Workday Specialist – HR Technology

Vanderlande Careers; Veghel; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package

40 vacation days (full-time)

Hybrid working arrangements

Health & Wellbeing budget

Transport allowances

Pension scheme

Learning opportunities via Vanderlande

On-site health center & gym

Company restaurant

Job summary

Vanderlande seeks a Talent Acquisition Technology Consultant to define and deliver the technology roadmap for recruiting, connecting business needs with Workday and other recruiting technologies. You will collaborate across time zones and disciplines to implement practical improvements across the end-to-end hiring process.

The role requires 5+ years of Workday Recruiting experience, strong consultancy and project management skills, and fluency in English.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of functional experience with Workday Core and Workday Recruiting.
• Strong understanding of recruiting processes, practices, and technology-enabled talent acquisition.
• Proven consultancy and project management capabilities with a customer-centric and business-oriented mindset.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills with the ability to influence, convince, and create buy-in.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to approach complex challenges from multiple perspectives.
• Result-driven and comfortable working in a dynamic, changing international environment.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the multi-year Recruiting Technology roadmap in partnership with global and regional Talent Acquisition stakeholders.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders on recruiting technologies, market trends, and innovation opportunities.
• Lead end-to-end implementation of new functionality and tools, covering impact assessment, design, configuration, testing, change management, and adoption.
• Optimize the use of Workday Recruiting and connected third-party solutions across the global organization.
• Deliver the Recruiting Reporting strategy through dashboards, insights, and reporting solutions tailored to different user groups.
• Drive continuous improvement within the recruiting technology domain, including change requests, releases, service management, and stakeholder support.
• Develop and deliver training initiatives together with subject matter experts to increase user adoption and process effectiveness.
• Lead projects and act as Technology SME for larger business transformation initiatives.

Skills

Workday Core

Workday Recruiting

Recruiting processes

Stakeholder management

English fluency

Education

Master's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Workday Modules

Job description

As Talent Acquisition Technology Consultant, you define and deliver the technology roadmap for recruiting. You connect business needs with Workday and other recruiting technologies, translating strategy into practical improvements across the end-to-end hiring process.

In this role, you collaborate across teams, time zones, and disciplines to get things done.

What you will do

• Define and drive the multi-year Recruiting Technology roadmap in partnership with global and regional Talent Acquisition stakeholders.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders on recruiting technologies, market trends, and innovation opportunities.
• Lead end-to-end implementation of new functionality and tools, covering impact assessment, design, configuration, testing, change management, and adoption.
• Optimize the use of Workday Recruiting and connected third-party solutions across the global organization.
• Deliver the Recruiting Reporting strategy through dashboards, insights, and reporting solutions tailored to different user groups.
• Drive continuous improvement within the recruiting technology domain, including change requests, releases, service management, and stakeholder support.
• Develop and deliver training initiatives together with subject matter experts to increase user adoption and process effectiveness.
• Lead projects and act as Technology SME for larger business transformation initiatives.

Your team

Our HR Technology team is part of the global Strategy & Transformation department and works closely with HR, Finance, and ICT. The team is globally responsible for maintaining, supporting, and enhancing business-critical systems and solutions.

As a Talent Acquisition Technology Consultant, you will be part of the HR Technology team and report directly to the Head of HR Technology at Vanderlande’s headquarters in Veghel.

What you bring

Essential

• 5+ years of functional experience with Workday Core and Workday Recruiting.
• Strong understanding of recruiting processes, practices, and technology-enabled talent acquisition.
• Proven consultancy and project management capabilities with a customer-centric and business-oriented mindset.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills with the ability to influence, convince, and create buy-in.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to approach complex challenges from multiple perspectives.
• Result-driven and comfortable working in a dynamic, changing international environment.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.

Preferred

• Master's degree in Human Resources, Information Systems, Technology, Business Administration, Accounting, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Experience with additional Workday modules and/or recruiting technologies such as sourcing, candidate engagement, or background screening solutions.
• Experience driving user adoption, change management, and global technology implementations.

We know the right person is not always the one who ticks every box. If this role excites you and you meet most of the requirements, we would love to hear from you.

What we offer

Working at Vanderlande means being part of an international, market-leading organization where innovation, collaboration, and personal development are central.

We offer:

• A competitive salary and benefits package.
• 40 vacation days based on a full-time employment contract.
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
• A yearly Health & Wellbeing budget.
• Home-office and commuting allowances, including full reimbursement of public transport.
• A collective pension scheme and attractive insurance arrangements.
• Access to the Vanderlande Academy and extensive learning opportunities.
• On-site health center, gym facilities, and company restaurant at the Veghel campus.

About Vanderlande

Vanderlande is the global market leader in future-proof logistic process automation for airports and parcel markets and a leading supplier of warehouse automation solutions.

Our success is built on a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement. Guided by our values of Every Day Better, Team Play, and We Care, we work together to create sustainable value for our customers worldwide.

Diversity & Inclusion

Vanderlande is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.

Background Screening

A background screening may form part of the recruitment process for this position. Any employment offer may be subject to successfully completing the applicable screening requirements. Candidates will be informed about the process and their rights before any screening is initiated.