Senior Workday Adaptive Planning Consultant

Our Partner is one of the leading absolute return/hedge fund managers, overseeing assets on behalf of institutional investors worldwide, including pension funds, endowments, insurance companies, government agencies, private banks, and funds of funds.

Brevan Howard was founded in 2002 and launched its flagship global macro strategy in April 2003. It currently manages over $30bn and engages predominantly in discretionary directional and relative value trading in fixed income and FX markets, as well as the recently launched BH Digital, a division within Brevan Howard to manage crypto and digital asset strategies.

The firm employs over 1,000 personnel worldwide, including over 300 investment professionals. This global presence gives Brevan Howard the ability to identify and source attractive investment opportunities and investment management talent wherever they may be. Brevan Howard has won several industry awards for excellence in risk management, operational robustness, and investment performance.

The firm’s main hubs are in London, Jersey, Geneva, New York, Austin, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Abu Dhabi. 

As a Workday Adaptive Planning Integrations Developer, you will be a key stakeholder in ongoing Workday build-out and additional integrations. You will manage and run all Workday production actions and processes within the business. 

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Fix issues or defects with Workday to Adaptive Planning integrations in production.
• Respond to queries from businesses and advise on technical solutions to business problems.
• Make configuration changes/ enhancements to Adaptive Planning integrations to meet business requirements.
• Update the Adaptive Planning integration configuration to reflect HR and FINS data model changes.  
• Manage move to the production process for all Adaptive Planning integration changes. 
• Liaise with onshore Workday Support lead to understand business priorities and provide estimates on proposed integration changes.
• Be a key stakeholder in ongoing Workday build-out and additional integrations.
• Identify Adaptive Planning functionality and value creation opportunities to maximise the potential of the Adaptive Planning Module.
• Review upcoming Workday releases and assess the impact of mandatory and non-mandatory changes on existing integrations build.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• A minimum working experience of  5 years in Workday Adaptive Planning integrations 
• System expertise in supporting Workday Integrations in BAU. 
• A minimum working experience of 3 years in supporting Workday Adaptive Planning integrations and collaborating with 3rd parties, e.g. project implementation partners.
• Strong experience implementing change across the project lifecycle within the agreed timelines. 
• Strong experience in working with MS Office applications is mandatory. 
• Specific systems knowledge: Adaptive Planning, Workday and PRISM modules; other ERP systems; Power BI; JIRA; SharePoint; Whatfix; Concur, Service Now is highly desirable.
• Workday implementer certification is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of building web-based reports/office connect reports in Adaptive is desirable.
• Proven experience in managing complex projects with the involvement of multiple stakeholders.
• Strong English communication skills, both written and spoken, are crucial.
• Should be a natural leader, self-starter, logical thinker, and quick learner with a detail-oriented mindset.
• A Customer-oriented and innovative mindset to offer the best solutions to the business.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.