Workday Functional Lead

2 weeks ago

Johannesburg, South Africa Absa Bank Limited Full time

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- With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.Job Summary

Workday Functional Lead required with a solid understanding of the landscape and art of the possible

across the different modules, focusing on the experience for the colleague, the Manager and the ultimate internal client with a strong strategic arm and involvement alongside key stakeholders.

**Job Description**:
Provide advice and support on the Workday platform in practice formulation and associated best practice improvement tactics; enabling the provision of specialist expertise.

As a Functional Lead there is a primary focus on strategic involvement with relevant CoE's (Center of Expertise) and key stakeholders across the group. Aligning functionality and best practice

with requirements of business by engaging in research for the best possible solution within the Workday eco-system and across available modules. You are required to not only be the driving force

behind key deployments and the strategic intent thereof but also as a mentor and coach for Specialists within the Workday team.

Your expertise on Workday will play a vital role in project deliverables, strategic alignment and feature management.

Strategic partnering:

- Demonstrates a deep understanding of HCM (Human Capital Management)/ SaaS platforms and possibilities.
- Uses business acumen/perspective to translate the Business Unit strategy into a clear delivery objective within the direction set by the bank and accountable CoE.
- Is a strategic partner to the Business Unit CoE’s/functional leaders in a fast moving, complex and developing environment.
- Uses analytics, data and trends both internally and externally to diagnose Business Unit issues and recommend effective solutions.
- Articulates strategy and is able to translate into actions and results for the function.
- Align to People & Culture strategic objectives and how to get the most out of the overall Workday subscription

Trusted Advisor:

- Owns the relationship with the Business Unit leadership as a trusted advisor.
- Exemplary coach and sounding board to the CoE (Center of Expertise) and other senior leaders in the business.
- Demonstrates influence and credibility with senior leaders across the business.
- Actively assists to build effectiveness and develop the top team

Ownership of the end-to-end delivery:

- Operates as the strategic partner for internal clients and CoE's, and responsible to execute on the defined people strategy.
- Works with the Business Unit leadership to identify and develop talent and robust succession for the area.
- Has a high level of focus on customer relations.
- Drives a culture of customer centricity and responsiveness across all teams.
- Able to prioritize, manage and lead a team of specialists to deliver across a Pan African agenda.

Takes the business priorities and translate these into People Strategies and takes end-to-end ownership for delivering the following key people processes to their client by undertaking the following:

- Translate business strategy into people strategy and ensuring that workforce planning is embedded whilst providing People analytics that deliver relevant insights.
- Support and drive major change and People Function Projects.
- Specify capability gaps and be a mentor for Specialists and Configurators
- Takes ownership of strategic resource planning and delivery and works according to a Scrum methodology to deliver on time and quality work

Education

Bachelor's Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Physical, Mathematical, Computer and Life Sciences (required)
- Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised_

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