Job Description
About the Company
World Resources Institute (WRI) operates in the research, environmental sustainability, public policy, and non-profit industry. WRI works to improve people lives, protect and restore nature, and stabilize the climate by leveraging data, expertise, and global reach to influence policy across systems like food, land, water, energy, and cities. The organization has an employee size of more than 2,000 staff members working globally across multiple focus countries.
About the Role
The Senior Workday Associate, Recruiting and Talent takes functional ownership of the Workday Recruiting and Talent modules across international country offices in Africa, Brazil, China, Colombia, Europe, India, Indonesia, Mexico, and the US. Reporting to the Global Director, Compensation, Benefits, and Analytics within the global HR team, this role serves as the single point of functional expertise. The role partners with Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, and regional HRBPs to translate business needs into smart, scalable Workday solutions, driving optimization, user adoption, and continuous improvement. This is a hybrid position requiring a minimum of 8 days per month in office, with at least 4 days per week during the probation period.
Key Responsibilities
Workday Functional Owner, Recruiting and Talent (60%)
Manage the Workday Recruiting module end-to-end, including job requisitions, evergreen requisitions, job postings, career sites, candidate, prospect and referral configurations, offer and employment agreement workflows, questionnaires, and interview workflows
Manage the Workday Talent Optimization module, including goal setting, performance management, reporting, and future roadmap items like succession planning and talent reviews
Maintain business processes, condition rules, calculated fields, and reporting dashboards across both modules in alignment with global standards and local requirements
Drive continuous improvement by identifying opportunities for system optimization, automation, and process simplification
Lead the bi-annual Workday release cycle for assigned modules by assessing new features, planning adoption, executing regression testing, and communicating updates to HR users
Maintain comprehensive training documentation, business process workbooks, and security configurations
Partnership and Process Design (25%)
Partner with Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, and regional HRBPs to gather requirements and configure solutions tailored to local country nuances without fragmenting the global model
Support functional integrations between Workday and recruiting tools including job boards, LinkedIn Recruiter, referral platforms, background check systems, and assessment tools in collaboration with Global IT
Translate business requirements into scalable solutions and communicate clearly with stakeholders across all organizational levels
User Support and Capacity Building (15%)
Provide expert functional support across global offices by troubleshooting and resolving complex configuration and system issues with Global IT, Workday support, and vendors
Produce and maintain user training materials, job aids, and operational runbooks to empower self-service for recruiters, hiring managers, and HR teams
Conduct hands-on training sessions for regional HR teams when rolling out new features or updated processes
Required Qualifications and Experience
Bachelor degree in Human Resources, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field (relevant work experience in lieu of degree is accepted)
Workday Pro certification in Recruiting and/or Talent is preferred
Minimum of 6 years of hands-on experience with Workday HCM configuration and business process frameworks, with at least 3 years primarily focused on Workday Recruiting and Talent modules
Subject-matter expertise in configuring job posting templates, career sites, application business processes, referral workflows, offer letters, and employment agreements
Strong working knowledge of Workday calculated fields applied to Recruiting and Talent
Proven experience supporting global HR teams across multiple countries and time zones
Experience participating in Workday transformation, optimization, and bi-annual release testing cycles
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills in English
Exposure to adjacent modules such as Core HCM, Learning, Advanced Compensation, and EIB integration troubleshooting is advantageous
Application Instructions
Applicants must have existing work authorization in India. A resume along with a required cover letter must be submitted through the official WRI careers portal link.
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