Workday Implementation specialist

emagine is looking for an Workday Implementation specialist to one of our nordic banking clients.
Start date: 2026-12-03
End date: 2027-11-30
Location: Stockholm 3 days onsite, 2 days remote)
Description
The consultant should combine a strong understanding of end-to-end HR and C&B processes and how they translate into Workday with hands-on experience in implementation activities. Particular focus will be on understanding process and system flows, coordinating data activities, ensuring data quality, and supporting and executing testing.
Experience and Competencies
Hands-on experience from Workday implementations and/or Workday configuration, preferably within Compensation & Benefits and related HR processes
Strong understanding of end-to-end business processes and how processes, data, configuration, integrations and systems interact
Experience of planning, coordinating and executing testing, particularly where testing involves data, configuration and end-to-end business processes
Ability to understand and map process and system flows, including inputs, outputs, hand-offs, dependencies and interactions between different areas
Good understanding of both business processes and system solutions, with the ability to translate business needs into functional and system requirements
Ability to identify how changes or decisions in one part of a process may impact downstream or upstream processes, data, integrations or other Workday areas
Strong experience of data-related activities in Workday implementations, including data mapping, transformation, validation, migration and reconciliation
Experience of coordinating data activities across business, project and technical teams, ensuring that data requirements, dependencies and issues are identified and followed through
Experience of planning, coordinating and executing testing across processes, data, configuration and integrations
Comfortable working hands-on with process analysis, investigations, requirements, documentation, testing, data validation and implementation activities
Able to quickly understand complex requirements and process flows, identify gaps or issues and drive them towards resolution
Proactive, structured and delivery-focused, with the ability to independently coordinate activities and follow up on actions
Able to collaborate effectively across C&B, HR, IT, project teams, vendors and other relevant functions
The consultant is expected to provide hands-on support across the implementation, including:
Understanding and documenting end-to-end C&B processes and how they are supported by Workday and connected systems
Mapping process and system flows, including dependencies, hand-offs, data flows, integrations and interactions with other HR processes
Supporting the design and implementation of Workday processes and solutions and ensuring that they work effectively from an end-to-end perspective
Translating business requirements and existing processes into functional and system requirements
Identifying gaps, dependencies and potential impacts across processes, systems and Workday modules
Coordinating C&B data activities and ensuring alignment between source data, business requirements and Workday
Mapping data between current systems and Workday, including defining transformation and migration requirements
Validating data quality and completeness, identifying discrepancies and coordinating required cleansing and corrections
Supporting data loads and migrations, including validation and reconciliation of results
Planning and coordinating testing activities for C&B, including test scenarios, test data, expected outcomes and end-to-end process testing
Executing and supporting functional, data and end-to-end testing, documenting defects and following issues through to resolution
Investigating functional, process and data-related issues and supporting root cause analysis and resolution
Preparing and maintaining relevant process documentation, requirements, data mappings, test documentation and decision materials
Supporting implementation, cutover and post-go-live stabilization activities
Personal Profile
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to understand both the detail and the broader end-to-end picture
Curious and able to quickly understand how processes, systems and data interact
Structured and comfortable coordinating multiple activities, dependencies and stakeholders
Hands-on and willing to take ownership of detailed implementation activities
High attention to detail, particularly when working with processes, data and testing
Comfortable navigating ambiguity and changing project priorities
Good communication and stakeholder management skills
Self-driven, collaborative and delivery-focused