Workday Specialist - Barcelona

In this role, you optimise and scale SumUp’s Workday HCM Core to support a growing workforce. You partner with People Operations, Payroll and business stakeholders to design, configure and continuously improve employee lifecycle processes. You will build reliable reports, improve data quality and automate workflows, while guiding users with empathy. This is a hands-on, cross-functional role that shapes scalable HR systems and delivers a seamless employee experience in a fintech environment.

• office-first Berlin setup
• Virtual Stock Option programme
• L&D budget of 2000 EUR annually
• pension scheme with 20% employer match
• subsidised office lunches
• Configure and enhance Workday Core HCM to be scalable and easy to navigate
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into system designs, workflows and automation
• Strengthen document generation, validation logic, and reporting structures to reduce manual work
• Provide responsive, helpful guidance to users of Workday
• Develop and maintain reliable reports and dashboards to support decision-making
• Contribute to clear documentation, change management, and sustainable configuration standards
• Hands-on experience with Workday HCM Core
• Knowledge of Workday fundamentals (Staffing, Worker Data, Organizations, Business Processes, Reporting)
• Ability to validate configuration changes with structured datasets
• Strong Excel/Google Sheets skills and data accuracy focus xcskxlj
• Ability to translate business needs into scalable system solutions
• Mindset focused on simplification, standardisation, and continuous improvement
• Advanced English and Intermediate Portuguese
• Clear communication
• Empathy and user-focused support
• Workday HCM Core (plus Time Tracking or Compensation)
• Workday fundamentals (Staffing, Worker Data, Organizations, Business Processes, Reporting)
• Data validation and quality assurance

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