HRIS Expert

Criteo; Barcelona; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Learning & mentorship

Health benefits

Diversity & inclusion

Competitive pay & equity options

Job summary

Criteo is seeking an experienced HRIS Expert to join the HRIS team in Barcelona. You will own the Compensation and Talent & Performance domains in Workday and partner with stakeholders to translate people strategy into scalable processes.

You will lead design, configuration, and optimization of Workday modules, act as SME, guide deployments, and contribute to broader HRIS initiatives while benefiting from Criteo's hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• Workday certification with hands-on expertise in Advanced Compensation and Talent & Performance.
• Experience configuring Workday and delivering implementation or optimization projects.
• Strong understanding of Workday integrations, reporting, security roles, and tenant management.

Responsibilities

• Own design, configuration and improvement of Workday Advanced Compensation processes.
• Own design and improvement of Workday Talent, Performance and Development processes.
• Translate strategies into practical Workday processes, workflows and reporting.
• Serve as Workday SME for Compensation and Talent and advise on best practices.
• Lead functional delivery across discovery, design, configuration, UAT, release readiness and deployment.
• Manage Workday tech aspects: eligibility rules, compensation structures, reports, security, and integrations.
• Own process documentation and governance, support COEs with guidance.
• Stay connected to Workday ecosystem and assess releases; contribute to ERP/M&A projects.
• Contribute to skills-based initiatives.

Skills

Workday

HR Systems

Compensation

Talent & Performance

Stakeholder management

Process mapping

Automation

Communication skills

Tools

Workday Advanced Compensation

Workday Talent & Performance

Job description

What You'll Do:

We are looking for an experienced HRIS Expert to join our HRIS team in Barcelona. In this role, you will own the Compensation and Talent & Performance domains in Workday and partner with key stakeholders to translate people strategy and policies into relevant, user-friendly and scalable processes. Your responsibilities will include (but are not limited to):

• Own the design, configuration and continuous improvement of Workday Advanced Compensation processes, including merit, bonus, equity and compensation review cycles, in partnership with Total Reward team.
• Own the design and continuous improvement of Workday Talent, Performance and Development processes, including goal setting, performance reviews, talent reviews, calibrations, feedback, IDPs and wellbeing initiatives.
• Translate evolving Compensation, Talent, Development and Performance strategies into practical Workday processes, workflows, reporting and solutions
• Serve as the Workday subject matter expert for Compensation and Talent, advising stakeholders on configuration best practices, optimization opportunities, governance and scalable solutions.
• Lead functional delivery across discovery, solution design, configuration, UAT, release readiness and deployment, and system upgrades, working closely with Workday AMS consultants and internal IT.
• Manage and oversee technical aspects of Workday, including eligibility rules, compensation structures, calculated fields, reports, business processes and security requirements, while assessing impacts across integrations and downstream systems.
• Own process documentation, functional governance and knowledge content, and support COEs with communications and guidance for managers, employees and People teams.
• Stay connected to the Workday ecosystem and proactively assess Workday releases and enhancements, while contributing to broader HRIS and Tech projects such as ERP changes, new entities and M&A.
• Contribute to skills-based initiatives.

Who You Are:

• Demonstrated experience in HR systems, HR Operations, Compensation and/or Talent
• You hold a Workday certification and have hands-on expertise in Workday Advanced Compensation and/or Talent & Performance.
• You have demonstrated experience configuring Workday and delivering implementation, enhancement or optimization projects.
• You have a good understanding of Workday integrations, reporting, security roles, business process configuration, releases and tenant management.
• You are experienced in process mapping, process optimization and automation
• You bring curiosity, sound judgement and adaptability: you stay informed about system innovations, avoid unnecessary complexity and are comfortable moving ambiguous topics forward.
• You have strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build alignment and influence across teams without formal authority.

Who We Are:

We're Criteo, the Commerce Intelligence Platform. Criteo helps businesses turn shopper signals into commerce outcomes while delivering more relevant experiences for shoppers. We use proprietary commerce intelligence and AI decisioning to drive relevance for shoppers and performance for businesses.

At Criteo, our culture is as unique as it is diverse. From our offices across the globe or from the comfort of home, our 3,600 Criteos collaborate together to build an open, impactful, and forward-thinking environment.

We foster a workplace where everyone is valued, and employment decisions are based solely on skills, qualifications, and business needs - never on non-job-related factors or legally protected characteristics.

What We Offer:

• Ways of working - Our hybrid model blends home with in-office experiences, making space for both.
• Grow with us - Learning, mentorship & career development programs.
• Your wellbeing matters - Health benefits, wellness perks & mental health support.
• A team that cares - Diverse, inclusive, and globally connected.
• Fair pay & perks - Attractive salary, with performance-based rewards and family-friendly policies, plus the potential for equity depending on role and level.
• Additional benefits may vary depending on the country where you work and the nature of your employment with Criteo.