The **Workday Compensation IT Specialist** forms part of the Application Development track in the IT function. This position requires analysis, integration development, and configuration of the Workday platform. In this role, you will be expected to:
- Analyze and create detailed business/functional/technical requirements and specifications.
- Configure the Workday platform including integrations development.
- Support testing, deployment, maintenance, and evolution activities by correcting programming errors, responding to scope changes, and developing enhancements.
- Stay up to date with Workday enhancements and future product releases to support our HR teams.
**Key Responsibilities**
Individuals in this job position perform work at the highest technical level within the IT function:
- Provide strong analytical and technical expertise within an assigned function(s)/business units/area, frequently leading a project team, in the analysis, design, development and implementation of business solutions.
- Collaborate and frequently lead company customers, staff members, IT colleagues, and other stakeholders in defining detailed customer requirements and system interfaces, assessing available technologies, and developing and presenting viable solution options.
- Provide technical leadership on one or more projects; expected to give direction to both PPG employees and contract resources (may oversee multiple projects simultaneously)
- Propose innovative technical solutions and provide and recommend data security solutions as necessary
- Create, modify, and test programming code themselves, lead teams doing so, and/or provide technical consulting support on projects or system issues
- Respond appropriately to requests and use their analytical abilities and technical skills to isolate problems, fix immediate needs, analyze all ramifications and implement solutions
- Work at the deepest technical level while possessing a broad knowledge of multiple technical areas
- ** May become business unit and/or global champion** of a specific technology, leading the effort to adopt and leverage it as an effective business tool
**Qualifications**
- Degree in Information Systems Management, Computer Science, a related discipline, or equivalent experience or equivalent technical training.
- Minimum 2 years' direct, hands-on experience with Workday Business Processes, system configuration, and implementation for HCM and Advanced Compensation.
- Minimum 1 year experience developing new and modifying existing reports and integrations from Workday to internal and external systems. Must be proficient with the following Workday technologies:
- Calculated fields
- Custom Reports
- EIB's
- Document Transformation
- Workday Studio
- Web Services
- PICOF's
- Ability to work closely with 3rd party vendors to define system requirements and troubleshoot issues with existing integrations.
- Create and maintain Cloud Connect Integrations.
- Strong analytical and conceptual skills.
- Strong oral and written communication skills, including technical writing.
- Strong coaching skills.
- Can foster and maintain good relationships with customers and IT colleagues to meet expected customer service levels.
- Ability to act as an effective team member.
- Must be comfortable working remotely and lack of face-to-face time with colleagues and managers.
- Ability to mentor and direct others and that you have done so on multiple projects, some of which are outside the area of immediate expertise.
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**We partner with customers to create mutual value.**
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**We trust our people every day, in every way.**
We enable and empower our people to make the right decisions. We are inclusive, transparent and respectful. Our feedback is clear and actionable.
**We make it happen.**
We have a passion for winning. We achieve. We deliver with discipline and integrity. We bring our best energy to our work. We decide and act intelligently and quickly.
**We run it like we own it.**
We respect one another by being responsible and accountable. We always act in the best interest of our company, customers, shareholders and our communities.
**We do better today than yesterday - everyday.**
We continuously learn. We develop our people to grow our businesses.
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Benefits will be discussed with you by your recruiter during the hiring process.
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