Workday Specialist

Workday Specialist 

Contract length: 12 Months

Location: London

Department: CPO Technology

Job type: Contract

Your role:

The CPO Technology team is responsible for partnering with the Chief People Office (CPO) to deliver solutions for employees, managers and candidates.   The business is going through many exciting strategic changes which technology is a critical component of.  This includes a re-engineering of our recruitment and talent processes, a new flexible benefits platform, a new talent marketplace, new payroll providers, a voice of the employee initiative and many more.   

Our technology is also rapidly changing towards a more Cloud-centric model, with SaaS products, a cloud-based data Strategy, API Strategy and the move to more product aligned teams.

• Working in collaboration with project managers, business analysts, testers, integration developers and third parties to deliver strategic change and transformation projects enabled by Workday. This includes rolling out new functionality as well as optimizing our existing processes 

• Conducting feasibility assessments of proposed changes to FIL’s Workday tenant to identify functional, reporting and security impacts

• Developing and reviewing design specifications, ensuring design follows best practice

• Configuring Workday including business process updates, security changes and developing new reports 

• Managing the implementation tenants across the portfolio, including security and access controls 

• Keeping abreast of all emerging Workday upgrades/changes is a key part of this role, as is the ongoing assessment of such changes on the FIL tenant.

• Taking a lead on data scrambling and data masking activities 

Key Skills

• Strong Workday functional expertise and at least 5 years hands-on Workday configuration experience covering multiple functional areas is essential

• In depth knowledge of Workday’s HCM business processes, security and reporting features

• Experience and proven capability of full Workday project lifecycle and Workday optimisation projects

• A good understanding of Extend functionality would be advantageous 

• Self-starter and team-player, requiring minimum oversight and guidance.  A real “can do” attitude with high levels of resilience and used to working successfully under pressure 

• Excellent communication/presentation skills and the ability to manage stakeholder requirements/expectations

• Ability to work well in a matrix-based and geographically dispersed organisation

• Ability to pick up knowledge of the business, new technology areas, new processes/methodologies and apply these changes in the day-to-day working of the Technology organisation

Why Fidelity

Fidelity International offers investment solutions and services, and retirement expertise to more than 2.56 million customers around the world. As global leaders, operating in more than 25 locations and with $783.6 billion in total assets, they continually push the boundaries of technology to build an even stronger business. 

Rewards and benefits 

As well as the prestige of working for a global financial services player, you’ll work with some of the smartest tech, expanding your skills and building your experience.  Also, as a contract employee of Randstad Sourceright, you’ll receive a wide range of financial and personal benefits. There’s enrolment in a pension plan (after 12 weeks on assignment) and holiday pay. You’ll also get 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme, designed to help you deal with any problems that could be affecting your home or work life.

Inclusion and diversity

Fidelity is proud of its achievements as an equal opportunities employer. They care deeply about creating a supportive place where all people feel valued and free to be themselves. A commitment to Diversity and Inclusion is not only right, it's critical for a healthy culture and leads to better business outcomes. That’s why Fidelity has an environment where all differences are welcomed and celebrated.

The Randstad companies are responsible for finding and contracting talent for project roles at Fidelity International. If you are selected for a role, you will be employed by a Randstad company, and will not be an employee of Fidelity International