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Merck is hiring a Senior Workday Configuration Specialist (Recruiting & Talent ) in San Jose, CA. It is a full-time hybrid role in HR & Talent, asking for at least 4 years of experience, first listed on November 5. The description mentions Workday. Merck has 99 other openings in the US. Across all employers on USA Jobs 24 there are 7 HR & Talent openings in San Jose, CA today; the typical one asks for 8 years and advertises about $232,000 a year at the midpoint.
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About hiring at Merck
Merck has 100 openings on USA Jobs 24 today across 20 states. Most are in healthcare & pharma (31), data & AI (19) and operations (13). The biggest locations are Rahway, NJ (51), West Point, PA (23) and Upper Gwynedd, PA (19). 20% of them are remote, 9% are open to entry-level candidates and 98% show pay. We collect Merck's jobs every day straight from its own careers system (Workday), never from job boards or agencies.
The employer's advert
This is Merck's own description of the job, copied word for word from its careers site. We have not edited it.
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Job Description
About the Role
Join our HR Technology team as a Senior Specialist focused on the configuration and support of Global Talent Acquisition (GTA) and Talent Management solutions. You will work within a complex, matrixed environment to assess business requests and drive performance across our global technology stack, including Workday, Phenom People, Ajinga, SHL and many others.
What You Will Do
- System Configuration: Execute configuration within the Workday application, specifically focusing on Recruiting and Talent modules
- Vendor Management: Support third-party talent acquisition systems, including Phenom People and Ajinga and provide light configuration and testing in conjunction with the vendor teams
- Demand Management: Support, assess, and manage new business requests, recommending alternative technical solutions to improve HR/HRIS processes
- Collaboration: Partner closely with HR Technology Process and Solutions leads, Global Centers of Excellence (COEs), and Operations Teams
- Technical Troubleshooting: Apply technical expertise to resolve complex business problems independently and collaboratively
Required Qualifications
- Experience/Education: Minimum 4 years of experience in HRIS, IT, or HR Operations with a Bachelor's degree, OR minimum 6 years of experience with a High School diploma
- Workday Configuration: Minimum 2 years hands on experience in Workday Global Talent Acquisition/Recruiting and/or Talent Management
- Requirements Engineering: Experience translating end-user business requirements into technical system functionality
- Technology Testing: Minimum 2 years leading or executing technology User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and end-to-end system testing
- Compliance: Demonstrated understanding of data privacy principles and practices
- Project Leadership: Experience leading projects within deadline-driven, fast-paced environments both as an individual contributor and team member
- Environment: Proven experience managing multiple high-priority projects/tasks
- Communication: Proven experience presenting system capabilities and technical solutions to stakeholders
- Analysis: Demonstrated experience utilizing analytical skills to resolve complex business problems
- Process Improvement: Proven experience in business process analysis and identifying HRIS improvements
- Languages: Fluent in English with excellent verbal and written communication skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Cross-Functional Knowledge: Understanding of related Workday modules, including HCM, Compensation and Security
- Recruiting Ecosystems: Experience with Phenom People and/or AJINGA platforms
- Reporting: Knowledge of Workday report writing
- Regional Privacy: Knowledge of China PIPL laws
- AI Familiarity: Familiarity with HiredScore or other AI-powered recruitment tools
- Change Management: Experience acting as a change agent and leading others through organizational or system changes
What we offer:
- Exciting work in a great team, global projects, international environment
- Opportunity to learn and grow professionally within the company globally
- Hybrid working model, flexible role pattern
- Pension and health insurance contributions
- Internal reward system plus referral program
- 5 weeks annual leave, 5 sick days, 15 days of certified sick leave paid above statutory requirements annually, 40 paid hours annually for volunteering activities, 12 weeks of parental contribution
- Cafeteria for tax free benefits according to your choice (meal vouchers, sport, culture, health, travel, etc.), Multisport Card
- Vodafone, Raiffeisen Bank, Foodora, and other discount programs
- Up-to-date laptop and iPhone
- Parking in the garage for drivers or showers for bikers
- Competitive salary, incentive pay, and many more
Additional location(s) Compensation Information:
Required Skills:
Portfolio, Programme, and Project Support, Process Improvements, Talent Management System, Workday Implementation, Workday Learning, Workday Recruiting, Workday SecurityPreferred Skills:
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Current Contingent Workers apply HERE
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Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.
Employee Status:
RegularRelocation:
No relocationVISA Sponsorship:
NoTravel Requirements:
No Travel RequiredFlexible Work Arrangements:
HybridShift:
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NoHazardous Material(s):
NAJob Posting End Date:
11/22/2026*A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.
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