AddressHRTP Workstream SME HR Core (flexible location)
Take your next career step at ABB with a global team that is energizing the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future. At ABB, we have the clear goal of driving diversity and inclusion across all dimensions: gender, LGBTQ+, abilities, ethnicity and generations. Together, we are embarking on a journey where each and every one of us, individually and collectively, welcomes and celebrates individual differences.
The HR Transformation Program is a business-led program that will help to underpin the new ABB Way operating model and the decentralization agenda. It is a key step in modernizing the HR part of our legacy ERP estate and will create sustainable benefits for ABB. This global project role is responsible for the end-to-end design of the Workday solution for: • Human Capital Management module of Workday (referred to as HR Core) The incumbent will lead the functional workstream to design ABB's future HR processes considering the evolving HR service delivery model including scope of services. It is about fully unleashing and harvesting the opportunities of moving from today's dispersed HCM landscape to an operating model that builds on a single Workday instance with best-of-breed add-ons yielding a superior user experience for employees, managers, HR professionals and candidates. This project role will end mid-2025. A permanent assignment in the post-project support team will be assessed in due course. The role reports to the Functional Stream Lead
Your responsibilities
- Project manage all aspects of the Workstream deliverables according to program timelines and budget. Ability to coordinate and direct team members to ensure project plan is achieved.
- Determine the end-to-end design of ABB's global Workday solution within the given workstream (see mission statement and challenges) as the counterpart of the Workday functional workstream lead(s).
- Incorporate requirements of the Business Areas by collaborating with the Business Co-Lead and strive for "one hire-to-retire process" across ABB.
- Understand and be able to apply expertise to maintain configuration of the Workday system.
- Ensure the quality of processes and workflows:
- Meet the business and legal requirements, globally and locally. Ensure adequate involvement of global and local contributors/stakeholders by conducting workshops and engagement activities
- Adhere to Design principles and program guidelines
- Fulfill all requirements on security, documents, integrations, documentation, etc.
- Comply with audit requirements: ICoFR, GDPR and other regulations for access to and use of personal data within ABB.
- Consider dependencies with other functional workstreams, cross-functional specialists, governance specialists and technical specialists to ensure the outside-in perspective, further: adequate documentation, testing and cutover.
- Provide status reporting and progress metrics of solution development to project management and steering committee according to Project Fusion's governance.
- Be a champion in innovation, efficiency and effectiveness.
- Lead effectively through a performance management culture that drives the company's values and successfully meets/exceeds all relevant targets and objectives within the business.
Your background
- Proven HR project and design experience by having successfully operated, designed, optimized, automated, deployed and measured HR business processes of a global scope in the domain of the given workstream - with significant aspects of complex implementation, organizational transformation and ambitious value creation targets.
- Graduate/post-graduate degree in Business Management, HR or related discipline.
- 5+ years of work experience and specialize knowledge of HR in roles at large technological and industrial companies with complex organizations and multi-cultural management.
- Experience with Workday and implementing HCM module or Workday is desirable.
- Extremely structured thinking and strong communication skills to convince HR professionals, line managers and employees globally of the solutions delivered by Project Fusion and drive the change towards a common plan and timelines. Ability to structure and convey complex messages, urgency and insights into meaningful action plans.
- Leadership with vision and ambition. - Passion for quality and speed. - Creativity and readiness for innovation to break new ground. - Integrity when dealing with highly sensitive data. - Can-do attitude. Problem solver. Resilience.
- Collaborative working style appreciating the inclusion of geographies, levels, functions and cultures. Developing others.
- Professional proficiency in English, MS Office, digital collaboration tools/platforms.
More about us
In ABB HR our mission is to help ABB stand out when it comes to our people - from leadership, performance and talent management to rewards and career growth. Our goal is to be an employer of choice and deliver excellent experiences throughout the employee lifecycle. We look forward to receiving your application (documents submitted in English are appreciated). If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com. #LI-hybrid
