IT & Software

Workday Specialist

SumUp

London · Greater London · United Kingdom

Overview

In this role you will shape and optimize SumUp’s Workday HCM setup to scale with the business and deliver a smooth employee lifecycle. You will work closely with People Operations, Payroll and cross‑functional stakeholders to design, configure, and continuously improve processes. The position offers meaningful impact by reducing manual work, improving data quality and enabling informed decisions. You’ll be part of a data-informed People Tech team driving scalable, user-friendly systems.

Pay / Benefits
  • office-first Berlin
  • Stock option programme
  • annual L&D budget
  • pension scheme with 20% match
  • 28 days paid leave
  • Urban Sports Club subsidy
Responsibilities
  • Configure and enhance Workday Core HCM to ensure scalable, consistent, and navigable processes
  • Translate business needs into thoughtful system design with stakeholders to improve workflows, automation, and data quality
  • Strengthen document generation, validation logic, and reporting structures to reduce manual work and prevent downstream errors
  • Provide responsive, empathetic guidance to SumUppers using Workday
  • Build and maintain reliable reports and dashboards to ensure data accuracy and support decision‑making
  • Contribute to clear documentation, change management, and sustainable configuration standards
Key requirements
  • Hands-on experience with Workday HCM Core
  • Experience with additional modules such as Time Tracking or Compensation is a plus
  • Solid understanding of Workday fundamentals (Staffing, Worker Data, Organizations, Business Processes, Reporting)
  • Comfort working with structured datasets to validate configuration changes and ensure reliable outputs
  • Strong Excel / Google Sheets skills and attention to data accuracy
  • Ability to explain technical concepts clearly and translate business needs into scalable solutions
  • Mindset for simplification, standardisation, and continuous improvement
  • Advanced English communication; Intermediate Portuguese
  • clear communication
  • empathetic guidance
  • attention to data accuracy
  • Workday HCM Core
  • Workday Time Tracking (plus)
  • Workday Compensation (plus)

Reference: WJ-747_30160044

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