Workday Phase 2 Functional Workstream Lead

Workday Phase 2 Program Functional Workstream Lead

• Join us in bringing our Global Workday Phase 2 implementation vision to life  

• 9-month fixed term engagement – with possibility of extension

• Ability to work hybrid with the potential for travel as required

About the Role

We are commencing Phase 2 of our Global Workday implementation. We are looking for a Workday Functional Workstream Lead, who have dual reporting lines to the People Technology Strategy Lead and Workday Program Lead. This person will be someone with prior experience in People Operations and/or business partnering. Workday experience is considered highly beneficial.

This person will be responsible for ensuring Workday Phase 2 functional scope supports the full end-to-end product and process design across the People Domain, including process inputs, on-system steps, off-system steps, process outputs, and data flows. The role will coordinate all Program related deliverables across Global Process roles from inception through to completion. The role will support the People Technology Strategy Lead ensuring smooth integration with Phase 1 delivered Workday scope.

As a member of the People Technology Strategy Team, the Workday Phase 2 Functional Workstream Lead will work closely with the system implementer (SI) on the following responsibilities:

• End-to-end product and process design for Workday Phase 2 scope

• Partnering in end-to-end design discussions across all workstreams and functional modules, championing the ‘voice of the customer’, adoption of industry best practice (local deviation by compliance exception only) and ensuring Global Process Owners are aligned with the proposed solution design

• Partnering with People Transformation to ensure business process and product changes are understood and incorporated into User Experience Model.

• Guardian of agreed design principles, design blueprint, and realization of objective key results (OKRs) in the Phase 2 delivered scope

• Partnering with the SI’s Functional Lead, to understand cross-functional components, as well as complex or local deviations that may cause challenges post-deployment if not solutioned for in a standard manner

• Partnering in the data and integration scoping and approach discussions, ensuring that the business requirements across the functional, data and integration workstreams are aligned and appropriately signed off

• Leading the on-time delivery of the Configuration Workbooks; Reviewing all workbooks for completeness and quality standards as part of the sign-off process

• Leading the Prototype Review and Testing Workshops, in partnership with the SI to encourage business buy in to the solution

• Escalating, triaging and monitoring unresolved functional issues, constraints and programme risks to the appropriate governance groups

• Partnering with Information, Systems & Technology (IS&T) to ensure an integrated product design.

In addition to your Workday program responsibilities, you will work closely with the Process & Product Lead to ensure Phase 2 scope integrates smoothly and in a structured way with Business as usual (BAU) scope within the People Domain

What you’ll bring

• Prior experience in People Operations and/or Business Partnering

• Background in IT, Data or Systems; Workday experience is highly desirable

• Demonstrated leadership capabilities, including leading project teams or work streams

• Ability to coach and influence senior leaders in a way that tests conventional thinking and challenges the status quo

• Ability to convert complex business requirements into a fit-for-purpose solution design and outcome driven approach

• Strong advocate for the Workday product and ability to develop deep product knowledge throughout the implementation

• Experience in Program and Risk Management well regarded

• Degree in engineering or related experience.

What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority

• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto

• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program

• Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family

• Attractive share ownership plan

• Company provided insurance cover

• Extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options

• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions

• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support

• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)

• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)

• Possible domestic relocation assistance

Where you’ll be working

This role is based at our Brisbane Hub.

Applications close on the 20th of December. Please note -that the hubs close over the end of year period and as such there may be a delay in recruitment. Thankyou for your patience.

About Rio TintoRio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive.We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs – striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win situations and meet opportunities.

Every Voice MattersAt Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTI+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.