HRIS FUNCTIONAL CONSULTANT APAC

Through the remainder of calendar year 2024, SGS will continue to execute an ambitious initiative to implement Workday as its global HR Technology solution across 7 regions/118 countries around the world. We have completed the first two phases of implementation and are planning to embark on the third phase, adding our remaining employee population onto Workday. The ‘Workday Functional Consultant, Contract’ will be a key contributor on the HR Technology team to support additional rollout activities at a regional level. Principle Accountabilities: • Serve as a regional rollout team member and a point of contact between regional and local stakeholders and the global project team, including HR Technology, IT and implementation partner (Deloitte) • Conduct system walkthroughs, data collections and configuration requirements • Support program team with system configuration and unit testing in the areas of HCM, Compensation and Absence & Time Off • Play a hands-on role in data conversion, data scrubbing and data quality resolution within the data conversion process • Understand, communicate and support mySGS global design. Provide options and solutions for business challenges, considerate of both global and local needs • Support change management and learning activities in the region. Identify areas where additional education and support are needed for regional and local stakeholders. • Drive task completion and schedule management through by communicating priorities, ensuring understanding of work and deliverables by stakeholders and supporting the completion of activities where needed • Work flexible and variable schedule to overlap both with regional stakeholders and global team resources • Contributes to our continuous improvement culture by identifying and raising areas for improvement and solution options and recommendations • Perform special projects and related duties as assigned. Qualifications Candidate Profile: • Workday functional configuration expertise in HCM and Core Compensation • Workday implementation and/or operational experience, either with a Workday implementation partner and/or a global Workday client. • Deep experience with data collection, data scrubbing, and data loading in Workday via EIB. Experience developing EIBs in Workday is a plus • An educator who can guide end stakeholders through the journey of implementation in a hands-on fashion. Skills and Qualifications: • 3+ years experience with functional configuration in Workday • Familiarity with Workday EIB data loading • Proficient in English, both written and verbal • Learning agility and aptitude • Confidence to communicate with stakeholders regionally and globally in English Additional Information • Fluency in Mandarin languages other than English is a MUST. • This role will have multiple dotted line internal and external reports as pojects dictate