People Systems Lead (Workday)

About Grab and Our Workplace

Grab is Southeast Asia's leading superapp. From getting your favourite meals delivered to helping you manage your finances and getting around town hassle-free, we've got your back with everything. In Grab, purpose gives us joy and habits build excellence, while harnessing the power of Technology and AI to deliver the mission of driving Southeast Asia forward by economically empowering everyone, with heart, hunger, honour, and humility.

Get to know our Team

At Grabber Technology Solutions (GTS), we revolutionise the technology experience for every Grabber. Our mission is to empower our team with seamless and innovative solutions that enhance their daily work. We are a diverse group of forward-thinkers committed to creating personalised IT experiences. If you're passionate about customer-centric innovation and eager to make a significant impact on technology at Grab, come join us and help shape the future of technology!

Get to know the Role

We are looking for a People Systems Lead (Workday) to serve as the subject matter expert for Workday Core Compensation and Advanced Compensation, while also acting as the overall functional lead across other Workday modules, including Core HCM. In this role, you will lead the design, configuration, and optimization of Workday solutions across compensation and broader People processes, partnering with People, Rewards, and business stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable, effective system solutions.

You will play an important role in shaping functional design decisions, improving process effectiveness, and ensuring Workday capabilities are delivered consistently across modules. This role is suited for someone who can combine deep functional expertise in compensation with broad Workday knowledge, strong stakeholder management, and delivery leadership across complex People Systems initiatives.

This role will be reporting to Solution Manager II, People Systems and will be based onsite at our Petaling Jaya office.

The Critical Tasks You Will Perform:

• Serve as the functional/technical expert for Workday Core Compensation and Advanced Compensation.
• Lead the end-to-end functional design of Workday solutions across Core HCM and related modules.
• Partner with stakeholders to gather requirements, identify gaps, and recommend effective solutions.
• Configure, test, and deploy Workday enhancements & projects across Compensation, Core HCM, reporting, EIB, and security.
• Resolve system and process issues, and drive improvements to simplify and strengthen Workday operations.
• Develop user procedures, guidelines and documentation, and train users on new processes and functionality
• Coach and mentor junior team members, providing guidance, knowledge sharing, and quality review.

The must haves skills

• 10+ years of HRIS platform experience with 5+ years of Workday experience, with strong hands-on expertise in Core Compensation, Advanced Compensation, and Reporting.
• Proven experience as a functional lead across multiple Workday modules, including Core HCM.
• Experience leading at least 3 Advanced Compensation cycles or launches end to end.
• Strong knowledge of Workday HCM, including configuration, business processes, testing, and UAT.
• Good hands-on experience with Workday reporting, analytics, EIB, and security.

Good to have

• Experience with additional Workday modules (Absence, Time Tracking, Talent) or integrations.
• Experience coaching team members and reviewing solution quality.
• Exposure to governance, audit, or compliance in enterprise People Systems.

Life at Grab

We care about your well-being at Grab, here are some of the global benefits we offer:

• We have your back with Term Life Insurance and comprehensive Medical Insurance.
• With GrabFlex, create a benefits package that suits your needs and aspirations.
• Celebrate moments that matter in life with loved ones through Parental and Birthday leave, and give back to your communities through Love-all-Serve-all (LASA) volunteering leave
• We have a confidential Grabber Assistance Programme to guide and uplift you and your loved ones through life's challenges.

What We Stand For at Grab

We are committed to building an inclusive and equitable workplace that enables diverse Grabbers to grow and perform at their best. As an equal opportunity employer, we consider all candidates fairly and equally regardless of nationality, ethnicity, religion, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, family commitments, physical and mental impairments or disabilities, and other attributes that make them unique.