Workday Integration Consultant

We are seeking a Workday Integration Consultant to join our newly established People Technology team as we transition to Workday following a major global implementation. This role will be instrumental in supporting, maintaining, monitoring, and enhancing Workday integrations—ensuring reliable data flows across our HR ecosystem and supporting the ongoing optimization of Workday.

What the role involves

Integration Architecture & Management

• Technical Integration Delivery: Design, configure, test, deploy, and maintain Workday integrations using:
  • Workday Studio
  • Workday Orchestrate
  • Workday Web Services (SOAP/REST APIs)
  • Core Connectors (configured both standalone/outside and within the Cloud Connect)
• Long-Term Architectural Decisions: Establish sound, sustainable integration architecture decisions and design standards that balance immediate business needs with long-term system health, scalability, and maintainability.
• Operations & Monitoring: Own and support daily integration operations. Monitor performance, track process runs, and proactively resolve failures.
• Data Security & Integrity: Ensure data accuracy, privacy, and regulatory compliance across all integrated enterprise systems.

Technical Documentation & Governance (Core Focus)

• Maintain Comprehensive Documentation: Treat technical documentation as a primary responsibility by creating and continuously updating technical design specifications, integration mapping documents, architecture diagrams, and operational runbooks.
• Governance Standards: Establish monitoring and support standards for integration operations to ensure clean knowledge sharing and seamless handover across team members.
• Compliance & Audit: Support audit, compliance, and security requirements related to employee data.

Post-Go-Live Stabilization & Support

• Act as a key technical resource during Hypercare and ongoing post-go-live support phases.
• Perform root-cause analysis on complex integration failures and implement permanent corrective and preventive fixes.
• Coordinate technical support activities with Workday Support, implementation partners, and third-party vendors.

Continuous Improvement & Partnership

• Collaborate closely with HR Operations, Payroll, IT, Finance, and business leaders to translate business requirements into technical architectural solutions.
• Identify opportunities to streamline data flows, reduce technical debt, and improve process automation.
• Support testing and validation activities for bi-annual Workday releases, updates, and new platform functionality.

What we are looking for

• Experience: 3+ years of hands-on, production-level Workday integration design, development, architecture, and support experience.
• Core Technical Expertise (Mandatory):
  • Practical experience designing, building, and troubleshooting Workday Studio
  • Hands-on experience developing visual orchestration flows using Workday Orchestrate.
  • Demonstrated proficiency with Workday Web Services (SOAP/REST APIs).
  • Proven experience configuring, customizing, and managing Core Connectors both within and outside the Cloud Connect framework.
• Architecture & Documentation Focus:
  • Proven track record of making sound, long-term architectural decisions for enterprise integration ecosystems.
  • Strong commitment to maintaining rigorous, high-quality technical documentation and system design specs.
• Technical Fundamentals: Proficiency with XML, XSLT, Web Services, and data transformation concepts.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, HRIS, Business, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• Soft Skills: Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and stakeholder communication skills.

Nice to have

• Official Workday Integration Certification(s) (e.g., Workday Studio, Core Connectors/EIB).
• Experience architecting and supporting Workday integrations in a multi-country / global environment.
• Knowledge of integration touchpoints within Workday platform, Identity Management systems, enterprise ERPs (e.g., SAP/Oracle), and global payroll platforms(PECI) but also familiarity with Workday Payroll Exports (PICOF).
• Prior experience working in post-go-live stabilization, hypercare, and long-term optimization phases.

What we offer

• Medical / Health Insurance
• Open Annual Leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Training & Learning Development

Additional benefits vary by country and will be shared during the hiring process.