Platform Specialist Workday Platform

We are on a journey to establish product and platform teams, bringing business processes, people, data and technology together. A journey that needs passionate people who embrace change, dare to question, and want to make a difference. If that sounds like you, come and join us. Together we can do wonderful things!
About the area
Operations Management works together with operations teams across Inter IKEA to lead and develop the overall IKEA operating model, and to enable strategic movements towards IKEA goals. It includes teams for business insights, capability and process development, strategy and roadmap, data, and technology.
About the job
At Inter IKEA we use Workday HRIS to support us with the foundation for efficient People and Culture processes, with real-time data for faster and better decision making. The core functional capabilities include HCM (Human Capital Management), Compensation and Benefits and Talent. Our platform team is currently supporting 24 000 co-workers employed in 27 countries.
A team of Platform Specialists are supporting Platform Manager and Digital Product Leaders to define and realize the value created by the Workday as Platform. As a Platform Specialist you will be responsible for configurations and setup in the assigned areas of the platform, as well as related documentation.
As Platform Specialist you will work with a cross functional team, working with both running business support and new development requests. Ensuring that the platform and related products are running smoothly. Other roles and responsibilites include;
In close cooperation with technology and business partners across Inter IKEA Group you will support and secure roll-out and development of capabilities in People and Culture domain.
You will practice DevOps and agile culture where development and maintenance are handled by the same resources.
Provide support and guidance to consumers/users and encourage the use of global and common practices and design.
Support Platform Managers/Leaders and other team members in decision making with analysis and insights.
You will deliver value through involving and engaging people based globally, removing blockers that allows the agile team to maximize the delivered value.

About you
You are an experienced Workday professional with passion to serve and support People Business Operations with digital solutions. As a person you are motivated by working in a high-pace organization where you can deliver results together with your colleagues and when you can enable excellent employee experience and support through technology.
You are committed to simplifying and digitalizing people's processes exploring with a technology component together with the business.
You are truly passionate about designing, developing, configuring, and customizing Workday applications and you have a methodical approach. You are patient and get energy from working hands on and with other people.
You are passionate about life at home and home furnishing and motivated to share and live the IKEA culture and values.



To be successful in this role, the following knowledge, skills, and experiences would be valuable:
Minimum of 3 years of experience working with one or more domains with Workday Admin access
It is highly desirable that you have worked with HCM within Workday
Knowledge and experience of issue tracking and product management tools such as Jira and Confluence
Strong ability to lead cross functionally through networks close to business in Managing the day-to-day operations of the Workday platform, including user administration, configuration, and support.
Fluent in written and spoken English.



Additional information
This role is full-time and based in Malmo, Sweden. This role sits in the Operations Management team and reports to the Workday Platform Manager at Inter IKEA.
Interested? Submit your CV, in English, by February 2, 2024.