Business Application Consultant (Workday & Integrations) (fmd)

Responsibilities / Tasks

GEA is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will therefore receive consideration for employment without regard to age sex race color religion world view national origin genetics disability gender identity marital status sexual orientation veteran status or any other protected characteristic required by applicable law. Applicants with disabilities are welcome and will be given special consideration if they are equally qualified.

In this role you will be part of the IT Competence Center HR & Legal which is managing the full lifecycle of global HR and Legal applications at GEA to drive operational excellence compliance and continuous improvement.

To give you a better picture of the activities we have listed them below. Have a look!

• Act as a principal subject matter expert for HR & Legal software integrations (esp. Workday Integrations) owning solution design configuration testing deployment and governance.
• Develop and maintain integrations using tools such asEIB Core Connector Studio and Document Transformation.
• Level 3 supporton Functional topics such as Core HCM Compensation Recruiting Absence Security etc.
• Configure Manage and AuditWorkday security includingSSO (Single Sign-On).
• Participate inWorkdays bi-annual release cycles (March and September) to ensure smooth adoption of new features and compliance updates.
• Support implementation and optimization of Workday AI and Machine Learning features
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (HR IT Finance) and external vendors to deliver integration solutions.
• Collaborate with HR and Legal teams to work/integrate applications such asOneTrust and local payroll systems etc. and to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions.
• Maintain technical documentation and adhere to integration standards.
• UtilizeJiraServiceNow andConfluence for ticketing project tracking and documentation.
• Troubleshoot integration issues and optimize performance.
• Ensure compliance with data security and privacy standards.

Your Profile / Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Workday Integration Certification (required) with35 years of hands-on experience in Workday Studio.
• Proven ability todesign workflows and solve complex business and technical challenges including building advanced calculated fields.
• Strong proficiency inXML XSLT JSON andweb services (REST/SOAP) with working knowledge of anobject-oriented programming language (preferablyJ2EE).
• Experience using tools such asNotepadOxygen XML andMicrosoft Copilot.
• Experience in auditing compliance and security management within Workday and other HR & Legal platforms.
• Willingness to work with additional HR & Legal applications (e.g.OneTrust local payroll systems).
• Proficiency inJiraServiceNow andConfluence or similar ticketing and collaboration platforms.
• Familiarity with agile project management and project management tools
• Exceptionalproblem-solving skills and ability to communicate effectively.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both German and English (mandatory).

Nice to Have:

• Understanding of Workday functional modules such asCore HCM Business Process Recruiting Compensation Absence etc.
• Knowledge ofWECI (Workday Enterprise Interface) andPECI (Payroll Effective Change Interface) is highly desirable.
• Familiarity withWorkday Orchestrate andWorkday Extend is an advantage.

What happens once your application is submitted

You will receive an E-Mail when your application has been processed. One of our Talent Acquisition Specialists will review and verify that the applicant meets the qualifications criteria. Once your application has been successfully verified and depending on the role you will be invited to a first interview either virtual or face to face. Usually after the second or third interview round we will make a decision.

*For reasons of readability no gender-specific differentiation is made in the job advertisement. However the job advertisement is explicitly aimed at all persons.

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