At Iberostar Group we are looking for a Global Payroll Transformation Specialist to join our Global HR Ops team based in our headquarters in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. We are a 100% family-owned company with 70 years of experience in the tourism sector. Today, we welcome millions of travelers with the promise of creating happy vacations and memorable experiences, with a value proposition based on quality and the customer and employee experience.
This role is key to supporting Iberostar's international payroll transformation during the deployment and business adoption of the Workday HCM platform. As an individual contributor, you will drive global payroll process improvements, business readiness, and cross-functional HR transition projects. With a strong focus on functional payroll maps, process harmonization, and global mobility advisory, this position plays a critical role in driving digitization, operational excellence, and new ways of working across our international geographies.
Possibility of remaining based in Spain,
working in a hybrid model that includes monthly trips to the headquarters.
Reporting to the Global HR OPs & Mobility Manager, your main responsabilities will be:
Business Transformation & Deployment: Act as the key functional HR expert for integral payroll maps as well as Time & Attendance and Absence contexts during and after the Workday rollout.
Partner with regional HR Operations teams to understand local policies, translate business needs into functional requirements, and support the functional validation of Workday payroll interfaces (including Payroll Backbone Reports - PBRs).
Functional Testing & UAT: Define business test cases in alignment with implementation partners. Lead and coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) from the HR/Payroll side to ensure data accuracy before system upgrades or rollouts.
Provide functional ongoing support to regional HR teams post-go-live, prioritizing the resolution of operational payroll processes and ensuring