Global HRIS Manager

Global HRIS Manager (Workday)

Location: Cambridge, UK - Hybrid (Can be open to locations)

Department: HR

Job type: Full Time

Join us and make a difference when it matters most! 

At Mundipharma, we are proud of the work we do to bring innovative treatments to patients. We challenge ourselves constantly to deliver more for patients, healthcare professionals, our partners, and our employees. 

The Team

The Global HRIS Manager (Workday) is responsible for leading, maintaining, and continuously improving the Company’s global HR technology ecosystem. This role provides strategic and operational ownership of Workday across multiple countries, ensuring the platform is scalable, compliant, and aligned with global and regional business priorities. The role requires deep Workday expertise, strong analytical capability, and the ability to work effectively with stakeholders across different cultures and time zones. This position leads the day‑to‑day administration, optimisation, and governance of Workday and associated HR technology, ensuring data integrity, process harmonisation, excellent user experience, and high‑quality reporting and insights.

Role and Responsibilities

As the Global HRIS Manager, you will provide strategic and operational leadership for Workday and associated HR tech with key responsibilities being Workday System Operations & Maintenance, Data Governance & Reporting, User Support, Training & Global Service Delivery, Workday Module Ownership, Enhancements & Projects and Compliance, Governance & Vendor Management. Your core responsibilities will include:

• Global System Ownership - act as the strategic and operational lead for the Workday ecosystem, ensuring reliable and consistent performance across all global regions.

• Lead the configuration, governance, and continuous enhancement of key Workday modules, including HCM, Absence, Time Tracking, Compensation, Talent & Performance, and Recruiting.

• Annual Cycle Leadership - Manage the full annual performance management cycle, ensuring seamless alignment with global talent and total reward strategies.

• Champion data governance to ensure complete, accurate, and globally consistent data that complies with GDPR and other global privacy regulations.

• Drive Workday-related projects from end to end, including module rollouts, system upgrades, workflow automations, and change-management activities.

• Reporting & Analytics - Develop, maintain, and deliver high-quality Workday reporting solutions to provide actionable business insights.

• User Support & Training - Oversee the global HRIS ticketing system, providing timely resolution, root-cause analysis, and comprehensive training for HR teams and global users.

• System Optimization - manage ongoing system maintenance, monitor performance, troubleshoot incidents, and implement proactive technical solutions.

• Maintain strict governance practices, including security role management, audit readiness, and HRIS standards harmonization.

• Vendor Management - Serve as the primary liaison for Workday and third-party vendors, managing contracts, forecasting costs, and ensuring strict adherence to SLAs.

What you’ll bring

• Extensive hands-on Workday experience within a complex, matrixed international environment.

• A Workday Pro Certification (Workday Pro Programme) is highly desirable.

• Technical Proficiency - Proven track record in Workday configuration, optimization, integrations, and data governance.

• Performance Cycle Expertise: Demonstrable experience successfully delivering and supporting global performance management and reward cycles.

• Strong background in service delivery and managing HRIS ticketing systems, incident management, and providing operational user support.

• Deep understanding of HR compliance, data privacy laws (including GDPR), and system security best practices.

• Vendor Relations - Solid experience in vendor management, including handling contracts, renewals, budgets, and holding partners to SLAs.

• Strategic problem solving and excellent analytical skills with the ability to identify root causes, evaluate ideas through a global lens, and design effective solutions.

• Global Collaboration - Exceptional communication and facilitation skills, with a proven ability to partner, influence, and collaborate across diverse cultures and time zones.

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field.

What we offer in return

• Flexible benefits package

• Opportunities for learning & development through our varied programme 

• Collaborative, inclusive work environment

Diversity and inclusion

Building an inclusive environment where people can thrive, grow and achieve their full potential is a priority. We believe this isn’t just the right thing, but also the smart thing to do. We are on a journey and will seek to move forward together through education and awareness to build a culture that welcomes and celebrates diversity and uniqueness. We will create a workplace environment where everyone can, every day, bring their authentic selves and is treated with dignity and respect. 

About Mundipharma

Mundipharma is a global healthcare company focussing on customers across Africa, Asia Pacific, Canada, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East.  

Mundipharma is dedicated to bringing innovative treatments to patients in the areas of pain management, infectious disease as well as other severe and debilitating disease areas. Their guiding principles, centered around Integrity and Patient-Centricity, are at the heart of everything they do. For more information visit www.mundipharma.com.  

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Additional Job Description:

Primary Location:

GB Cambridge

Job Posting Date:

2026-03-13

Job Type:

Permanent