
• Lead release activities: impact assessments, testing, deployment, and communication.
• Partner with process owners to boost user adoption through training and knowledge sharing.
• Act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders on HR processes and Workday capabilities.
• Collaborate with IT and integration teams to maintain and expand the integration landscape.
• Ensure security framework effectiveness via audits, role reviews, and testing.
• Coach HR and support teams with functional expertise.

Required profile

• Passionate about HR technology and comfortable solving complex challenges.
• Strong collaborative mindset in an international environment.
• Workday certification in HCM, Compensation, Security, or Integrations.
• Minimum 3 years of hands‑on Workday experience.

Required skills

• Workday HCM configuration
• Workday Compensation module
• Workday Security administration
• Workday Integrations development