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Description Vacancy :

Job Description

Rabobank operates in a rapidly evolving environment where technology plays a key role in delivering an outstanding employee experience. The Tech4HR chapter is responsible for the development, delivery, and maintenance of HR technology solutions that support over 43,000 employees worldwide. Following the successful implementation of Workday as Rabobank’s global HR platform, we continue to simplify and optimize our HR technology landscape to enable our digital HR strategy.

To strengthen our Global HR Systems team, we are looking for an experienced Workday Solution Specialist with a strong affinity for the Total Reward domain. In this role, you will help shape, maintain, and continuously improve Rabobank’s Workday environment, ensuring scalable, user-friendly, and future-proof solutions for employees, managers, and HR professionals across the globe.

 

Your Impact

As a Workday Solution Specialist, you will be responsible for translating business needs into effective Workday solutions while safeguarding the integrity of the global design. Working within an Agile and DevOps environment, you will collaborate closely with colleagues from HR, IT, and other business domains to deliver high-quality enhancements and support continuous innovation.

You will play a key role in optimizing processes and employee journeys related to compensation, benefits, rewards, absence management, and other Workday capabilities.

 

Key Responsibilities

• Analyse business requirements and translate them into sustainable and scalable Workday solutions.


• Design and configure Workday functionality in line with global standards, architecture principles, and business objectives.


• Assess the impact of proposed changes and validate new Workday releases.


• Configure and maintain solutions within Workday HCM, Compensation & Benefits, Advanced Compensation, and Time & Absence.


• Provide clear solution recommendations, including alternatives, trade-offs, and implementation considerations.


• Collaborate with global and local HR stakeholders to identify opportunities for process improvements and optimization.


• Support testing activities, defect analysis, and release deployment.


• Develop and maintain functional documentation and knowledge materials.


• Deliver user support, knowledge transfer, and training where required.


• Work closely with integration and technology teams to assess impacts on connected systems and processes.


• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and the evolution of Rabobank’s global HR technology landscape.

 

Examples of Your Work

• Improving employee, manager, and HR user journeys across Workday.


• Designing and implementing enhancements within the Compensation and Rewards domain.


• Optimizing Workday configurations to increase automation, data quality, and user experience.


• Evaluating new Workday functionality and advising on adoption within the global template.


• Collaborating with Product Owners, HR experts, and fellow specialists to deliver innovative HR solutions.

 

What You Bring

Required Experience

• At least 5 years of hands-on Workday configuration experience.


• Proven expertise in one or more of the following areas:
  
  
  
  • Workday Core HCM
  
  
  • Compensation & Benefits
  
  
  • Advanced Compensation
  
  
  • Time & Absence
  
  
  
  


• Experience translating business requirements into practical system solutions.


• Experience working in complex international environments with multiple stakeholders.


• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

 

Preferred Qualifications

• Good understanding of HR processes, policies, and employee lifecycle management.


• Experience working within Agile and DevOps delivery models.


• Familiarity with Workday release management, testing, and change implementation.


• A strong quality mindset with attention to detail.


• Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal.

 

Competencies

You are a proactive and collaborative professional who enjoys working in multidisciplinary teams while taking ownership of your own deliverables. You combine technical expertise with a customer-focused mindset and are able to navigate a dynamic international environment.

You bring:

• Strong stakeholder management skills.


• The ability to work independently and prioritize effectively.


• A continuous improvement mindset.


• A structured and quality-driven approach to work.


• A collaborative attitude and a passion for teamwork.


• Resilience and adaptability in a changing environment.


• The ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution.

 

What You'll Join

You will become part of Rabobank's Global HR Systems organization, where technology and HR come together to create seamless employee experiences. Together with a team of product specialists, engineers, and HR experts, you will help shape the future of HR technology at Rabobank and contribute to solutions that make a difference for thousands of employees worldwide.

Growing a better world together starts with empowered employees—and Workday plays a vital role in making that possible.