About the Role
As part of the People Tech team, you will work within the Workday ecosystem, collaborating with People Operations, Payroll, and business stakeholders to ensure the Workday HCM setup is scalable, reliable, and intuitive. You will help shape employee lifecycle processes, focusing on design, configuration, and continuous improvement to support operational excellence and a seamless employee experience.
Responsibilities
- Configure and enhance Workday’s Core HCM module for scalability, consistency, and ease of navigation.
- Partner with stakeholders to translate business needs into system designs, improving workflows, automation, and data quality.
- Strengthen document generation, validation logic, and reporting structures to reduce manual work and prevent errors.
- Provide responsive and empathetic guidance to Workday users.
- Build and maintain reliable reports and dashboards, ensuring data accuracy.
- Contribute to clear documentation, structured change management, and sustainable configuration standards.
Requirements
- Hands-on experience with Workday HCM Core.
- Solid understanding of Workday fundamentals including Staffing, Worker Data, Organizations, Business Processes, and Reporting.
- Confidence working with structured datasets to validate configuration changes and ensure reliable outputs.
- Strong Excel / Google Sheets skills and attention to data accuracy.
- Ability to explain technical concepts clearly and translate business needs into scalable system solutions.
- Mindset focused on simplification, standardization, and continuous improvement.
- Advanced English communication skills.
- Intermediate Portuguese skills.
Skills
- Workday HCM Core
- Workday fundamentals (Staffing, Worker Data, Organizations, Business Processes, Reporting)
- Structured datasets
- Excel / Google Sheets
- Technical concept explanation
- Business needs translation
- Simplification
- Standardization
- Continuous improvement
- Advanced English
- Intermediate Portuguese
Location
- Berlin
Work Type
- Office-first
Experience Level
- Not specified
Education Level
- Not specified
Benefits
- Enrolment onto our Virtual Stock Option programme
- Dedicated annual L&D budget of €2000
- Corporate pension scheme (company matches up to 20% of contributions)
- 28 days of paid leave plus public holidays and special leave days
- Urban Sports Club subsidy
- Kita placement assistance
- Subsidised office lunches
- 1-month sabbatical after 3 years of service
- Referral Bonus
About the Company
- SumUp is passionate about supporting small businesses by providing flexible, fair, and easy-to-use technology.
- Millions of businesses worldwide rely on SumUp as their financial partner.
- The company's long-term ambition is to turn everyday transactions into lasting relationships between businesses and their customers.
- SumUp has a diverse team of over 3,000 SumUppers from over 90 nationalities.
- The company fosters inclusivity and a continuous learning culture.
- SumUp strives to create an environment where everyone belongs and feels supported.
Equal Opportunity
- SumUp is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, actively seeking and embracing diversity in our workforce.
- Hiring and employment decisions are not made based on race, colour, religion or religious belief, ethnic or national origin, nationality, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age or any other basis protected by applicable laws or prohibited by company policy.
- The company is committed to creating a safe and respectful workplace where harassment of any form is strictly prohibited.
