Senior Consultant - P&O HCM Transformation

About the role

Job Description Summary Role Purpose Sandoz is seeking a seasoned Consultant - Workday Integrations to join the People & Organization (P&O) function. This is a senior Individual Contributor role with enterprise-wide integration accountability across a global Workday landscape. The position focuses on requirement grooming, solution validation, integration oversight, and stakeholder alignment to ensure high-quality delivery across Global Time & Absence and third-party payroll integrations. It may also require focus in functional modules like core hr, talent management, case management and any other newly implemented workday module. Job Description Sandoz continues to go through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable Biosimilar and Generic medicines. As we continue down this new and ambitious path, unique opportunities will present themselves, both professionally and personally. Join us, the future is ours to shape! Position Purpose: Sandoz is seeking a seasoned Consultant - Workday Integrations to join the People & Organization (P&O) function. This is a senior Individual Contributor role with enterprise-wide integration accountability across a global Workday landscape. The position focuses on requirement grooming, solution validation, integration oversight, and stakeholder alignment to ensure high-quality delivery across Global Time & Absence and third-party payroll integrations. It may also require focus in functional modules like core hr, talent management, case management and any other newly implemented workday module. Your Key Responsibilities: Your responsibilities include, but not limited to: P&O Solution Ownership - Own end-to-end integration requirements for Workday to other systems. - Lead requirement discovery and grooming sessions with Global Process Owners and Delivery Leads. - Translate business and payroll requirements into structured integration design inputs. - Review and validate technical designs proposed by HRIT to ensure functional and compliance alignment. - Plan and execute testing cycles, payroll parallel runs, and cutover readiness. Time & Payroll Integration Governance - Drive requirement definition for Workday Time & Absence integrations (Spica/Workforce/UKG /SDWorks) across countries. Drive projects involving third-party payroll integrations (ADP GlobalView / EY /SDWorks preferred) -Coordinate and support processes and standards for all P&O Services aspects (e.g. services, processes, continuous improvement) in close cooperation with the respective Practice Networks and IT as required -Manage the delivery of services and processes to customers/users and conduct assessments of processes to identify areas of improvement and define solutions that deliver business value. - Ensure alignment with EU compliance standards and multi-country payroll complexity. - Support Periodic Monitoring activities (example but not limited to user access, data privacy, resources utilization check) for various P&O Peripheral systems Participate in or lead P&O Services Projects at country or BU level. Coordinate and support processes and standards for all P&O Services aspects (e.g. services, processes, continuous improvement) in close cooperation with the respective Practice Networks and IT as required -Manage the delivery of services and processes to customers/users and conduct assessments of processes to identify areas of improvement and define solutions that deliver business value. Stakeholder & Delivery Interface - Act as primary liaison between Global Process Owners, Technical teams, Enterprise IT, and Payroll vendors. - Operate within ITIL framework using ServiceNow for incident, change, and problem governance. - Facilitate structured workshops, solution reviews, and executive-level walkthroughs. - Proactively identify risks, dependencies, and integration gaps with a solution-oriented mindset. - Demonstrate excellent stakeholder management and strong expectation-setting capability. - Collaborate effectively with stakeholders across global regions and time zones. What you'll bring to the role: Essential Requirements: Minimum 6 years of relevant Workday / HCM Integration experience. Experience operating in global enterprise environments. Workday Integrations and/ or third-Party Payroll Integrations Certification preferred. Strong functional and integration hands on knowledge of Workday Integrations (Studio, EIB, Core Connectors, PECI, APIs - solution oversight level). Experience in global Workday Time & Absence and third-party payroll integrations. Integration experience with external Time & Attendance systems such as UKG, Workforce, Spica, or similar platforms. Strong understanding of EU payroll compliance and multi-country integration complexity. Proven experience in at least 3 full-cycle global Workday Integrations implementations (solution ownership capacity). Strong requirement documentation and process mapping capability. Proactive