HRIS Solution Specialist

Vacancy: Solution Specialist - Workday 

Location: Vilnius, Lithuania (Hybrid) 

Johnson Matthey IT (JM IT) is Johnson Matthey’s global IT function responsible for ensuring that our IT capabilities are not only able to support and integrate technologies but can also work alongside our business units and Corporate functions to provide leadership and direction to provide competitive edge and improved operating efficiencies.  

The Solution Specialist Workday role, as part of the People Platforms team, is to provide functional development, and ongoing support and maintenance for the global Workday platform, ensuring that the platform is current and future business requirements are fully delivered.  They will also provide business process support to the business when scoping requirements to ensure optimal value delivery exploiting best practice Workday solutions.  

The role works closely with colleagues within the People Platforms team to define the strategy for Workday, building roadmaps which deliver long term value and then delivering those roadmaps through both in-house capability and strategic partners.  

Your responsibilities: 

• Effectively partner with the business to understand the business requirements to reflect into engineering reality 

• Guiding the HR Functional team during delivery of workday solutions with the focus on translating technical terms into Functional/HR terminology with workable solutions  

• Participate in developing the strategy and roadmap for the platform, working closely with the engineering teams, stakeholders, and business leaders to align the platform and product with the company's goals and objectives 

• Define and prioritize platform features and capabilities within area of specialism, working with business units to ensure that the platform is responsive to customer needs and aligned to product requirements  

• Ensure the solutions delivered are secure, scalable, and high performing, monitoring key metrics and KPIs, identifying and addressing issues, and proactively identifying opportunities to optimize performance and enhance the customer experience 

• Provide production L3 support to HR & Business for Workday technical incidents and requests, liaising with vendors, where needed and providing timely resolution within agreed SLA’s 

• Identify common reusable components across platforms and products to ensure greater efficiency and scalability  

Requirements for the role: 

• Experienced Workday qualified professional with experience across multiple projects, along with ongoing application maintenance and support. 5+ years of experience  

• Be a subject matter expert as a Workday Functional Specialist.  Minimum of two Workday modules – with working knowledge across all modules  

• Excellent business analysis skills in a highly regulated industry e.g., chemical, manufacturing, or pharmaceutical  

• Business focused; able to build strong working relationships with the HR function and across JMIT; shaping and aligning business and IT strategy 

How you will be rewarded: 

Salary range for this position is from 40 500 to 61 000 EUR per year depending on various factors, such as candidate’s qualifications, skills, and competencies. This role is also eligible to receive discretionary annual bonus that align with individual and company performance.  

Other rewards and benefits include the following: 

• Health & Well-being: a diverse, inclusive, work & life balance work environment; hybrid way of working; health insurance from the first day of employment; employee assistance program. 

• Great career growth and development opportunities in a global organization Life, accidents & critical diseases insurance 

• IIIrd Pillar Pension Fund contributions. 

• Paid volunteering opportunities (2 days per year) 

At JM, an inclusive culture is integral to our values and ambitions for the future. We are committed to ensuring that everyone can bring their full self to work and thrive in their career. Welcoming everyone to JM, regardless of their unique characteristics, experiences or thoughts allows us to bring many different voices and experiences together to tackle the world's biggest challenges. Being truly inclusive means that all colleagues feel valued for their differences, views and contributions, and feel a sense of belonging at JM. 

Johnson Matthey, a FTSE 250 organisation, is a global leader in sustainable technologies specialising in catalysis, precious metal products, chemicals and process technology.  With operations in over 30 countries, we employ more than 12,600 people.  We have more 200 years of success behind us; be part of the next stage of our growth journey and help maintain our reputation as one of the most admired organisations in our field. Our unique culture and people give us competitive advantage and will ensure our success for years to come. You can be part of that success story. 

Johnson Matthey is open for discussion on part-time, job share and flexible working patterns.