Job highlights

- Experience / Education: Minimum 4 years of experience in HRIS,IT,or HR Operations with a Bachelors degree,OR minimum 6 years of experience with a High School diploma . Workday Configuration: Minimum 2 years hands on experience in Workday Global Talent Acquisition / Recruiting and / or Talent Management .
- Required Qualifications
- Preferred Qualifications
- Required Skills

Job Summary Join our HR Technology team as a Senior Specialist focused on the configuration and support of Global Talent Acquisition (GTA) and Talent Management solutions. You will work within a complex, matrixed environment to assess business requests and drive performance across our global technology stack, including Workday, Phenom People, Ajinga, SHL and many others.

What You Will Do

- System Configuration: Execute configuration within the Workday application, specifically focusing on Recruiting and Talent modules
- Vendor Management: Support third-party talent acquisition systems, including Phenom People and Ajinga and provide light configuration and testing in conjunction with the vendor teams
- Demand Management: Support, assess, and manage new business requests, recommending alternative technical solutions to improve HR/HRIS processes
- Collaboration: Partner closely with HR Technology Process and Solutions leads, Global Centers of Excellence (COEs), and Operations Teams
- Technical Troubleshooting: Apply technical expertise to resolve complex business problems independently and collaboratively

Required Qualifications

- Experience/Education: Minimum 4 years of experience in HRIS, IT, or HR Operations with a Bachelors degree, OR minimum 6 years of experience with a High School diploma
- Workday Configuration: Minimum 2 years hands on experience in Workday Global Talent Acquisition/Recruiting and/or Talent Management
- Requirements Engineering:



Experience translating end-user business requirements into technical system functionality
- Technology Testing: Minimum 2 years leading or executing technology User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and end-to-end system testing
- Compliance: Demonstrated understanding of data privacy principles and practices
- Project Leadership: Experience leading projects within deadline-driven, fast-paced environments both as an individual contributor and team member
- Setting: Proven experience managing multiple high-priority projects/tasks
- Communication: Proven experience presenting system capabilities and technical solutions to stakeholders
- Analysis: Demonstrated experience utilizing analytical skills to resolve complex business problems
- Process Improvement: Proven experience in business process analysis and identifying HRIS improvements
- Languages: Fluent in English with excellent verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

- Cross-Functional Knowledge: Understanding of related Workday modules, including HCM, Compensation and Security
- Recruiting Ecosystems: Experience with Phenom People and/or Ajinga platforms
- Reporting: Knowledge of Workday report writing
- Regional Privacy: Knowledge of China PIPL laws
- AI Familiarity: Familiarity with HiredScore or other AI-powered recruitment tools
- Change Management: Experience acting as a change agent and leading others through organizational or system changes

Required Skills

- Portfolio, Programme, and Project Support

- Process Improvements

- Talent Management System

- Workday Implementation

- Workday Learning

- Workday Recruiting

- Workday Security

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📌 Sr Workday Configuration Specialist (Recruiting & Talent ) (Hyderabad)
🏢 Merck Sharp u0026 Dohme (MSD)
📍 Hyderabad