About Showpad

At Showpad, we’re focused on empowering others to be at their best. As a business, we provide sales and marketing teams with the software and support they need to enable their teams, drive more revenue and deliver incredible buying experiences. And as an employer, we provide our employees with opportunities to grow, make a meaningful impact and bring their authentic selves to work. 

Our culture stems from our values which center on achieving maximum impact for our customers and being our authentic selves in all that we do. We make decisions with results in mind, while ensuring we create a workplace environment that fosters global collaboration, diversity and passion for what you do. We’re a team of authentic, good-natured ass-kickers and we’ve been recognized as a top workplace by Built in Chicago and Inc. Magazine.

Founded in 2011, Showpad is now a team of more than 450 people working from our headquarters in Ghent and Chicago or regional offices in Brussels, London, Munich, Portland San Francisco and Wroclaw. 

About the position

We are looking for an experienced Workday Analyst to step in and take our Workday project and deployment to the next phase. As a key member of our Global People Operations Team, you will drive the development, rollout, and maintenance of new and existing Workday features and core processes. In 2019, Showpad deployed Workday HCM. Over the past 12 months, we have built out key business requirements and this newly created role will own and drive Workday moving forward.  

Showpad’s Workday ownership is currently a shared responsibility between our People Operations Director and Data Analyst, with select process-oriented knowledge disbursed between additional team members. Our Go-live post 1 year has been successful but we know there is so much more value to add to our organization. That is where you come in. You’ll work closely within the entire People Team to build and launch new and exciting features; reviewing and upgrading existing Talent/Performance and (Advanced Comp) processes & features, and performing essential maintenance on our core system operations.

Key responsibilities as a Workday Analyst at Showpad

• Develop Workday Roadmap & Adoption (focus in first 12 months: identify & enable adoption/functionality improvements - this will include Workday Feature Development, Release Management, and System Maintenance; implementation of Absence, possibly Learning, the further development of our Core HCM, Talent/Perf. Management, Advanced Comp, and additional Workday features 
• Configure and implement system upgrades and enhancements, lead testing and data validation, and ensure that business process mapping and overall system performance is aligned with our objectives 
• Work closely with People Operations team and business partners to provide ongoing Workday support, project management, and training ( focus in first 12 months: further train/enable our People team & to our business managers)
• Workday data integrity via structure review, audits, and EIB processing
• Process and workflow design for major E2E business processes 
• Ideally you have some experience in an HR Operations role (US) so you can help to cover our Operations team when needed

Skills and Qualifications we are looking for

• 3+ years of experience as a Workday Consultant, Implementer, or Analyst 
• Strong understanding of the Workday system design, structure, and administration is required 
• Strong experience building the Workday ecosystem from implementation to maturity is ideal (feature configuration, testing, go-live, maintenance, and issue resolution)
• Experience working with Core HCM & Security, and at least one additional functional area: Comp/Adv. Comp, Absence, or Talent and Performance. Some experience across the board would be great but it’s not essential if you are happy to learn. Workday certifications are a plus
• Excellent Project management skills
• See challenges as an opportunity for success versus obstacles to overcome  
• Strong ethical compass & ready to act with integrity
• Sense of humor

What You Can Expect From Showpad

Our culture is centered on our values: be humble, take ownership, be passionate, be transparent, keep it simple and grow together. Global collaboration is in our DNA and we're committed to immersing ourselves in a truly diverse environment where differences are not only welcomed, but valued.