SDM HCMS Functional Specialist

Samudera; Jakarta Barat; On-site; IDR 240,000,000 - 360,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Samudera Indonesia seeks an experienced HR technology professional to own the Workday HCMS streams, ensuring policy-compliant processes, configuration, and data governance. You will lead design, testing, and global adoption improvements while acting as a trusted advisor to HCBPs and CoEs.

You will drive end-to-end changes, provide analytics, and coach the HCMS team to reduce key-person dependency, contributing to digital transformation across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Management, IT, Engineering or related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience in Human Capital, with focus on HR technology or systems management.
• Advanced proficiency in Workday HCMS (specialized knowledge in Compensation, Expense, Absence, Time Tracking, Adaptive Planning preferred).
• Strong ability to translate complex business requirements into optimized technical workflows and configurations.
• High autonomy and initiative for independent project execution and decision-making.
• High proficiency in English (written and spoken).

Responsibilities

• Own the functional design and governance of the assigned Workday streams, ensuring processes, configuration, and data comply with human capital policies and standards.
• Lead design, configuration, and testing of functional system changes, including business process updates and feature enablement to improve operational efficiency.
• Lead impact analysis, UAT, and documentation of system changes, delivering enhancements end-to-end with minimal supervision.
• Act as consultative partner to HCBPs and CoEs, providing expert advice on system capabilities, trade-offs, and priorities, translating business requirements into optimized HCMS workflows.
• Serve as the functional expert on current and upcoming Workday features, identifying opportunities to improve adoption and drive digital transformation.
• Serve as escalation point for complex functional issues, leading root cause analysis and vendor engagement for fixes.
• Coach and share knowledge with Samudera HCMS team, documenting critical configuration and process knowledge to reduce key-person dependency.
• Foster and ensure adherence to Integrated Management System requirements and risk control.

Skills

Workday HCMS proficiency

HR technology experience

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree (S1) in HR/Management/IT/Engineering

Tools

Workday tooling

Job description

Samudera Indonesia offers a truly global and collaborative work experience. You’ll team up with some of the best and brightest people in many locations in Indonesia and beyond. And you’ll discover a world of extraordinary opportunity, challenge, and fulfillment where you can pursue goals, develop new skills, and explore new horizons.

Main Responsibilities

• Own the functional design and governance of the assigned Workday streams, ensuring processes, configuration, and data comply with human capital policies and standards.
• Lead the design, configuration, and testing of functional system changes, including business process updates and feature enablement, to improve operational efficiency.
• Lead the impact analysis, UAT, and documentation of system changes, and deliver enhancements end to end with minimal supervision.
• Act as a consultative partners to HCBPs and CoEs, providing expert advice on system capabilities, trade-offs, and priorities, and translating business requirements into optimized HCMS workflows.
• Serve as the functional expert on current and upcoming Workday features, and proactively identify and implement opportunities to improve adoption and drive digital transformation.
• Serve as the escalation point for complex functional issues, leading root cause analysis and vendor engagement to provide structural fixes rather than workarounds.
• Coach and share knowledge with the Samudera HCMS team, and document critical configuration and process knowledge to reduce key-person dependency.

General Responsibilities

• Ensure the implementation of an Integrated Management System, including the identification, documentation, and control of risks in the relevant department's work area.
• Foster and ensure the commitment of every team member to understand and adhere to all applicable Integrated Management System requirements.
• Be willing to participate in the investigation process of accidents, incidents, or actions that may lead to incidents caused by unsafe actions or unsafe conditions, including providing accurate information and reports based on known facts.
• Be willing to engage in the information security control process applied to protect the information assets and information processing assets owned and/or managed by the Company from threats to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Qualifications

1. Bachelor’s degree (S1) in Human Resources, Management, IT, Engineering, or a related field.

2. Minimum of 3 years of professional experience in Human Capital, with a strong focus on HR technology or systems management.

3. Advanced proficiency in Workday HCMS (specialized functional knowledge in Compensation, Expense, Absence, Time Tracking, and Adaptive Planning is preferred).

4. Strong ability to translate complex business requirements into optimized technical workflows and functional system configurations.

5. High degree of autonomy and initiative, capable of independent project execution and decision‑making.

6. High proficiency in English (both written and spoken).

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Logistics, Freight & Delivery Services 101-1,000 employees

Samudera is a pioneer in Indonesia’s shipping industry, founded by Mr. Soedarpo Sastrosatomo, providing integrated shipping, ports, and logistics services with its vast network throughout the archipelago.

Samudera is a pioneer in Indonesia’s shipping industry, founded by Mr. Soedarpo Sastrosatomo, providing integrated shipping, ports, and logistics services with its vast network throughout the archipelago.

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