Workday Implementation Specialist

About Justera Group Justera Group AB is a leading Swedish IT consulting firm with great experience specializing in building high-performing technology teams and delivering end-to-end IT solutions. Led by dynamic female executives, Justera Group focuses on helping businesses harness the power of digital technologies to continuously evolve in today’s rapidly changing economy. The company has deep expertise in IT consultancy, software development, and recruitment services, providing clients with purpose-driven, well-trained consultants who consistently deliver efficient and effective results. Justera Group manages the entire talent lifecycle, from hiring to ongoing management, ensuring the right fit for each project on time and within budget. With their strong commitment to quality, collaboration, and client success, Justera Group is a trusted partner for technology innovation across Sweden. About the Role: We are looking for an experienced Workday Implementation Specialist to support a large-scale Workday implementation project. The ideal candidate combines a strong understanding of end-to-end HR processes, particularly Compensation & Benefits (C&B), with hands-on experience in Workday implementation and configuration. The role will focus on understanding and translating business processes into Workday solutions, coordinating data-related activities, ensuring data quality, and planning and executing testing activities. You will work closely with business stakeholders, HR, IT, technical teams and other project functions to ensure that processes, data and systems work effectively together. Key Responsibilities:

• Analyse, document and understand end-to-end Compensation & Benefits processes and their interaction with Workday and connected systems.
• Map business processes, system flows, data flows, integrations, dependencies and hand-offs.
• Translate business requirements into functional and system requirements.
• Support the design, configuration and implementation of Workday processes and solutions.
• Identify process gaps, dependencies and potential impacts across different Workday modules and connected systems.
• Coordinate data-related activities, ensuring alignment between source systems, business requirements and Workday.
• Perform data mapping, transformation, migration, validation and reconciliation.
• Ensure data quality and completeness, identifying discrepancies and coordinating necessary corrections.
• Support and coordinate data loads and migration activities.
• Plan and execute functional, data and end-to-end testing activities.
• Define test scenarios, test data and expected outcomes.
• Document defects, investigate issues and drive them through to resolution.
• Perform root cause analysis of functional, process and data-related issues.
• Maintain process documentation, requirements, data mappings, test documentation and project materials.
• Support implementation, cutover and post-go-live stabilisation activities.

Requirements:

• Hands-on experience with Workday implementations and/or Workday configuration.
• Experience within Compensation & Benefits and related HR processes is highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end HR business processes and how they translate into Workday.
• Experience with process analysis, mapping and documentation.
• Strong understanding of the interaction between business processes, data, configuration, integrations and systems.
• Proven experience in data mapping, transformation, migration, validation and reconciliation.
• Experience planning, coordinating and executing functional and end-to-end testing.
• Ability to translate business needs into functional and system requirements.
• Understanding of upstream and downstream process dependencies and their potential impact on other systems and Workday modules.
• Experience coordinating activities across business, project and technical teams.
• Comfortable working hands-on with requirements, documentation, data validation, testing and implementation activities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify gaps and drive issues towards resolution.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Professional fluency in English.

Log inSign up for free write job description dont mention the client details Workday Implementation specialist Other roles Banking #327299 Start date: 07.12.2026 Duration: > 12 months Language: English/Full professional Seniority: Senior emagine is looking for an Workday Implementation specialist to one of our nordic banking clients. Start date: 2026-12-03 End date: 2027-11-30 Location: Stockholm 3 days onsite, 2 days remote) Description The consultant should combine a strong understanding of end-to-end HR and C&B processes and how they translate into Workday with hands-on experience in implementation activities. Particular focus will be on understanding process and system flows, coordinating data activities, ensuring data quality, and supporting and executing testing. Experience and Competencies Hands-on experience from Workday implementations and/or Workday configuration, preferably within Compensation & Benefits and related HR processes Strong understanding of end-to-end business processes and how processes, data, configuration, integrations and systems interact Experience of planning, coordinating and executing testing, particularly where testing involves data, configuration and end-to-end business processes Ability to understand and map process and system flows, including inputs, outputs, hand-offs, dependencies and interactions between different areas Good understanding of both business processes and system solutions, with the ability to translate business needs into functional and system requirements Ability to identify how changes or decisions in one part of a process may impact downstream or upstream processes, data, integrations or other Workday areas Strong experience of data-related activities in Workday implementations, including data mapping, transformation, validation, migration and reconciliation Experience of coordinating data activities across business, project and technical teams, ensuring that data requirements, dependencies and issues are identified and followed through Experience of planning, coordinating and executing testing across processes, data, configuration and integrations Comfortable working hands-on with process analysis, investigations, requirements, documentation, testing, data validation and implementation activities Able to quickly understand complex requirements and process flows, identify gaps or issues and drive them towards resolution Proactive, structured and delivery-focused, with the ability to independently coordinate activities and follow up on actions Able to collaborate effectively across C&B, HR, IT, project teams, vendors and other relevant functions The consultant is expected to provide hands-on support across the implementation, including: Understanding and documenting end-to-end C&B processes and how they are supported by Workday and connected systems Mapping process and system flows, including dependencies, hand-offs, data flows, integrations and interactions with other HR processes Supporting the design and implementation of Workday processes and solutions and ensuring that they work effectively from an end-to-end perspective Translating business requirements and existing processes into functional and system requirements Identifying gaps, dependencies and potential impacts across processes, systems and Workday modules Coordinating C&B data activities and ensuring alignment between source data, business requirements and Workday Mapping data between current systems and Workday, including defining transformation and migration requirements Validating data quality and completeness, identifying discrepancies and coordinating required cleansing and corrections Supporting data loads and migrations, including validation and reconciliation of results Planning and coordinating testing activities for C&B, including test scenarios, test data, expected outcomes and end-to-end process testing Executing and supporting functional, data and end-to-end testing, documenting defects and following issues through to resolution Investigating functional, process and data-related issues and supporting root cause analysis and resolution Preparing and maintaining relevant process documentation, requirements, data mappings, test documentation and decision materials Supporting implementation, cutover and post-go-live stabilization activities Personal Profile Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to understand both the detail and the broader end-to-end picture Curious and able to quickly understand how processes, systems and data interact Structured and comfortable coordinating multiple activities, dependencies and stakeholders Hands-on and willing to take ownership of detailed implementation activities High attention to detail, particularly when working with processes, data and testing Comfortable navigating ambiguity and changing project priorities Good communication and stakeholder management skills Self-driven, collaborative and delivery-focused Writing Workday Implementation Specialist Location: Stockholm, Sweden (Hybrid – 3 days onsite, 2 days remote) Start Date: December 2026 Duration: 12+ months Seniority: Senior Language: English (Full professional proficiency) Industry: Banking Role Overview We are looking for an experienced Workday Implementation Specialist to support a large-scale Workday implementation project. The ideal candidate combines a strong understanding of end-to-end HR processes, particularly Compensation & Benefits (C&B), with hands-on experience in Workday implementation and configuration. The role will focus on understanding and translating business processes into Workday solutions, coordinating data-related activities, ensuring data quality, and planning and executing testing activities. You will work closely with business stakeholders, HR, IT, technical teams and other project functions to ensure that processes, data and systems work effectively together. Key Responsibilities

• Analyse, document and understand end-to-end Compensation & Benefits processes and their interaction with Workday and connected systems.
• Map business processes, system flows, data flows, integrations, dependencies and hand-offs.
• Translate business requirements into functional and system requirements.
• Support the design, configuration and implementation of Workday processes and solutions.
• Identify process gaps, dependencies and potential impacts across different Workday modules and connected systems.
• Coordinate data-related activities, ensuring alignment between source systems, business requirements and Workday.
• Perform data mapping, transformation, migration, validation and reconciliation.
• Ensure data quality and completeness, identifying discrepancies and coordinating necessary corrections.
• Support and coordinate data loads and migration activities.
• Plan and execute functional, data and end-to-end testing activities.
• Define test scenarios, test data and expected outcomes.
• Document defects, investigate issues and drive them through to resolution.
• Perform root cause analysis of functional, process and data-related issues.
• Maintain process documentation, requirements, data mappings, test documentation and project materials.
• Support implementation, cutover and post-go-live stabilisation activities.

Required Experience & Competencies

• Hands-on experience with Workday implementations and/or Workday configuration.
• Experience within Compensation & Benefits and related HR processes is highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end HR business processes and how they translate into Workday.
• Experience with process analysis, mapping and documentation.
• Strong understanding of the interaction between business processes, data, configuration, integrations and systems.
• Proven experience in data mapping, transformation, migration, validation and reconciliation.
• Experience planning, coordinating and executing functional and end-to-end testing.
• Ability to translate business needs into functional and system requirements.
• Understanding of upstream and downstream process dependencies and their potential impact on other systems and Workday modules.
• Experience coordinating activities across business, project and technical teams.
• Comfortable working hands-on with requirements, documentation, data validation, testing and implementation activities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify gaps and drive issues towards resolution.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Professional fluency in English.

Personal Profile We are looking for a proactive, structured and delivery-oriented consultant who can take ownership of hands-on implementation activities. You should be able to quickly understand complex business processes, systems and data flows, while maintaining a strong focus on the overall end-to-end solution. The ideal candidate is:

• Analytical and detail-oriented, with strong problem-solving capabilities.
• Curious and quick to understand complex processes and system interactions.
• Structured and capable of managing multiple activities and dependencies.
• Hands-on, proactive and comfortable taking responsibility.
• Adaptable and confident working in a changing project environment.
• A strong communicator who collaborates effectively with different stakeholders.
• Self-driven, organised and focused on delivering high-quality results.

What We Offer:

• A dynamic and innovative workplace driving advancements in cutting-edge robotic technologies
• The opportunity to collaborate with talented cross-functional teams on meaningful and impactful projects
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package
• A supportive culture that fosters continuous learning, growth, and professional development
• Flexible hybrid working model for an optimal work-life balance
• 25 days of annual leave to recharge and relax
• An annual wellness allowance of 3,500 SEK to support your health and wellbeing