Workday Recruiting and Talent Functional Lead

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!

As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. We’re driven by our vision of ‘Food and Companionship Enriching Life’ and our approach to sustainability – the Elanco Healthy Purpose™ – to advance the health of animals, people, the planet and our enterprise.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!

Your Role: Workday Recruiting and Talent Functional Lead

This role serves as the Functional Lead building and maintaining configuration and operation of the Recruiting and Talent modules of our global human resource information system, Workday. Responsible for ensuring data integrity, documentation, successful testing of system changes, and analyzing business processes for improvement opportunities. Elanco is a global organization that supports employee presence in more than 40 countries with Workday.

Your Responsibilities:

Process Expertise and Business Partnership

• Provide Workday functional consulting and direction to members of the Centers of Expertise (COE), HR functions (HR Operations, Talent Acquisition, Recruiting) and other business key stakeholders
• Supports functional system configuration in Workday with a strong focus on the Recruiting  and Talent Management Function
• Ensures accuracy and integrity of data entered into Workday.
• Prepares ad hoc reports as needed using Workday or other tools
• Understand functional and technical architecture of Workday and related interfaces that serve as data providers
• Must be comfortable developing and owning processes and procedures including researching best practices, requirements gathering, documenting, testing, and communicating new process and procedure to Elanco’s Global organization

Process Governance

• Assists and in some cases owns the formulation of procedures and best practices for users of HRIS systems
• Propose, document and implement new or revised processes to improve data integrity, security management, configuration and promote the consistent use of HR data and HRIS systems
• Monitors business processes in Workday to ensure alignment with process flow documentation
• Adheres to all company, country, local and other applicable laws or SOx requirements with respect to data usage and storage

What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree or High School Diploma / GED with equivalent level of experience.
• Required Experience: A minimum of 3 years of Workday configuration experience, specifically in the Talent and Recruiting modules.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify root causes and drive towards a solution despite ambiguity or uncertainty.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to work independently and manage multiple projects within tight time constraints.
• Strong focus on being a strategic partner with your COEs and ability to lead those discussions.

What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications):

• Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills (verbal and written).
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint Advanced MS Excel Skills.
• Strong analytic and diagnostic skills as well as a data-driven and metrics-driven approach.
• Experience with Workday and supporting tools (Customer Connect, OX2.0, Workday Docs, BIRT).
• Ability to refine processes based on best practices.
• Ability to work across cultures and across diverse management styles.
• Experience working within an organization that utilizes Agile methodologies.

Additional Information:

• Travel: Less than 25%
• Location: Global Elanco Headquarters - Greenfield, IN - Hybrid Work Environment

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Elanco we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive work environment. If you think you might be a good fit for a role but don't necessarily meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this role or other roles!

Elanco Benefits and Perks:

We offer a comprehensive benefits package focusing on financial, physical, and mental well-being while encouraging our employees to pursue our purpose! Some highlights include:

• Multiple relocation packages
• Two weeklong shutdowns (mid-summer and year-end) in the US (in addition to PTO)
• 8-week parental leave
• 9 Employee Resource Groups
• Annual bonus offering
• Flexible work arrangements
• Up to 6% 401K matching

Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status