Manager Global HRIT Operations

**Job Description**
**Manager Global HRIT Operations**
**What can you expect?**
Lead the end-to-end management of our Workday platform—covering demand intake, solution design, development, testing, deployment, and ongoing operations—within a global HR technology landscape. Serve as the primary technology partner to HR and IT leaders, translating business needs into scalable, secure, and cost-effective Workday solutions using native capabilities (e.g., integrations, reporting, security, and configuration). Direct onshore and offshore support and development teams to provide reliable, follow-the-sun coverage across regions and time zones; own incident, problem, and change processes to safeguard stability and performance. Establish and enforce SOX-compliant controls, release management, and documentation standards; ensure audit readiness and operational resilience. Drive a continuous-improvement agenda that enhances user experience, reduces risk, and accelerates value delivery from Workday across the enterprise.


*Adient (NYSE: ADNT) is a global leader in automotive seating. With more than 65,000 employees in 29 countries, Adient operates ~200 manufacturing/assembly plants worldwide. We produce and deliver automotive seating for all major OEMs. From complete seating systems to individual components, our expertise spans every step of the automotive seat-making process. We take our products from research and design to engineering and manufacturing — and into millions of vehicles every year. For more information, please visit*
*www.adient.com*
**What will your responsibilities be?**

- Partner with HR leadership and stakeholders to build strong relationships, understand business priorities, and translate them into effective Workday solutions.
- Gather, analyze, and validate business requirements, ensuring alignment with global standards while balancing regional and local needs.
- Lead the global Workday support and development function, including demand intake, solution design, configuration, integrations, reporting, and security.
- Manage a portfolio of initiatives and operational activities, establishing prioritization and resource allocation processes to maximize value delivery.
- Oversee onshore and offshore teams, ensuring effective collaboration, knowledge sharing, and follow-the-sun support coverage.
- Drive Workday development best practices, including configuration management, testing, and deployment processes that meet quality, schedule, and budget expectations.
- Own governance for change management, including submission, prioritization, and approval of enhancements, fixes, and improvements.
- Ensure compliance with SOX, data privacy, and audit requirements, maintaining documentation and controls for all system changes.
- Monitor and optimize system performance and cost-effectiveness, implementing improvements to reduce total cost of ownership and enhance user experience.
- Define and enforce service level agreements (SLAs) for application support, ensuring high availability, reliability, and minimal disruption to business operations.
- Manage team performance and development, including hiring, onboarding, coaching, and succession planning for HRIT resources.
- Develop and manage budgets for projects, operations, and vendor services, ensuring financial accountability and cost optimization.
- Champion continuous improvement and innovation, leveraging Workday capabilities to deliver scalable, secure, and future-ready HR technology solutions.

**Which qualifications are we looking for in potential employees?**

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related discipline required.
- MBA or Master’s degree preferred.
- Minimum 12 years of technical/functional experience in applications development or HR technology.
- At least 8 years in a leadership role managing technical teams, with proven ability to deliver complex technology projects on time and within budget.
- Demonstrated experience mentoring and developing technical and functional team members.
- Extensive experience leading Workday integrations and development, including Workday Studio, EIB, Core Connectors, PECI, WECI, and related technologies (XML, XSLT, REST/SOAP APIs).
- Hands-on experience with Workday Integration Cloud Connect for leveraging prebuilt connectors and orchestrating end-to-end integrations.
- Strong knowledge of Workday Orchestrate for building and automating workflows across Workday and third-party systems using low-code/no-code tools, real-time event-driven triggers, and governance controls.
- Familiarity with Workday Extend and its role in enabling custom orchestration and integration with external systems.
- Proven ability to lead global, onshore/offshore teams in a matrixed, multinational environment.
- Strong organizational and resource management skills, including budgeting and vendor management.
- Ability to influence and collaborate across functions and cultures.
- Deep understanding of SOX compliance, data privacy regulations, and audit requirements.
- Experience implementing governance frameworks for change management and release processes.
- Strong background in project management, including scope control, risk mitigation, and resource planning.
- Thorough understanding of application development methodologies, standards, and best practices.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to work effectively with stakeholders at all levels, including those for whom English is a second language.
- Customer-focused mindset with a track record of delivering high-quality, user-centric solutions.

*Adient is committed to equal employment opportunity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. As a true global company, our leaders and employees come from various cultures across the world. Our diversity is a source of inspiration enabling us to achieve our goals and build an inclusive company culture.*
We are looking forward to receiving your application including your salary expectations and your earliest availability date. If you have additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact Michaela Cochard on +421 2/572 719 93.


**PRIMARY LOCATION**
Bratislava Business Centre