ABOUT GENERAL MILLS

We make food the world loves: 100 brands. In 100 countries. Across six continents. With iconic brands like Cheerios, Pillsbury, Betty Crocker, Nature Valley, and Häagen-Dazs, we’ve been serving up food the world loves for 155 years (and counting). Each of our brands has a unique story to tell.

How we make our food is as important as the food we make. Our values are baked into our legacy and continue to accelerate

us into the future as an innovative force for good. General Mills was founded in 1866 when Cadwallader Washburn boldly bought the largest flour mill west of the Mississippi. That pioneering spirit lives on today through our leadership team who upholds a vision of relentless innovation while being a force for good. For more details check out http://www.generalmills.com

General Mills India Center (GIC) is our global capability center in Mumbai that works as an extension of our global organization delivering business value, service excellence and growth, while standing for good for our planet and people.

With our team of 1800+ professionals, we deliver superior value across the areas of Supply chain (SC) , Digital & Technology (D&T) Innovation, Technology & Quality (ITQ), Consumer and Market Intelligence (CMI), Sales Strategy & Intelligence (SSI) , Global Shared Services (GSS) , Finance Shared Services (FSS) and Human Resources Shared Services (HRSS).For more details check out https://www.generalmills.co.in

We advocate for advancing equity and inclusion to create more equitable workplaces and a better tomorrow.

JOB OVERVIEW

Function Overview

The Digital and Technology team at General Mills stands as the largest and foremost unit, dedicated to exploring the latest trends and innovations in technology while leading the adoption of cutting-edge technologies across the organization. Collaborating closely with global business teams, the focus is on understanding business models and identifying opportunities to leverage technology for increased efficiency and disruption. The team's expertise spans a wide range of areas, including AI/ML, Data Science, IoT, NLP, Cloud, Infrastructure, RPA and Automation, Digital Transformation, Cyber Security, Blockchain, SAP S4 HANA and Enterprise Architecture. The MillsWorks initiative embodies an agile@scale delivery model, where business and technology teams operate cohesively in pods with a unified mission to deliver value for the company. Employees working on significant technology projects are recognized as Digital Transformation change agents.

The team places a strong emphasis on service partnerships and employee engagement with a commitment to advancing equity and supporting communities. In fostering an inclusive culture, the team values individuals passionate about learning and growing with technology, exemplified by the "Work with Heart" philosophy, emphasizing results over facetime. Those intrigued by the prospect of contributing to the digital transformation journey of a Fortune 500 company are encouraged to explore more details about the function through the provided Link

Purpose of the role

This role will be responsible for configuring and supporting Workday HCM and other HR systems and processes that enhance user experience, support HR process and technology efforts and deliver value to our global workforce. This role is expected to demonstrate high proficiency in system knowledge/configuration, problem solving, process/data analysis, and communication skills. This role will work collaboratively across teams to provide recommendations on aligning technical solutions to business opportunities.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Lead Analyst for global HR system process, data and technology projects.
• Day to day operational support of HR systems and ensure system health and sustainability.
• Utilize Workday HCM functional expertise to troubleshoot issues and identify solutions (business process configuration, complex calculated fields, integrations, EIB(s), etc.)
• Lead Consultant for global HR systems, data, and processes - identify and articulate process impacts on technology/data and potential constraints.
• Partner with business to define functional requirements – including data, configuration, and integration needs – and translate into recommendations and technical specifications.
• Partner with business to understand pain points, prioritize requirements, and identify opportunities to improve processes/gain efficiency by leveraging existing and new functionality.
• Successfully deliver prioritized initiatives through discovery, planning, implementation, testing and stabilization
• Responsible for quality assurance, creation of test scripts, testing execution, and ensuring user acceptance for system solutions.
• Develop technical documentation supporting system or processes changes.
• Communicate system or process changes to users with varying technical knowledge.
• Advocate and influence HR solutions and inform on new trends and technologies.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• 7+ years of experience supporting/developing complex IT solutions.
• Experience configuring, solutioning and supporting Workday HCM required.
• Workday HCM Core experience desired.
• Experience working on a project team for a complex, global system implementation.
• Experience configuring, solutioning and supporting Cornerstone, iCIMS, and/or Workday HCM required.
• Ability to work with contractors and 3rd party vendors to ensure a quality result on projects and enhancements.
• Ability to gather and translate business requirements into specifications.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze, design, configure and support data, processes, and technology.
• Experience supporting stabilization and ongoing production support of technical solutions.
• Proven ability to manage multiple tasks/activities and prioritize appropriately.
• Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills with technical and business partners at all levels
• Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as in a collaborative team environment.
• Experience working in a global company.

Expert level

• Core HCM
• Business Process Configuration

Intermediate Level

• EIB's

• Security

Basic Level

• Calculated Fields
• Advanced Reports

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Excellent interpersonal skills with a high degree of tact and diplomacy.
• Be able to effectively work with ambiguity.
• High learning agility.
• Be able to define business requirements and collaborate across global teams.
• Problem solver and work with minimum guidance.
• Highly organized individual with a process improvement and client service mindset.
• Proven ability to work successfully with global, cross-functional project teams and translate complex business analysis into actionable recommendations through to implementation.
• Ability to train, guide and mentor others.
• Results oriented with a track record of accomplishments and ability to problem solve and overcome challenges.
• High integrity, sound judgment and discretion regarding confidential information.
• Ability to think proactively and manage multiple priorities.
• High initiative and passion for improving business systems and processes.