HRIS Specialist (12-months' contract)

A leading regional digital infrastructure organisation is seeking a highly knowledgeable HRIS Specialist to play a pivotal role in their Workday migration project. This opportunity offers you the chance to collaborate with diverse teams across multiple markets, translating operational HR requirements into effective system solutions that drive process consistency and data visibility. The organisation is committed to strengthening its HR technology capabilities, supporting continued growth, and fostering a supportive environment where your expertise will be valued. You will enjoy flexible working opportunities, generous training support, and the chance to make a meaningful impact on the future of HR operations within a fast-growing business. * Join a fast-growing regional organisation embarking on a major Workday migration to enhance HR processes and data visibility across multiple markets. * Collaborate closely with HR, IT, business stakeholders, and external partners to deliver impactful system solutions that support organisational growth. * Benefit from flexible working arrangements, ongoing training opportunities, and a supportive network dedicated to your professional development.

What you'll do:

As an HRIS Specialist you will be at the heart of a transformative Workday migration initiative. Your day-to-day responsibilities will involve collaborating with cross-functional teams to translate complex HR operational requirements into streamlined system solutions. You will play an integral role in configuring workflows that support recruitment, onboarding, talent management and succession planning while ensuring compliance with internal policies. By coordinating testing activities and supporting data migration efforts you will help guarantee the accuracy of employee information during this critical transition. Your expertise will be essential in identifying opportunities for process improvement and automation as well as facilitating change-management initiatives that drive adoption among users. Success in this role requires strong interpersonal skills for stakeholder engagement coupled with meticulous attention to detail when managing sensitive employee data. You will also contribute to developing workforce reports and dashboards that improve accessibility of HR analytics across the organisation.

• Support the end-to-end migration from existing HR systems to Workday across regional operations by partnering with HR stakeholders, IT teams, and implementation consultants to gather, document, and validate business requirements.
• Translate operational HR needs into functional specifications, system workflows, and Workday configurations while reviewing existing processes for standardisation and automation opportunities.
• Assist with system configuration, data migration, integration, testing, deployment activities, and coordinate user acceptance testing including preparation of test scenarios, scripts, and issue logs.
• Lead employee data cleansing, validation, reconciliation, and migration efforts to ensure completeness and accuracy throughout the transition.
• Identify system gaps, project risks, dependencies and work collaboratively with relevant stakeholders to resolve issues efficiently.
• Support go-live preparation, system cutover activities, and post-implementation stabilisation by providing ongoing functional guidance.
• Provide expertise across Workday modules such as Core HCM, Recruiting, Onboarding, Talent Management, Succession Planning, Learning, Compensation, Organisation Management and Employee Self-Service.
• Work closely with HR teams to understand recruitment, onboarding, performance management and talent review requirements ensuring workflows align with internal policies and governance.
• Advise stakeholders on Workday capabilities and limitations while driving greater consistency in HR processes across local markets.
• Facilitate requirements-gathering workshops and process-mapping discussions; communicate project progress and changes effectively; develop documentation and conduct training sessions.

What you bring:

The ideal candidate for the HRIS Specialist position brings proven experience in implementing HRIS solutions within complex organisations undergoing transformation. Your background includes hands-on involvement in Workday HCM projects where you have successfully managed regional or multi-country rollouts. You possess deep knowledge of recruitment talent management performance management processes as well as familiarity with the entire employee lifecycle from hiring through succession planning. Your ability to gather detailed business requirements translate them into actionable system configurations sets you apart as a dependable partner for both technical teams and business users. Strong analytical skills allow you to identify areas for improvement while your attention to detail ensures data integrity throughout every stage of migration. Effective communication enables you to build trust among stakeholders facilitate workshops provide clear updates on project progress risks changes. Adaptability resilience are crucial as you navigate evolving priorities within a rapidly expanding organisation always maintaining focus on delivering collaborative outcomes.

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Information Systems or Business Administration or related discipline is required for this position.
• Relevant experience in HRIS implementation projects or system migrations involving hands-on participation in end-to-end activities is essential.
• Proven track record working with Workday HCM preferably within regional or multi-country implementations is highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of core HR processes including Recruitment, Talent Management and Performance Management along with knowledge of full employee lifecycle is expected.
• Experience gathering business requirements from stakeholders and translating them into functional system solutions is vital for success.
• Demonstrated ability supporting data migration activities including cleansing validation reconciliation as well as user acceptance testing post-go-live support is important.
• Excellent communication skills enabling effective interaction between HR business users technical stakeholders external partners are necessary.
• Analytical thinking problem-solving process-mapping capabilities combined with good project coordination skills are key attributes sought after in this role.
• Attention to detail especially regarding employee data system configuration process governance ensures high standards are maintained throughout the project.
• Comfortable working within fast-growing evolving environments showing adaptability resilience when facing new challenges.

What sets this company apart:

This organisation stands out as a leader in digital infrastructure across Asia Pacific offering unparalleled opportunities for professional growth within a supportive network. The company values collaboration empathy inclusivity creating an environment where your contributions are recognised celebrated. With operations spanning multiple markets you gain exposure to diverse perspectives broadening your skillset while making meaningful connections across teams. The commitment to strengthening HR technology capabilities ensures you are part of forward-thinking projects that shape the future of work within the region. Here you can expect responsive leadership open communication channels access to resources that empower you succeed both personally professionally.

What's next:

If you are ready to make a lasting impact on regional HR operations through expert Workday migration support apply now!

Apply today by clicking on the link provided – take the next step towards joining an inclusive team dedicated to your growth.

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