Senior People Systems Specialist (Workday Security & Governance)

Location: Berlin, Germany; hybrid working with attendance at the Berlin campus 2 days a week

Company

hirify.global is a technology-driven local delivery platform operating in around 65 countries and headquartered in Berlin.

What you will do

• Own and continuously improve Workday security and governance across modules, countries, and business areas.
• Design, configure, and maintain roles, security groups, domains, business process security, and intersection security using least-privilege principles.
• Run access reviews, identify excessive access and control gaps, and drive security remediation.
• Act as the Workday Security SME for audits, maintaining controls, documentation, evidence, and release impact assessments.
• Partner with functional, technical, integrations, HR, Information Security, Audit, and Compliance teams to design secure solutions and integration practices.
• Build security reports and dashboards using Google Apps Script and other automation tools.

Requirements

• 8+ years of hands-on Workday experience across HCM, security, business processes, reporting, and calculated fields.
• Deep expertise in Workday security, including security groups, domains, business process security, intersection security, access controls, and least-privilege principles.
• Experience designing and driving security governance, including access reviews, risk identification, audit readiness, evidence preparation, and sustainable control improvements.
• Strong understanding of Workday integrations, APIs, service accounts, and release management, including security and access impact assessment.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex security models and balance security, compliance, and business needs.
• Ownership-driven approach with the ability to identify risks and opportunities independently and drive scalable improvements.

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience with Google Apps Script or similar tools for automating reporting and processes.
• Experience building or remediating Workday integrations.
• Experience supporting security and access controls across multiple countries in a global Workday environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working model with face-to-face collaboration at the Berlin campus 2 days per week.
• 27 days of holiday, plus an additional day in the second and third years of service.
• €1,000 educational budget, language courses, parental support, and access to Udemy Business.
• Health checkups, meditation, gym and bicycle subsidies, public transportation discounts, life and accident insurance, and a corporate pension plan.
• Employee Share Purchase Plan, Sabbatical Bank, digital meal vouchers, food vouchers, and corporate discounts.
• Relocation support and information for moving to Berlin.

Hiring process

• Apply through the hirify.global careers process.
• Accessibility support can be requested during the application or interview process.