Workday People Systems Lead

FNZ -
Gurugram, Haryana

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Job details

Full-time

Benefits

Flexible schedule
Food provided
Paid sick time

Qualifications

Power BI
System administration
Enterprise Software
System design
Analysis skills
Data management
Human resources
Scalability
Communication skills
Workday

Full job description

Role Description

The Workday HRIS Systems Lead will serve as a technical and functional authority for the configuration, administration, and optimization of our HRIS systems. This role will ensure that our global HR systems are robust, efficient, and aligned with business processes — enabling seamless end-to-end employee lifecycle management and operational excellence.

The ideal candidate will be a hands-on Workday subject matter expert with deep functional and technical expertise across multiple HR domains including Core HCM, Compensation, Absence, Benefits, Talent Management, Recruiting, Time Tracking, and Workforce Planning. They will lead on complex configurations, integrations, and system enhancements, ensuring the Workday ecosystem is optimized for stability, scalability, and user experience.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Systems Administration & Technical Expertise

Own the technical administration, configuration, and development of all Workday modules including:

Human Resource Management

Compensation

Absence Management

Benefits Administration

Talent Management

Workforce Management

Self-serve & Help

Perform advanced configuration, business process design, condition rules, EIB, and calculated field development.

Manage system security, roles, and access controls across all Workday tenants.

Oversee tenant management including sandbox refreshes, updates, and regression testing cycles.

Ensure optimal system performance, data integrity, and compliance with global privacy and security regulations.

2. Systems Development & Integration

Design and implement Workday solutions that enhance automation and reduce manual processes.

Build and maintain integrations between Workday and other enterprise systems

Partner with IT, Finance, and external vendors to ensure seamless system interoperability.

Lead technical validation during Workday releases, ensuring updates are thoroughly tested and adopted.

3. Functional Leadership & Continuous Improvement

Serve as the go-to subject matter expert for all Workday functional and technical inquiries.

Partner with HR Centres of Excellence (CoEs) to translate business requirements into efficient and scalable system solutions.

Work closely with business leaders and stakeholders globally to understand strategic and operational requirements, translating them into system design and configuration that support business goals.

Develop and maintain strong stakeholder relationships across the business to ensure alignment, collaboration, and high adoption of Workday solutions.

Lead continuous improvement initiatives, driving efficiency through configuration, automation, and streamlined processes.

Manage system documentation, governance frameworks, and version control.

Provide tier-3 support and troubleshoot complex issues requiring deep Workday configuration knowledge.

4. Data Management & Reporting

Oversee data integrity, auditing, and data governance across the HRIS landscape.

Design and maintain advanced Workday reports, dashboards, and analytics, including custom and composite reports.

Support People Analytics initiatives by ensuring data accuracy and accessibility across systems.

Collaborate with analytics teams to integrate Workday data with Power BI or other enterprise reporting tools.

5. Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration

Act as the technical liaison between HR, IT, and external partners.

Advise HR and business leaders on system capabilities, limitations, and best practices.

Provide technical training and guidance to HRIS analysts and administrators.

Advocate for a user-centric design approach and ensure solutions are intuitive and accessible.

Experience required:

Extensive Workday configuration and administration experience across multiple SKUs.

Proven ability to deliver end-to-end Workday implementations, enhancements, and integrations.

Deep understanding of Workday business processes, calculated fields, security groups, and custom objects.

Proficiency in Workday Studio, EIBs, Core Connectors, and Report Writer.

Experience managing production tenants and coordinating system updates and regression testing.

Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and documentation skills.

Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to translate technical details into business impact.

Workday certifications across multiple domains - highly desirable.

What we offer:

26 days of holiday & 7 sick days per year
Home Office support (flexible working hours)
Meal Allowance 100 CZK/day
Extra paid overtime (upon agreement)
Multisport card (available also for partner or child)
Cafeteria system (600 CZK/month)
26 weeks fully paid maternity and paternity leave (including 26 weeks for the Primary Caregiver and 13 weeks for the Secondary Caregiver)
8 weeks fully paid bereavement leave
2 weeks fully paid emergency leave
Pension or Life Insurance (2% from Contractual Monthly Gross Salary) – after probation period
Education and Training (funding of professional exams, LinkedIn trainings)
Relocation and Business Trips support
Support for statutory leaves (e.g., wedding day, blood donation)
Health and Maternity Care
Premium and On-call Remuneration (upon agreement)
Referral program

FNZ Intends to comply to the EU Pay Transparency Directive. Salary ranges will be provided upon request.

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About FNZ

FNZ is committed to opening up wealth so that everyone, everywhere can invest in their future on their terms. We know the foundation to do that already exists in the wealth management industry, but complexity holds firms back.

We created wealth’s growth platform to help. We provide a global, end-to-end wealth management platform that integrates modern technology with business and investment operations. All in a regulated financial institution.

We partner with the world’s leading financial institutions, with over US$2.5 trillion in assets on platform (AoP).

Together with our clients, we empower nearly 30 million people across all wealth segments to invest in their future.

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