Specialist People Systems Implementation Management
Job Summary
People Services & AI supports employees and managers in more than 50 countries from three hubs.
The Systems Configuration Team ensures that our global HRIS landscape across both Workday and ServiceNow evolves in a structured scalable and userfocused way.
This role focuses on expert Workday and ServiceNow configuration and support release enablement and functional guidance across our active licenses. It touches any area where configuration module ownership requirement clarification or stakeholder alignment is needed.
Responsibilities / Tasks
Functional & Module Ownership
Act as the primary functional counterpart for selected Workday and ServiceNow areas.
Run demos on new features evaluate new license opportunities and support roadmap discussions.
Assess change requests clarify requirements with stakeholders and translate them into scalable configuration approaches.
System Configuration & Maintenance
Configure across our active Workday modules and support configuration changes in ServiceNow.
Document configuration in a structured reusable and compliant way.
Ensure consistency across modules especially where crossmodule or crossplatform logic is involved.
Workday Releases & Feature Adoption
Analyze Workday releases and identify relevant impacts across active modules.
Validate new features prepare test scenarios and enable stakeholders for upcoming changes.
Support decisionmaking around adoption deprecations and required adjustments.
CrossModule & Broader System Configurations
Manage configurations that span multiple Workday modules (shared business processes rules event-driven logic).
Support structural changes reorganizations and broader system updates across Workday and ServiceNow.
ProjectDriven Configuration Work
Translate project requirements into configuration changes across multiple functional areas.
Participate in project testing cutover validation and readiness activities.
Ensure that configuration decisions align with architectural guidelines and system design principles.
Stakeholder Management & Enablement
Collaborate closely with Process Owners People Services teams HR Tech teams and other internal/external partners.
Prepare stakeholders for testing release changes and new features.
Contribute to harmonization and standardization across regions and teams.
Your Profile / Qualifications
Required
Several years of handson Workday configuration experience in an international environment.
Experience with reporting crossmodule logic or complex business process configuration in Workday.
Experience in digital process design including translating business needs into scalable automated workflows.
Broad functional understanding across multiple Workday modules.
Experience analyzing releases validating impacts and supporting feature adoption.
Familiarity with ServiceNow HRSD module and configuration or willingness to learn.
Strong skills in requirement refinement stakeholder alignment and solution design.
Analytical structured and solutionoriented working style.
Confident and clear communicator across stakeholder levels.
Fluent in English.
Preferred
Experience with Atlassian products (Jira Confluence).
Familiarity with structured testing and project work.
SQL knowledge or willingness to learn.
German language skills.
Degree in Business Administration HRIS Information Systems HR Computer Science or a related field.
What Happens After You Apply
You will receive an email once your application has been processed.
A Talent Acquisition Specialist will review your profile and verify that you meet the qualification criteria.
If successful you will be invited to the first interview (virtual or in person).
Typically a final decision is made after two or three interview rounds.
*For reasons of readability no genderspecific differentiation is made in the job advertisement. The role is explicitly open to all persons.
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About Company
GEA makes an important contribution to a sustainable future with its solutions and services, particularly in the food, beverage and pharmaceutical sectors.