Prudentials purpose is to be partners for every life and protectors for every future. Our purpose encourages everything we do by creating a culture in which diversity is celebrated and inclusion assured for our people customers and partners. We provide a platform for our people to do their best work and make an impact to the business and we support our peoples career ambitions. We pledge to make Prudential a place where you can Connect Grow and Succeed.
Role Summary:
This role is part of the HR Optimized function which is responsible for building horizontal capabilities such as Process Excellence HR Technology Reporting & Analytics Engagement & Governance and Operations & Shared Services. These capabilities will form the foundation of the new HR operating engine for Prudential.
This role will be responsible to collaborate with Process owners Workday support team members and relevant stakeholders to understand their requirements assessing the impact and implementing leading Workday HCM practices across all group and local business units.
The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of Workday HCM solution with a proven track record of leading complex projects from initiation to completion and the ability to collaborate effectively with crossfunctional teams.
The Workday Functional Lead will be responsible for leading the practice in the following areas:
- Collaborating with HR and Technology stakeholders to assess and recommend Workday solutions to establish a streamlined User experience and Service delivery enabled through Workday HCM.
- Partner with Workday support Team to manage daytoday system support activities.
- Drive Continuous Improvement and Innovations driving adoption of Workday HCM Solution.
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with HR process owners and relevant stakeholdersto gather & analyse business requirements deploy and support the desired solution in Workday HCM as per design specifications.
- Provide ongoing daytoday system supportand maintenancefor the relevant modules as per the relevant governance and service delivery protocols.
- Lead the implementation of new Workday capabilitiesfor the relevant modules including; planning configuration testing deployment and adoption of the relevant solution.
- Conduct solution enablement and training sessions for relevant stakeholders in driving Workday Adoption across the organization.
- Stay updated on the latest Workday releases features and functionalities and assess their impact on relevant solutions.
- Partner with process owners and stakeholders in identifying deploying and driving adoption of latest Workday capabilities through a defined service improvement framework.
- Take ownership of developing and maintaining appropriate documentation of Workday support maintenance activities and design changes for future reference and audits.
- Instil a Continuous Innovation mindset as a Team Playerby mentoring team members and collaborating with them to jointly deliver highquality solution and services to stakeholders.
- Stay abreast of Industry trends and advancements through Workday releases features and best practices and recommending enhancements aligned to the organization needs
Skills & Requirements
- 5 years of experience working as a Workday Functionalleador in a similar role.
- Excellent problemsolving abilities and analytical thinking to proactively assess and resolve daytoday issues and independently drive initiatives to improve Workday Solution and services.
- Indepth knowledge of overall Workday solution with relevant Workday certifications/ accreditations and handson experience in implementing and optimizing Workday HR solutions from Design to Deploy.
- Working knowledge of overall Workday solution with handson experience of implementing (from design to deploy) of at least two Workday modules; Human Capital Management (HCM) Absence Talent Management Compensation / Advanced Compensation management Recruitment Benefits others.
- Strong analytical and problemsolving skills with the ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions and communicating complex technical concepts to both technical and nontechnical audience.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively engage with team and stakeholders at all levels and across geographies and cultures.
- A commitment to continuous learning and driving improvement.
- Workday certification(s) in relevant modules is preferred but not mandatory.
Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equality of opportunity of benefits for all who apply and who perform work for our organisation irrespective of sex race age ethnic origin educational social and cultural background marital status pregnancy and maternity religion or belief disability or parttime / fixedterm work or any other status protected by applicable law. We encourage the same standards from our recruitment and thirdparty suppliers taking into account the context of grade job and location. We also allow for reasonable adjustments to support people with individual physical or mental health requirements.