Workday Specialist

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About Russell Investments, Mumbai:

Russell Investments is a leading outsourced financial partner and global investment solutions firm providing a wide range of investment capabilities to institutional investors, financial intermediaries, and individual investors around the world. Building on an 90-year legacy of continuous innovation to deliver exceptional value to clients, Russell Investments works every day to improve the financial security of its clients. The firm is “Top 12 Ranked Consultant (2009-2024)” in P&I survey 2024 with $964 billion in assets under advisement (as of December 31, 2025) and $381.8 billion in assets under management (as of March 31, 2026) for clients in 30 countries. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington in the United States, Russell Investments has offices around the world, including London, New York, Toronto, Sydney, Tokyo, Shanghai, and Mumbai.

Joining our Mumbai office means becoming part of a globally connected team where associates collaborate across functions, geographies, and time zones to support the work of a globally recognized asset management firm. Based in Goregaon (East), you will have the opportunity to work alongside colleagues around the world, contribute to meaningful initiatives, and build your career in a collaborative and inclusive environment. The Mumbai office operates with varying shifts to support collaboration across global time zones.

For more information, please visit https://www.russellinvestments.com.

Job Description:

Russell Investments, a leading Financial Services firm, is seeking a skilledWorkday Specialist to enhance our Global HR Operations team. This role offers the unique opportunity to work closely with globalstakeholderssupporting the technology and infrastructure that drive our HR business processes.

We are looking for candidates with 6+ years of experience in the Workday HCM product suite and strongexpertisein Workday reporting, dashboard development, and data analytics, including experience with Power BI and/or Workday Prism Analytics. If you thrive in a collaborative environment and are passionate aboutleveragingdata to drive insights and decisions, we invite you to apply.

Years of Experience

• 6+ years of experience as a Workday Specialist using extensive functional knowledge of the Workday HCM product suite (including Recruiting, Learning, Performance, Advanced Comp, Benefits, Absence, and Time)

• 6+ years of Workday HCM administration experience, including advanced reporting, dashboard development, security administration, business process administration, and integrations

• Demonstrated experience building complex Workday reports, dashboards, and analytics solutions; experience with Power BI and/or Workday Prism Analyticsstrongly preferred

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field

• Workday HCM Certification Preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead Workday HCM Configuration: Serve as the technical expert for advanced Workday configuration, focusing on performance management, time and absence management, benefits, recruiting, onboarding, and talent analytics dashboards.

• Reporting, Dashboards, and Data Analytics: Design and deliver advanced Workday reportsanddashboards,leveragingcalculated fields,matrix andcomposite reports, and Power Bi and/or Workday Prism Analytics to integrate and analyze data from multiple sources. Provide actionable insights and recommendations to support management and executive decision-making, with a strong emphasis on talent and workforce analytics.

• Manage Organizational Changes: Oversee complex organizational changes within Workday,providingadvanced functional support for issues andensuringsmooth transitions.

• Integrations Management: Support inbound and outbound Workday integrations, including design, testing, troubleshooting, and ensuring data integrity across systems.

• Security and Compliance: Provide primary security administration and IT audit support, ensuring compliance with internal policies and best practices.

• Enhancements and Testing: Configure enhancements or changes in Workday HRIS and lead comprehensive testing cycles, actively reviewing new functionalities to ensureoptimalperformance.

• Client Support: Offer backup support for the HR Service Center by responding to escalated client-service requests, ensuring high-quality service delivery.

Candidate Requirements

• Excellent research, analytical, and critical thinking skills, with the ability toleveragedatatoinfluence decision-making.

• Proven experience in building Workday dashboards and delivering data insights; hands-on experience withPower BI and/or Workday Prism Analyticsstronglypreferred.

• Strongproject, prioritization, & time management skills - ability to handle multiple priorities, organize work and meet deadlines.

• Demonstrated ability to drive efforts to standardize,optimize, and simplify processes and technical solutions.

Core Values

• Demonstrates integrity and discretion in handling sensitive information,ensuring strict confidentiality at all times.

• Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication and collaboration skills with all levels of management

• Strong organizational skills including the ability to adapt to shifting priorities and meet frequent deadlines,

• Demonstrated proactive approach to problem-solving with strong judgment and decision-making capability.

• Highly resourceful and collaborativeteam-player, with the ability to also be independently effective and exude initiative and a sense of urgency.

• Exemplifies our customer-focused, action-oriented,results-driven culture.

• Forward lookingthinker, who activelyseeksopportunities,hasa desire for continuous learning, and proposes solutions.

• Dedicated to the firm’s values of non-negotiable integrity, valuing our people, exceeding client expectations, and embracing intellectual curiosity and rigor.