HR Application Manager H/F

About The Independents

Created in 2017, The Independents is an entrepreneur-driven community of industry-leading experts, delivering global, connected solutions for luxury, fashion and lifestyle businesses to become culture brands. The Independents brings together a unique, future-fit ecosystem of services for ambitious businesses who seek to impact global culture around 3 key pillars:

• Experience: Atelier Athem, Atelier Lum, Bureau Betak, INCA, K2, Kennedy, Prodject We are Ona
• Communication, Strategy & influence: 2x4, Ctzar, Karla Otto, Lefty, Lucien Pages, Sunshine, The Qode
• Content: Bureau Béatrice, Bureau Future, Sunshine, Terminal 9 Studios

Providing clients with end-to-end solutions to become key culture brands, the group aligns a global perspective with on-the-ground, local insights. As such, the collective is powerfully positioned to offer streamlined strategy, creative services, talent partnerships, influencer marketing, communications and bespoke experiences for leading brands across key markets, by way of its presence in Milano, Paris, London, Munich, New York, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo, Seoul, Dubai, Riyadh and Jeddah.

Since June 2023, The Independents Group is backed by Banijay, a FL Entertainment company, and Towerbrook Capital Partners.

About the position

We are looking for a Workday HCM Application Manager to oversee the functional management, optimization, and international deployment of our Workday HR platform.

You will be responsible for the Workday HCM, Absence, Learning, and Talent modules, ensuring seamless use of the tool across our global organization. A key part of your role will be deploying Workday in new agencies as the group continues to grow.

You will work closely with HR, local business teams, and IT stakeholders to ensure Workday supports operational excellence and scalability.

Key Responsibilities

1. Day-to-day administration of the Workday platform

• Ensure optimal performance of the HCM, Absence, Learning, and Talent modules.
• Manage organizational structures, user roles, permissions, and security groups.
• Monitor and resolve functional incidents in coordination with internal support teams.
• Actively participate in bi-annual Workday releases and testing cycles.

2. Deployment of Workday in new entities

• Lead the rollout of Workday across new agencies and countries.
• Align local HR needs with the global Workday configuration.
• Set up organizational structures, business processes, and security roles.
• Coordinate HR data collection, cleansing, migration, and validation.
• Train key users and ensure strong adoption post go-live.

3. Continuous improvement & project delivery

• Gather feedback from HR and users to identify functional enhancement opportunities.
• Roll out new Workday features or process improvements in collaboration with global HR.
• Monitor and improve data quality across the platform.
• Support HR reporting needs with dashboards and custom reports.

About You

• Degree in computer science, information systems management, or a related field.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in application maintenance of HR Information System, with specific expertise in Workday.
• Proven track record in multi-country environments.
• Understanding of HR processes (onboarding, talent, learning, absence…).
• Project management mindset, with the ability to drive deployments and change.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Fluent in English and French (written and spoken).
• Autonomous, detail-oriented, solution-driven, and eager to learn.

🚀 What We Offer

• A strategic role in a high-growth, international company.
• Meaningful projects at the intersection of tech, culture, and HR innovation.
• A collaborative, agile and supportive work environment.
• A flexible hybrid work model.
• Daily exposure to passionate teams working with top luxury and lifestyle brands.