Sr. Software Engineer – HR

India is among the top ten priority markets for General Mills, and hosts our Global Shared Services Centre. This is the Global Shared Services arm of General Mills Inc., which supports its operations worldwide. With over 1,300 employees in Mumbai, the center has capabilities in the areas of Supply Chain, Finance, HR, Digital and Technology, Sales Capabilities, Consumer Insights, ITQ (R&D & Quality), and Enterprise Business Services. Learning and capacity-building is a key ingredient of our success.

Position Title

Sr. Software Engineer – HR

Function/Group

Digital & Technology

Location

Mumbai

Shift Timing

General (2:00 PM to 11:00 PM)

Role Reports to

IT Manager

Remote/Hybrid/in-Office

Hybrid

About General Mills

We make food the world loves: 100 brands. In 100 countries. Across six continents. With iconic brands like Cheerios, Pillsbury, Betty Crocker, Nature Valley, and Häagen-Dazs, we’ve been serving up food the world loves for 155 years (and counting). Each of our brands has a unique story to tell.

How we make our food is as important as the food we make. Our values are baked into our legacy and continue to accelerate

us into the future as an innovative force for good. General Mills was founded in 1866 when Cadwallader Washburn boldly bought the largest flour mill west of the Mississippi. That pioneering spirit lives on today through our leadership team who upholds a vision of relentless innovation while being a force for good. For more details check out http://www.generalmills.com

General Mills India Center (GIC) is our global capability center in Mumbai that works as an extension of our global organization delivering business value, service excellence and growth, while standing for good for our planet and people.

With our team of 1800+ professionals, we deliver superior value across the areas of Supply chain (SC) , Digital & Technology (D&T) Innovation, Technology & Quality (ITQ), Consumer and Market Intelligence (CMI), Sales Strategy & Intelligence (SSI) , Global Shared Services (GSS) , Finance Shared Services (FSS) and Human Resources Shared Services (HRSS).For more details check out https://www.generalmills.co.in

We advocate for advancing equity and inclusion to create more equitable workplaces and a better tomorrow.

Job Overview

Function Overview

The Digital and Technology team at General Mills stands as the largest and foremost unit, dedicated to exploring the latest trends and innovations in technology while leading the adoption of cutting-edge technologies across the organization. Collaborating closely with global business teams, the focus is on understanding business models and identifying opportunities to leverage technology for increased efficiency and disruption.

The team places a strong emphasis on service partnerships and employee engagement with a commitment to advancing equity and supporting communities. In fostering an inclusive culture, the team values individuals passionate about learning and growing with technology, exemplified by the "Work with Heart" philosophy, emphasizing results over facetime. Those intrigued by the prospect of contributing to the digital transformation journey of a Fortune 500 company are encouraged to explore more details about the function through the following Link

Purpose of the role

Digital and Technology Human Capital Management & Services team is looking for a Sr Software Engineer that can develop and support Workday integrations and other HR technical solutions.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead and deliver integration projects end to end.
• Establish and maintain best practices for Workday integration development, security, and performance optimization.
• Stay updated with Workday updates, releases, and new integration capabilities.
• Perform code reviews and ensure adherence to development standards.
• Work closely with HR, Finance, IT, and external partners to understand integration requirements.
• Translate business needs into technical solutions and provide recommendations.
• Communicate technical concepts effectively to non-technical stakeholders.
• Provide technical guidance to junior developers.
• Develop and deploy integrated Workday solutions aimed at optimizing business processes spanning multiple technologies across the enterprise.
• Perform full life cycle software development activities. Investigate, analyze, and evaluate how existing applications, legacy systems, databases, and web interfaces can be leveraged to meet emerging and new enterprise requirements.
• Assist in development of requirements with business analysts and architects; provide recommendations to enhance design to prevent recurrence of defects.
• Demonstrate strong working knowledge and understanding of business to provide quality technical feedback.
• Utilize relevant technologies to design, develop, document, and support moderate to complex integration solutions applying design patterns, reference architectures, and best practices.
• Collaborate with other technical staff to lead research, evaluate, develop, test and implement new and/or currently unused functional and technical solutions to enhance the value of business systems. Evaluate current and future leveragability of new functionality in anticipation of changing/evolving business needs.
• Work closely with technical and enterprise architects to gather perspective on emerging and/or existing technologies related to Workday development and management; contribute to documentation related to Workday development standards and best practices.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• 8+ years of overall experience with 5+ years in Workday Integrations.
• Configure and develop integrations using Workday Studio, Workday Cloud Connect, Workday Enterprise Interface Builder (EIB), PECI and other relevant tools.
• Experience working with Workday SOAP and REST APIs.
• Proficient in creating complex calculated fields and advanced reports.
• Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills with ability to communicate complex technical concepts with technical and non-technical business partners at all levels.
• Sound problem-solving skills with the ability to quickly process complex information and present it clearly and simply.
• Proven ability to manage multiple tasks/activities and prioritize appropriately.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as in a collaborative team environment.
• Ability to work with contractors and 3rd party vendors to ensure a quality result on projects and enhancements.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Candidate should be flexible, reliable, can take initiative, can deal with responsibility, and have a "can do" mentality.
  
  

Expert level

Intermediate Level

Basic Level

• Calculated Fields
• Advanced Reports
• EIB
• Connectors
• Workday Studio
• XSLT
• PECI
• PL/SQL
• Core HCM
• BIRT
• Security
  
  

Company Overview

We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best — bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one other and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what’s next.