Consultant, Information Technology Bengaluru, Karnataka

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Overview This is where we value your strategic mindset, technical expertise and passion for innovation. If you are someone who has the ability to transform strategies into actionable plans while also demonstrating empathy and a willingness to assist others, this might be the right opportunity for you. Your contributions will make a significant impact on Baxter's mission to save and sustain lives. Paid Time Off Employee Health & Well-Being Benefits Continuing Education/ Professional Development Support for Parents Employee Assistance Program Success Profile What makes a successful Information Technology team member at Baxter? Take a look at some of the top traits we’re looking for and see if you’re a fit. Strategic Business Partner Communicator Curious Results driven Collaborative Problem Solver Consultant, Information Technology Apply Now This is where your work makes a difference. At Baxter, we believe every person—regardless of who they are or where they are from—deserves a chance to live a healthy life. It was our founding belief in 1931 and continues to be our guiding principle. We are redefining healthcare delivery to make a greater impact today, tomorrow, and beyond. Our Baxter colleagues are united by our Mission to Save and Sustain Lives. Together, our community is driven by a culture of courage, trust, and collaboration. Every individual is empowered to take ownership and make a meaningful impact. We strive for efficient and effective operations, and we hold each other accountable for delivering exceptional results. Here, you will find more than just a job—you will find purpose and pride. Your Role at Baxter: Lead the design, configuration, optimization, and delivery of Workday solutions across Baxter's global People Technology platform, with primary responsibility for Core HCM, Time Tracking, Absence, Scheduling, and Advanced Compensation. Partner with HR, IT, business stakeholders, and vendors to deliver scalable, compliant solutions that improve employee experience, operational efficiency, and workforce management. What You'll Be Doing: Workday Configuration & Solution Delivery Lead the design, configuration, testing, and deployment of Workday solutions across the assigned functional portfolio. Serve as the functional lead for Workday enhancements, projects, and bi-annual Workday releases. Design scalable and sustainable solutions utilizing native Workday capabilities and enterprise standards. Drive process simplification, standardization, and continuous improvement initiatives across HR technology processes. Collaborate with Integration Consultants and technical teams to ensure alignment between configuration and integration solutions throughout the Workday ecosystem. Partner with HR Product Owners, HR leadership, and business stakeholders to define product priorities, roadmaps, and strategic initiatives. Translate business requirements into effective Workday configurations and business process solutions. Facilitate solution design workshops and provide guidance on solution options, risks, dependencies, and downstream impacts. Identify and implement opportunities to improve workforce processes, compliance, operational efficiency, and employee experience. Serve as a functional subject matter expert (SME) and provide configuration governance to implementation partners and vendors. Lead solution reviews, release assessments, testing activities, and deployment readiness evaluations. Establish and maintain configuration standards, documentation, governance processes, and best practices. Ensure all solutions comply with security, privacy, SOX, audit, and data governance requirements. What You'll Bring: Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Information Systems, Human Resources, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field. 8+ years of experience supporting HR technology, HRIS, or enterprise applications, including 5+ years of hands-on Workday configuration experience within complex enterprise environments. Proven success leading Workday implementations, enhancements, releases, and governance activities in global enterprise environments. Advanced configuration expertise in Workday Core HCM (Human Capital Management), Time Tracking, Absence, Scheduling, and Advanced Compensation, with strong knowledge of Workday Business Processes, Security Framework, Reporting, Calculated Fields, and Data Model. Experience designing scalable Workday solutions, optimizing business processes, and partnering with integration and technical teams to deliver end-to-end solutions. Experience with additional Workday modules such as Recruiting, Talent, Performance, Succession, Benefits, or U.S. Payroll. Strong analytical, problem-solving, consulting, facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence cross-functional teams and present complex concepts clearly. Experience partnering with HR leaders, Product Owners, business stakeholders, vendors, and implementation partners to deliver strategic outcomes. Knowledge of Workday release management, testing methodologies, security, privacy, audit, SOX, and data governance requirements. Workday HCM, Time Tracking, Absence, Scheduling, or Advanced Compensation Certification preferred. Experience operating within SOX(Sarbanes-Oxley) regulated environments preferred. Equal Employment Opportunity Baxter is an equal opportunity employer. Baxter evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic. Reasonable Accommodations Baxter is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities globally. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please click on the link here and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information. Recruitment Fraud Notice Baxter has discovered incidents of employment scams, where fraudulent parties pose as Baxter employees, recruiters, or other agents, and engage with online job seekers in an attempt to steal personal and/or financial information. To learn how you can protect yourself, review our Recruitment Fraud Notice . Apply Now Address Explore this location Tower A, 4th and 5th Floor Prestige Shantiniketan Campus,Whitefield Bangalore- 560 048 Karnātaka India Explore This Location Share LinkedIn Facebook X Email Hear from Our Employees Our company is enriched by a diverse population of individuals in more than 100 countries that work to solve, innovate, manufacture and drive better healthcare options for patients around the world. Meet Anchal Tayal, Principal Software Engineer, India “I am proud to be associated with a company whose mission is to Save and Sustain lives. As a Principal Engineer, my key responsibility is to design and implement the new product features in the most efficient, effective, and maintainable way. These products are designed to empower our patients worldwide. It has been an exciting journey so far full of learnings and a sense of satisfaction in what we do and how it impacts lives.” Meet Jorge Ramirez, Senior Specialist - Mexico “Technical skills are really important, but in my case, Baxter helped me in developing soft skills like leadership, work ethic, problem-solving, adaptability, and communication. I’ve learned this by following the example of my manager and some other valuable people. Baxter was the first company that offered me a career plan since the beginning, that was a game changer for me.” Meet Malgorzata Grzesik, Senior Project Manager, USA “I feel that everything that I know at work, I learned it from others. We have amazing people from all over the world with different backgrounds, whom I get to work with and learn from every day. I am part of