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Responsibilities:

• Supports the functional stream lead in evaluating new requests and solutions, ensuring alignment with Workday guidelines, assessing cross-stream impacts, and supporting vendor evaluations;
• Supports stream lead in preparing decision papers;
• Supports stream lead in facilitation of community meetings;
• Designs, configures, and tests Workday solutions within the respective business process stream/Workday module, while reviewing current processes and recommending improvements based on data insights;
• Drives the ongoing overall harmonization and optimization of business processes, focusing on a lean process setup;
• Strengthens the use of the designed processes;
• Ensures process flow, e.g. regularly cleans Workday admin inbox;
• Maintains master data in Workday and connected systems (e.g. companies, locations, employee reviews templates, compensation framework);
• Takes responsibility for projects together with the functional lead to achieve project completion in scope, time and budget;
• Ensures the timely and quality completion of defined projects (e.g. roadmap projects, acquisitions) / tasks / deliverables;
• Supports change management activities within the respective process stream (e.g. documentation, mock-ups);
• Fosters a data-driven culture by enhancing data literacy within Workday streams, developing reports and dashboards, supporting testing activities, and ensuring data quality and reliability;
• Solves 3rd level support tickets or guides junior colleagues in solving 3rd level support tickets;
• Solves tickets and handles errors for Workday and other connected 3rd party solutions (e.g. multi-poster solution for Recruiting, learning management system) in a timely manner. Involves and manages external AMS partner if needed;
• Initiates and supports data mass uploads on behalf of the BG named support contacts;
• Ensures compliance with legal (e.g. GDPR, works council) and Freudenberg internal regulations together with functional stream lead;
• Educates the Workday stream communities and the streams leads (GWST) about new technical features and supports Freudenberg internal Workday trainings (e.g. reviews of training documents, acts as a trainer for key users);
• Cooperates with external partners and networks with Workday and other Workday customers;
• Stays informed about the Workday roadmap and has latest knowledge about the content of Workday releases and technical features in the module responsible;
• Documents the technical configuration of new features/processes.

Qualifications:

• Master's degree in the field of Business Informatics, HR Management, Business Administration or a comparable education;
• Workday Pro certification in HCM / Recruiting / Talent & Performance / Compensation;
• Fluent in English, additional language is beneficial (e.g. German);
• Practical experience in management and optimization of business processes;
• Demonstrates a solid grasp of HR related systems and processes;
• 3 to 5 years of experience in the configuration of modern cloud HCM systems, ideally Workday (Core HCM, Talent & Performance, Recruiting, Compensation, Talent Optimization, etc.);
• Workday reporting skills;
• Experience in Workday implementations (either as a customer or an implementation partner);
• Project management skills;
• Effective time and self-management;
• Very good verbal and written communication skills;
• Ability to explain complex technical topics in an understandable way;
• Analytical, structured way of working and high problem-solving ability;
• Interest in interdisciplinary and international teamwork;
• Reliability, flexibility, resilience, and friendliness;
• Curiosity and understanding for innovations in the field of IT and HR;
• Ability to work collaboratively and influence stakeholders.

The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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