Senior Workday Functional Specialist

Your Mission

The Senior Workday Functional Specialist is the technical backbone of AIRE Ancient Baths’ People & Culture function globally. With Workday already implemented, this role is responsible for three things: owning the technical evolution of the platform and its integrations, driving the consolidation of payroll systems across 5 countries into a single provider, and building the automation and data infrastructure that will allow People to scale.

What You Will Do

Own Workday

• Define and drive the global roadmap, releases, and system evolution

• Act as the go-to expert for configuration, ensuring consistency and scalability

• Implement new tools and modules as the business grows

• Continuously improve how the system supports real business needs

Build integrations & automation

• Own and improve all integrations with payroll, finance, and HR tools

• Design automation that reduces manual work and improves data accuracy

Ensure data quality & structure

• Define and maintain global data standards

• Own core structures (org design, roles, cost centres, positions)

• Enable reliable data flows for reporting and decision-making

• Ensure security, access control, and compliance

Be the technical reference

• Support and mentor the HRIS Specialist

• Act as escalation point for complex issues

• Proactively identify risks and improvement opportunities

What We Are Looking For

Experience & Background

• 4+ years of hands-on Workday experience, including configuration and administration across key modules (HCM, T&A, Absence or similar)

• Workday certification (or equivalent depth of expertise)

• Proven experience with HRIS integrations and process automation

• Experience working in multi-country environments with data governance considerations

Languages

• Fluent English & Spanish is required.

Skills & Behaviours

• Startegic Vision and Analytical Capacity: You understand how everything connects and build solutions that scale.

• Influence: You take responsibility and move things forward without waiting, bringing everyone on board.

• Flexibility & self-management: You navigate changing priorities in a fast-growing environment with autonomy and strong judgement.

Why you should apply:

• Enjoy a competitive compensation package with a permanent contract

• Flex schedule and Hybrid work (3 days at the office 2 days of home office)

• Gift AIRE experience on your birthday!🧖

• 30% discount on all our services.

• Employee discount for private health insurance.

• Team Spirit is our big asset!💪 We are proud to have a welcoming and inclusive working environment where everyone's opinions and backgrounds are heard and respected.

• Be part of a team that believes extraordinary begins with how we make people feel.

Our Barcelona Headquarters

Our headquarters are locatedin the heart of Barcelonaand act as the central hub from which we support all AIRE locations across Europe and North America. From here, global teams work closely with local centres to ensure consistency, excellence, and alignment across the brand.

Barcelona HQ reflects AIRE’s culture: a collaborative, people-centred and high-performance environment guided byExcellence, Ambition, Talante, Diversity and Innovation, where ownership, trust and continuous improvement are part of everyday work.