About the Company

Smiths Detection is a global leader in the development, manufacture and management of security and detection solutions designed to make the world a safer place. Our technology provides threat detection and screening solutions for customers in our key markets: aviation, ports and borders, defence, and urban security.

About the Role

Smiths Detection is implementing Workday as its strategic global HR platform. As Workday becomes the system of record for HR operations, the organisation requires dedicated in-house capability to support, maintain, optimise and enhance the application following implementation. This newly created role forms a key component of the target HR Technology support model. Smiths Detection does not currently have sufficient internal Workday expertise and therefore requires a specialist resource to reduce dependency on implementation partners, provide business continuity, support end users and maximise value from the Workday investment. The role will support transition into a sustainable product operating model and act as a Workday SME for ongoing support, optimization and enhancement delivery. The successful candidate will act as a Workday subject matter expert, partnering with HR, Technology and business stakeholders to maximize value from the Workday investment and support the evolution of Workday into a sustainable global product.

Responsibilities

- Over 8 years of extensive experience in Workday HCM consulting, implementation,



and managed services.
- Support transition to an operational product team model.
- Optimize and enhance the Workday MVP solution.
- Manage configuration, security, reports, dashboards and business processes.
- Gather and translate business requirements.
- Support backlog prioritization and delivery.
- Coordinate testing and releases.
- Establish governance and service management processes.
- Partner with HR, Technology and business stakeholders.

Qualifications

Technical Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Essential

- Significant hands-on Workday configuration experience across multiple modules.
- Experience supporting Workday in either a post-implementation, optimization or product ownership environment.
- Strong understanding of Workday HCM and related functional areas.
- Experience developing reports, dashboards, calculated fields and business processes.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to balance operational support requirements with continuous improvement activities.

Desirable

- Experience supporting Workday implementations and post-go-live stabilization.
- Experience transitioning from project delivery into a product operating model.
- Knowledge of Agile product delivery and backlog management approaches.
- Experience with Absence, Learning, Advanced Compensation, Advantages or Integrations.
- Experience working within global matrix organizations.

📌 Senior Workday HR Analyst (Bengaluru)
🏢 Smiths Detection
📍 Bengaluru