Job Description

WHAT MAKES US, US

Join some of the most innovative thinkers in FinTech as we lead the evolution of financial technology. If you are an innovative, curious, collaborative person who embraces challenges and wants to grow, learn and pursue outcomes with our prestigious financial clients, say Hello to SimCorp!

At its foundation, SimCorp is guided by our values — caring, customer success-driven, collaborative, curious, and courageous. Our people-centered organization focuses on skills development, relationship building, and client success. We take pride in cultivating an environment where all team members can grow, feel heard, valued, and empowered.

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WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT FOR US

The Operational Excellence WorkDay Lead is a senior individual contributor within People & Culture (P&C), serving as the strategic and operational link between P&C and IT. The role combines deep expertise in HR processes, service delivery, governance, Workday, HRIS solutions, and project delivery.

Its main purpose is to translate P&C needs into scalable, compliant, and efficient Workday‑enabled solutions, lead their implementation, and drive ongoing HR process optimization. As the primary Point of Contact for P&C stakeholders, the Lead Consultant ensures clear articulation, prioritization, and delivery of business requirements in close collaboration with IT and the P&C and Solutions & Technology teams.

The role also supports the Global People Service Delivery Director in coordinating the Solutions & Technology team, prioritizing the Workday enhancement roadmap, and ensuring accountable, timely delivery of improvements across the platform.

This position is ideal for HRIS/Workday professionals who want to remain close to technology and projects while shaping end‑to‑end P&C processes and strengthening operational excellence.

WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

Bridge Between P&C and IT

• Act as main liaison between P&C, IT and Solutions & Technology
• Translate P&C needs into Workday requirements
• Align stakeholders on scope, risks and feasibility
• Serve as primary POC for Workday-related requests

Workday & HRIS Ownership

• Lead Workday design, configuration and continuous improvements
• Drive enhancements across Core HCM, Compensation, Performance, Reporting
• Troubleshoot issues and coordinate fixes with IT and partners
• Ensure alignment with global P&C processes and governance
• Support data quality, reporting and analytics

Operational Excellence

• Lead initiatives to improve efficiency, scalability and compliance
• Simplify, standardize and automate P&C processes
• Apply Lean/Agile/continuous improvement methods
• Maintain SOPs, standardized processes and governance
• Ensure compliance with controls, audits and regulations

Project & Change Leadership

• Lead cross-functional Workday and P&C process projects
• Manage timelines, risks and stakeholder expectations
• Support change management and adoption
• Provide regular updates to leadership

Workday Roadmap Ownership

• Own and prioritize the Workday enhancements roadmap
• Partner with the Global People Service Delivery Director
• Balance operational, strategic and technical needs
• Ensure transparent and accountable delivery

Team & Capability Support

• Support coordination of the Solutions & Technology team
• Role‑model operational excellence and quality
• Mentor team members on Workday, processes and project practices
• Foster collaboration across P&C, IT, Finance and other functions

Types of Work

Workday enhancements, HR process (re)design, operational excellence, automation, compliance and governance improvements, cross-functional initiatives, stakeholder communication.

Success Measures

Delivered Workday solutions, timely enhancements, more efficient P&C processes, strong collaboration, transparent roadmap governance, visible impact of operational excellence.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in HR, Business, IT, Operations or similar (or equivalent experience)
• 5+ years in HRIS, Workday, Operational Excellence or HR transformation
• Hands-on Workday implementation, configuration or continuous improvement experience
• Strong understanding of HR processes, service delivery and global HR operations
• Solid project management across multiple workstreams
• Experience in cross‑functional, global environments
• Familiarity with Agile, Lean, Six Sigma or similar methods

Skills & Abilities

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving capability
• Ability to translate complex needs into practical system/process solutions
• Effective communication and stakeholder management
• Structured, pragmatic and delivery‑focused mindset
• Able to work independently with high ownership
• Comfortable challenging the status quo and driving change
• Fluent in English and Danish (written and spoken)

BENEFITS

Attractive salary and bonus scheme are essential for any work agreement. However, in SimCorp, we believe we can offer more. Therefore, in addition to the traditional benefit scheme, we provide an work & private life balance. We also practice a tailored approach to professional development to support the direction you want to take.

NEXT STEPS:

Please send us your application in English via our career site as soon as possible; we process incoming applications continually. Please note that only applications sent through our system will be processed. At SimCorp, we recognize that bias can unintentionally occur in the recruitment process. To uphold fairness and equal opportunities for all applicants, we kindly ask you to exclude personal data such as photo, age, or any non-professional information from your application. Thank you for aiding us in our endeavor to mitigate biases in our recruitment process.

If you are interested in being a part of SimCorp but are not sure this role is suitable, submit your CV anyway. SimCorp is on an exciting growth journey, and our Talent Acquisition Team is ready to assist you discover the right role for you. The approximate time to consider your CV is three weeks.

We are eager to continually improve our talent acquisition process and make everyone’s experience positive and valuable. Therefore, during the process we will ask you to provide your feedback, which is highly appreciated.

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