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Workday Specialist VP

Barclays Whippany, NJ senior full-time

Salary

$170,000 - $230,000 per year

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Description

We are seeking a Workday Specialist VP at Barclays, where you will lead the end-to-end technology development for defined HR Value Streams / Journeys, within the Global HR Technology service provision.

You will partner with HR Journey Owners to pursue a technology roadmap, which fully exploits our investment in Workday, ServiceNow and other supporting platforms. The role will be a key face-off into the HR Colleague Experience Team, in support of our ongoing transition to an Agile Value / Journey aligned delivery model. Reporting locally to the HR CIO and with a matrix line into the Global Workday Platform Owner, the role will lead a global pool of resources on a matrix basis.

Responsibilities:

  • Development and delivery of high-quality software solutions using industry-aligned programming languages, frameworks, and tools.
  • Cross-functional collaboration with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define software requirements and devise solution strategies.
  • Collaboration with peers, participation in code reviews, and promotion of a culture of code quality and knowledge sharing.
  • Staying informed of industry technology trends and innovations and actively contributing to the organisation's technology communities.
  • Adherence to secure coding practices to mitigate vulnerabilities and ensure secure software solutions.
  • Implementation of effective unit testing practices to ensure proper code design, readability, and reliability.

Vice President Expectations:

  • Contributing to or setting strategy, driving requirements, and making recommendations for change.
  • Planning resources, budgets, and policies; managing and maintaining policies/processes; delivering continuous improvements and escalating breaches of policies/procedures.
  • Demonstrating leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls.
  • Collaborating with other areas of work to provide business-aligned support.
  • Creating solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought and in-depth analysis.

Requirements:

  • 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.
  • Experience using Workday HCM.
  • Talent development experience.

Preferred Skills:

  • Workday accreditations/certificates.
  • Workday Pro accreditation.

Benefits:

  • Competitive and comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k), life insurance, and paid leave for qualifying circumstances.
  • Eligible for an incentive award.

Salary: $170,000 - $230,000 per year

Skills

Required

Nice to have

  • Workday accreditations/certificates
  • Workday Pro accreditation
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