Workday Absence Specialist

Join Picnic as a Workday Absence Specialist

In a nutshell

You will be responsible for managing and optimizing our Workday environment, ensuring seamless operations. You’ll work closely with our HR team, with a strong focus on absences configurations, to support their needs and enhance overall system performance.
This role offers an exciting balance of operational support and project-based work. You’ll have the autonomy to lead initiatives, improve processes, and automate workflows, all while building robust, scalable solutions that keep pace with our fast-moving, dynamic environment. You'll play a key role in identifying opportunities for innovation and driving meaningful change – shaping how Workday supports our people and our growth.

Tricks of the trade

• Workday expertise: As a domain expert in Workday Absence, you’ll support the implementation and ongoing enhancement of Absence and Time tracking modules, as well as Core HCM in multiple European markets.
• Operations: You'll manage daily operations, address urgent issues, and offer friendly, hands-on support through ticketing systems to keep everything running smoothly.
• Enablement: You'll gather business requirements, understand stakeholder needs, and lead the design, configuration, and deployment of new projects and system enhancements.
• Stakeholder support: You’ll train and support key stakeholders, including Finance and People teams, helping them optimize Workday’s functionalities to improve operational efficiency.
• Expansion: Assist in expanding Workday infrastructure to new locations.

We’re looking for

• 5+ years of experience with Workday ecosystem
• 3+ years experience driving, configuring and implementing a combination of Payroll/Absence/Time Tracking solutions
• Experience with Workday dashboards and reporting analytics is a plus.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills, enabling you to translate business requirements into sustainable Workday solutions
• Demonstrated project management experience
• Fluent in English (Dutch is a plus, but not required)
• Workday certification(s) are preferred but not required

Picnic Perks

💡Make a difference

You’ll work in an awesome startup environment with the freedom to drive your own projects and create a visible impact.

Our fully electric vehicles and sustainable business model mean you’ll also be contributing to making the world a better place!

🫱🏼‍🫲🏾Teamwork makes the dream work

With more than 80 nationalities across 3 countries, you’ll be part of a diverse company with plenty of cool stuff to get involved with, from board game evenings to after-work drinks to our company ski trip and more!

🍎You are what you eat

You’ll get freshly prepared, healthy lunches and snacks (with plenty of vegetarian, vegan, and halal options). Coffee snob? Don’t worry, our amazing Picnic barista has you covered.

🚴🏽Stay healthy

Mental health is important. As well as having the option to speak with Picnic colleagues who act as confidential advisors, our collaboration with OpenUp gives you easy access to professional psychologists, along with workshops and materials.

There are plenty of sports communities and events to get involved with, from tennis to yoga, to climbing!

🔋Attractive package

We offer competitive compensation and a pension plan that looks out for your future self, as well as 25 vacation days per year, so you can recharge your batteries

🌍Benefits for expats

It can be daunting starting a new job AND moving to a new country. That’s why we offer lots of support for our many expat colleagues, including:

• Relocation package: If you join Picnic from abroad, we’ll cover your trip to Amsterdam, sponsor your Visa, and offer you a month of accommodation while you settle in (as long as regulations allow).
• In the Netherlands, we offer support with your first tax report as well as arranging the 30% ruling.
• From health insurance to living arrangements to pet passports, there are always colleagues who’ve faced the same challenges and are more than happy to help!

A bit about us

When you join Picnic, you’re joining the shopping revolution, delivering groceries to millions of people across Europe, and we’re growing fast. Think super fresh products and personal service, but in a modern, sustainable way. The tech team at Picnic is at the core of Picnic. From deep learning models to forecast orders to delivery algorithms to warehouse logistics: we’ve built it all from the ground up. You’ll thrive here if you’re a problem solver with a pro-active mindset who’s not afraid to be challenged daily.

Commitment to equal opportunities

Picnic is an equal opportunity employer—this means that all decisions regarding applications will be based on qualifications and merit. Applicants will be regarded independently of age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, ethnicity, skin color, civil status, religious beliefs, physical or mental disability, or any other factors protected by law.
At Picnic, we celebrate and value our differences and are committed to building a safe and inclusive working environment where everyone can be themselves.